Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences
Reading, Pennsylvania · Also known as RHSHS · Website
$74,572
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$74,572
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit 2-year college in Reading, Pennsylvania with 294 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $28,415 a year (tuition and fees $12,225). It admits 29% of applicants and 33% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $74,572 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,885 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,415
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,225
US median $11,837
Admission rate
29%
US median 78%
Completion rate
33%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,885
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$74,572
Rank 276 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
- $28,415
- Tuition and fees
- $12,225
- Cost of attendance
- $29,377
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $25,732
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,679
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,377
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,377
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 $16,875 in 2015-16 to $12,225 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
- 29%
- SAT reading, middle
- 543
- SAT math, middle
- 509
- Undergraduates
- 294
- Part-time students
- 32%
- Women
- 83%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 33%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
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 276 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,415 | $19,970 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,225 | $19,182 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 29% | 81% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 33% | 66% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 78% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,885 | $17,500 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $71,955 | $42,275 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $74,572 | $49,700 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 90% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 66 | $25,225 | $54,909 | $61,908 | $57,584 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 63 | $18,500 | $71,638 | $91,434 | $80,020 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Reading and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences cost?
$28,415 a year is the average net price at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,225, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,377.
What is the acceptance rate at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences?
29% of applicants are admitted to Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. The median admission rate of colleges in Pennsylvania is 81%.
How much do Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences graduates earn?
$74,572 a year is the median pay of former Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($71,955 after 6 years). That ranks 276 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate) at $71,638.
How much student debt do Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences graduates have?
$20,885 is the median federal student loan debt of Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences?
33% of first-time, full-time students at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences finish within 3 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences?
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (66 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (63 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 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.