Admitted Student Profile
Applicants to all SNHS programs represent a varied range of academic and experiential backgrounds. All candidates have a desire to be involved in the health care profession by helping others recover from illness or injury and to assist them in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The demographic information summarized below demonstrates the diversity of the accepted applicant pool. The data reported here represents mathematical averages.
Many factors are considered in the admission process: paid/volunteer experiences, recommendations, career goals, and academic performance. This data does not suggest that applicants must possess the profile below. It merely indicates the average academic performance of accepted candidates for the period January to September 2011 for all SNHS programs.
Nursing-Doctor of Nursing Practice
| Average Prereq. GPA | NA |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.58 (Grad GPA) |
| Most Common UG Major | Nursing |
| Most Unusual UG Major | English |
| Average Age | 44 (age range: 31-53) |
| Areas Represented | 4 states |
Nursing - Direct Entry
| Average Prereq. GPA | 3.29 |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.70 |
| Most Common UG Major | Biology Health Sciences |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
Business |
| Average Age | 28 (age :range 21-50) |
| Areas Represented | 14 states;8 foreign countries |
Nursing with RNs(includes B.S.N.)
| Average Prereq. GPA | 3.74 Nursing GPA) |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.77 |
| Most Common UG Major | Nursing |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
Business |
| Average Age | 36 (age range 25-57) |
| Areas Represented | 4 states;2 foreign countries |
Nutrition: M.S. or M.S.& Combos(includes D.P.D.)
| Average Prereq. GPA | 3.00 |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.53 |
| Most Common UG Major | Biology Nutrition |
| Most Unusual UG Major | History Studio Arts Philosophy |
| Average Age | 28 (age range 22-57) |
| Areas Represented | 8 states;3 foreign countries |
Nutrition-Dietetic Internship Only
| Average Prereq. GPA | 3.68 (DPD GPA) |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.46 |
| Most Common UG Major | Dietetics Nutrition |
| Most Unusual UG Major | Business Spanish |
| Average Age | 24(age range:22-31) |
| Areas Represented | 2 states |
Physical Therapy
| Average Prereq. GPA | 3.27 |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.36 |
| Most Common UG Major |
Biology |
| Most Unusual UG Major | Communications Fashion Merchandising |
| Average Age | 23 (age range :21-27) |
| Areas Represented | 25 states; 1 foreign country |