QCC vs. Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Comparable Facts

Compare CUNY Queensborough Community College in Bayside, NY with St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing in Albany, NY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

CUNY Queensborough Community College is larger than Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing based on total student enrollment (10,337 students vs. 123 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• CUNY Queensborough Community College is located in Bayside, NY (Large City setting); St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing is in Albany, NY (Small City setting).
• CUNY Queensborough Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing is a private, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: CUNY Queensborough Community College 15:1; St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing 6:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing are 37.6% lower than at CUNY Queensborough Community College ($13,900 vs. $22,260).
• Out-of-state tuition is 89.8% higher at Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing than at CUNY Queensborough Community College (about $7,268 more per year; $15,358 vs. $8,090).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at CUNY Queensborough Community College than at St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing (84% vs. 0%).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at QCC, test-free at Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, CUNY Queensborough Community College graduates have a $5,000 lower median loan debt than Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduates ($7,000 vs. $12,000).
• Among borrowers, QCC graduates have an estimated $52 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduates ($72 vs. $124).
• More Albany Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former QCC students, three years after graduation (65% vs. 43%).

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