$58,636
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hondros College of Nursing is a for-profit 2-year college in Columbus, Ohio with 3,857 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $26,014 a year (tuition and fees $14,817). It admits 85% of applicants and 21% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $58,636 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,833 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,014
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,817
US median $11,837
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
21%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,833
About $168 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,636
Rank 867 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,014
- Tuition and fees
- $14,817
- Cost of attendance
- $30,681
- Students with a need-based grant
- 71%
- Students with federal loans
- 88%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,116
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,142
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,495
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,441
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,681
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $18,725 in 2015-16 to $14,817 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Undergraduates
- 3,857
- Part-time students
- 33%
- Women
- 93%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 21%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 6
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 867 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,014 | $17,906 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,817 | $15,202 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 78% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 21% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,833 | $14,211 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,239 | $36,744 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,636 | $41,273 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 31% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 661 | $13,000 | $46,269 | $60,585 | $56,073 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 454 | $23,000 | $70,840 | $81,379 | $80,813 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,472 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,020 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $36,700 | $74,394 | $85,357 | $88,910 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Hondros College of Nursing cost?
$26,014 a year is the average net price at Hondros College of Nursing after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,817, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,681. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,116 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hondros College of Nursing?
85% of applicants are admitted to Hondros College of Nursing. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Hondros College of Nursing graduates earn?
$58,636 a year is the median pay of former Hondros College of Nursing students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,239 after 6 years). That ranks 867 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $74,394.
How much student debt do Hondros College of Nursing graduates have?
$15,833 is the median federal student loan debt of Hondros College of Nursing graduates, about $168 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 88% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hondros College of Nursing?
21% of first-time, full-time students at Hondros College of Nursing finish within 3 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Hondros College of Nursing?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (661 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (454 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.