LaGuardia vs. Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing

Comparable Facts

Compare CUNY LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY with Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Troy, NY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

CUNY LaGuardia Community College is larger than Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing based on total student enrollment (14,494 students vs. 129 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• CUNY LaGuardia Community College is located in Long Island City, NY (Large City setting); Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is in Troy, NY (Small City setting).
• CUNY LaGuardia Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing is a private, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: CUNY LaGuardia Community College 19:1; Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing 7:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing are 43.8% lower than at CUNY LaGuardia Community College ($13,900 vs. $24,731).
• Out-of-state tuition is 89.7% higher at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing than at CUNY LaGuardia Community College (about $7,260 more per year; $15,358 vs. $8,098).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at CUNY LaGuardia Community College than at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing (86% vs. 0%).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at LaGuardia, test-free at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, CUNY LaGuardia Community College graduates have a $8,750 lower median loan debt than Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing graduates ($5,500 vs. $14,250).
• Among borrowers, LaGuardia graduates have an estimated $91 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing graduates ($56 vs. $147).
• More Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former LaGuardia students, three years after graduation (64% vs. 44%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.