UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with 115 students enrolled. This school was founded in 1919 and is one of the 23 schools located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Academic Offerings

At UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing you can obtain your 2-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
1
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers the only major, Registered Nursing. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a good sign. Nevertheless, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing student retention rate is extremely low at 17% (way below Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students do not seem to enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
17%
Bad
The graduation rate at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is below average - 56%.

Student to faculty ratio at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing is good - 11:1.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is slightly high, about $14,200 a year. The additional fees at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing (not included in tuition costs) are around $2,000; this totals $16,200 per academic year.

Read the details about UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
90%
Easy
As reported in recent government data, 10 applications were submitted and 9 were accepted, so it is very easy to become a student at this school.

The college will consider accepting dual credits and advanced placement credits for admission.

Read more about admissions as well applicants' SAT test scores at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing in the Admissions and Tests report for this school.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At the present moment, there is no on-campus housing at UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing.

Based on the college crime data, UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing Location and Address

Postal Address:
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing
221 Seventh Street, Suite 100
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15238-3250, USA
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