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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

Saint Louis, Missouri

Not enough data
ROI: Not enough data

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

There isn't enough federal earnings data to calculate a reliable ROI here yet.

We only publish an ROI verdict where the U.S. Department of Education reports both earnings and cost. We won’t fabricate a number where federal data is missing.
87% of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

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Average net price / yr as of 2024
$101,540
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$66,925
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$16,750
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
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Graduation rate as of 2024
87%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
86%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
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Retention rate as of 2024

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$81,523
Men
$102,057

20% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$84,784
From higher-income families
$82,212

3% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$79,203
Independent students
$85,792

8% gap between the two groups

31%
First-generation students
67%
Take federal student loans
96%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 60%Asian 4%Black 24%Other 12%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

How Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing compares

This college against the Missouri and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$129,690$51,642—Not enough data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's$73,390$18,500—Not enough data

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ROI at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

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Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
446
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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