Watts College of Nursing
Durham, NC 27705-2505
About Watts College of Nursing
Watts College of Nursing is a private university in Durham, North Carolina, enrolling about 124 students. Watts College of Nursing awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting. Student demographics in federal data include White (48.4%) and Black or African American (25.8%) among the largest enrollment groups.
Watts College of Nursing: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Watts College of Nursing—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
What Watts College of Nursing is known for
Top program completions
See earnings & programs for more.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Watts College of Nursing.
Campus
Location
Durham, NC
City / state
- ZIP
- 27705-2505
- NCES locale
- City
See Urban (City) college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Private Non-profit
Control
- Region
- Southeast
Size
Enrollment
124
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 146
- Full-time share
- 100%
Student aid
Debt & aid
- Pell grant share
- 35.07%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Watts College of Nursing.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Watts College of Nursing was not reported in the College Scorecard extract for this institution.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Watts College of Nursing in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Watts College of Nursing reported total enrollment of about 124 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 19% male and 81% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes White (48.4%), Black or African American (25.8%), and Hispanic or Latino (8.1%). About 35.07% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
100.0% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Watts College of Nursing in 2024 is 124 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 146 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Watts College of Nursing completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse: 15% male / 85% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Watts College of Nursing graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Watts College of Nursing from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Watts College of Nursing.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 1 programs by IPEDS completions (2 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Watts College of Nursing.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Watts College of Nursing graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Watts College of Nursing—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Full-time faculty share: 100.0%
- North Carolina median 50.9 pp above median (49.1%)
- Southeast median 40.6 pp above median (59.4%)
- U.S. median 42.0 pp above median (58.0%)
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $6,333
- North Carolina median near the median ($6,566)
- Southeast median 0.93× the median ($6,825)
- U.S. median 0.83× the median ($7,615)
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $13,077
- North Carolina median 1.6× the median ($8,093)
- Southeast median 2.0× the median ($6,602)
- U.S. median 1.8× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Watts College of Nursing at a glance
Watts College of Nursing
Watts College of Nursing is a private non-profit institution in Durham, NC.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Largest enrollment groups
- White or Caucasian48.4%Black or African American25.8%Hispanic or Latino8.1%
Schools near Watts College of Nursing
Other campuses in Durham, NC when available, plus nearby institutions in North Carolina.
Similar schools
Peers with the closest outcomes profile within North Carolina (completion, retention, and earnings).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Watts College of Nursing located?
Watts College of Nursing is located in Durham, NC.
How much does Watts College of Nursing cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What is the student body demographics at Watts College of Nursing?
Watts College of Nursing reports undergraduate enrollment of about 146 students, White (48.4%), Black or African American (25.8%) in federal College Scorecard data.
Is Watts College of Nursing public or private?
Watts College of Nursing is a private nonprofit institution located in Durham, NC.
Is Watts College of Nursing an HBCU?
No. Watts College of Nursing is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Watts College of Nursing a tribal college?
No. Watts College of Nursing is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Watts College of Nursing a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
Using a 25% Hispanic enrollment threshold on College Scorecard demographics, Watts College of Nursing does not meet that proxy (reported share 8.1%).
Is Watts College of Nursing religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Watts College of Nursing in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.