Nightingale College

Overview

Nightingale College is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,036, made up of 5,986 undergraduates and 50 graduate students.

Nightingale College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other, and Nursing Education. It awarded 1,323 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

50%

First-year retention, part-time students

25%

Student-to-faculty ratio

12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

1,240

Associate degrees

30

Master's degrees

9

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

44

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

6,036

Undergraduates, fall 2024

5,986

Graduate students, fall 2024

50

Full-time, fall 2024

65%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

9,652

Undergraduates, 2024-25

9,601

Graduate students, 2024-25

51

Full-time, 2024-25

61%

Size category

5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

85%

Men

15%

White

23%

Hispanic or Latino

27%

Black or African American

20%

Asian

20%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

2%

Race or ethnicity unknown

6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option

4

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

100%

Campus and services

Setting

Midsize city

Academic calendar

Differs by program

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools

Chief administrator

Thomas Reams

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact