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Graduation Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Nursing schools is 81.34% where 151,154 students out of 185,827 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between best Nursing schools.
Among the best Nursing schools, Duke University has the most highest graduation rate of 96.63%, while University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the lowest rate of 43.85%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)
Completers
(Men/Women)
Candidates
(Men/Women)
1Duke University 96.63%
(95.30% / 97.87%)
1,664
(791 / 873)
1,722
(830 / 892)
1University of Pennsylvania 96.09%
(94.26% / 97.78%)
2,335
(1,101 / 1,234)
2,430
(1,168 / 1,262)
1Emory University 89.99%
(87.61% / 91.71%)
1,214
(495 / 719)
1,349
(565 / 784)
4Ohio State University-Main Campus 88.01%
(85.95% / 89.95%)
6,973
(3,296 / 3,677)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
4University of Iowa 73.69%
(71.83% / 75.23%)
3,848
(1,698 / 2,150)
5,222
(2,364 / 2,858)
6University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 91.32%
(89.20% / 92.74%)
3,853
(1,503 / 2,350)
4,219
(1,685 / 2,534)
7University of Alabama at Birmingham 64.26%
(59.37% / 67.22%)
1,239
(431 / 808)
1,928
(726 / 1,202)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 93.17%
(92.75% / 93.56%)
6,216
(3,018 / 3,198)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
7University of Washington-Seattle Campus 84.37%
(82.44% / 86.08%)
5,409
(2,484 / 2,925)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
7Boston College 90.92%
(89.35% / 92.22%)
2,102
(940 / 1,162)
2,312
(1,052 / 1,260)
11Case Western Reserve University 85.83%
(82.23% / 90.03%)
1,084
(560 / 524)
1,263
(681 / 582)
12New York University 87.11%
(84.60% / 88.93%)
5,279
(2,154 / 3,125)
6,060
(2,546 / 3,514)
15University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 83.71%
(80.18% / 86.59%)
3,305
(1,420 / 1,885)
3,948
(1,771 / 2,177)
16University of California-Los Angeles 92.48%
(90.95% / 93.48%)
6,036
(2,352 / 3,684)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
17University of Illinois Chicago 61.62%
(58.28% / 64.58%)
2,013
(897 / 1,116)
3,267
(1,539 / 1,728)
18University of Kentucky 68.51%
(65.52% / 70.71%)
3,427
(1,387 / 2,040)
5,002
(2,117 / 2,885)
19University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 84.36%
(82.70% / 85.77%)
4,939
(2,233 / 2,706)
5,855
(2,700 / 3,155)
21University of Virginia-Main Campus 95.22%
(94.04% / 96.22%)
3,504
(1,595 / 1,909)
3,680
(1,696 / 1,984)
22University of Wisconsin-Madison 89.23%
(87.34% / 90.93%)
5,723
(2,655 / 3,068)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
23Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 56.54%
(52.77% / 59.26%)
2,118
(829 / 1,289)
3,746
(1,571 / 2,175)
25University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 43.85%
(43.73% / 43.94%)
599
(258 / 341)
1,366
(590 / 776)
26University of Florida 90.00%
(87.78% / 91.59%)
6,064
(2,470 / 3,594)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
27University of Kansas 67.28%
(65.23% / 69.00%)
2,774
(1,225 / 1,549)
4,123
(1,878 / 2,245)
29University of Rochester 89.73%
(88.26% / 91.20%)
1,302
(639 / 663)
1,451
(724 / 727)
30Villanova University 90.63%
(89.49% / 91.60%)
1,519
(690 / 829)
1,676
(771 / 905)
31Baylor University 81.43%
(77.13% / 84.45%)
2,846
(1,113 / 1,733)
3,495
(1,443 / 2,052)
32Creighton University 78.13%
(76.50% / 79.43%)
793
(345 / 448)
1,015
(451 / 564)
33Loyola University Chicago 72.57%
(71.15% / 73.21%)
1,902
(582 / 1,320)
2,621
(818 / 1,803)
34Michigan State University 81.91%
(79.54% / 84.04%)
6,430
(2,954 / 3,476)
7,850
(3,714 / 4,136)
35Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 83.29%
(80.30% / 86.38%)
7,026
(3,444 / 3,582)
8,436
(4,289 / 4,147)
36Rutgers University-New Brunswick 84.43%
(81.68% / 87.28%)
5,264
(2,595 / 2,669)
6,235
(3,177 / 3,058)
37Texas A & M University-College Station 83.54%
(80.05% / 87.15%)
7,481
(3,648 / 3,833)
8,955
(4,557 / 4,398)
38University at Buffalo 73.51%
(69.08% / 79.75%)
2,878
(1,582 / 1,296)
3,915
(2,290 / 1,625)
39The University of Alabama 72.76%
(70.48% / 74.48%)
5,480
(2,282 / 3,198)
7,532
(3,238 / 4,294)
40University of Central Florida 75.58%
(70.47% / 79.95%)
4,637
(1,993 / 2,644)
6,135
(2,828 / 3,307)
41University of Connecticut 83.21%
(80.13% / 86.12%)
3,143
(1,468 / 1,675)
3,777
(1,832 / 1,945)
42University of Massachusetts-Boston 51.01%
(44.23% / 57.25%)
784
(326 / 458)
1,537
(737 / 800)
43University of Miami 84.11%
(81.13% / 86.50%)
1,715
(735 / 980)
2,039
(906 / 1,133)
44University of South Carolina-Columbia 78.32%
(73.93% / 82.04%)
3,995
(1,730 / 2,265)
5,101
(2,340 / 2,761)
46The University of Texas at Austin 87.79%
(85.82% / 89.46%)
7,524
(3,365 / 4,159)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
49University of Utah 64.55%
(61.37% / 67.76%)
2,050
(980 / 1,070)
3,176
(1,597 / 1,579)
50Virginia Commonwealth University 64.51%
(60.12% / 67.19%)
2,667
(939 / 1,728)
4,134
(1,562 / 2,572)
Average81.34%
(78.86% / 83.44%)
151,154
(67,202 / 83,952)
185,827
(85,216 / 100,611)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Nursing schools is 11.01% where 14,759 students have transferred out from schools out of 134,017 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best Nursing schools.
Among the best Nursing schools, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1.43%, while University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the highest rate of 32.87% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)
Transfer-out
(Men/Women)
Total Students
(Men/Women)
1Duke University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,722
(830 / 892)
1University of Pennsylvania 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,430
(1,168 / 1,262)
1Emory University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,349
(565 / 784)
4Ohio State University-Main Campus 7.06%
(7.93% / 6.24%)
559
(304 / 255)
7,923
(3,835 / 4,088)
4University of Iowa 18.27%
(17.60% / 18.82%)
954
(416 / 538)
5,222
(2,364 / 2,858)
6University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 5.36%
(6.17% / 4.81%)
226
(104 / 122)
4,219
(1,685 / 2,534)
7University of Alabama at Birmingham 15.40%
(15.01% / 15.64%)
297
(109 / 188)
1,928
(726 / 1,202)
7University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,672
(3,254 / 3,418)
7University of Washington-Seattle Campus 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,411
(3,013 / 3,398)
7Boston College 6.44%
(7.32% / 5.71%)
149
(77 / 72)
2,312
(1,052 / 1,260)
11Case Western Reserve University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
1,263
(681 / 582)
12New York University 5.79%
(5.85% / 5.75%)
351
(149 / 202)
6,060
(2,546 / 3,514)
15University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 11.93%
(13.27% / 10.84%)
471
(235 / 236)
3,948
(1,771 / 2,177)
16University of California-Los Angeles 3.46%
(3.63% / 3.35%)
226
(94 / 132)
6,527
(2,586 / 3,941)
17University of Illinois Chicago 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,267
(1,539 / 1,728)
18University of Kentucky 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
5,002
(2,117 / 2,885)
19University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 9.39%
(9.74% / 9.10%)
550
(263 / 287)
5,855
(2,700 / 3,155)
21University of Virginia-Main Campus 2.66%
(3.07% / 2.32%)
98
(52 / 46)
3,680
(1,696 / 1,984)
22University of Wisconsin-Madison 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
6,414
(3,040 / 3,374)
23Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 20.05%
(19.29% / 20.60%)
751
(303 / 448)
3,746
(1,571 / 2,175)
25University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 32.87%
(29.66% / 35.31%)
449
(175 / 274)
1,366
(590 / 776)
26University of Florida 6.17%
(6.47% / 5.96%)
416
(182 / 234)
6,738
(2,814 / 3,924)
27University of Kansas 23.82%
(23.70% / 23.92%)
982
(445 / 537)
4,123
(1,878 / 2,245)
29University of Rochester 3.58%
(3.59% / 3.58%)
52
(26 / 26)
1,451
(724 / 727)
30Villanova University 7.58%
(8.04% / 7.18%)
127
(62 / 65)
1,676
(771 / 905)
31Baylor University 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,495
(1,443 / 2,052)
32Creighton University 15.96%
(18.63% / 13.83%)
162
(84 / 78)
1,015
(451 / 564)
33Loyola University Chicago 22.05%
(21.88% / 22.13%)
578
(179 / 399)
2,621
(818 / 1,803)
34Michigan State University 10.27%
(10.02% / 10.49%)
806
(372 / 434)
7,850
(3,714 / 4,136)
35Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 1.43%
(1.59% / 1.28%)
121
(68 / 53)
8,436
(4,289 / 4,147)
36Rutgers University-New Brunswick 7.70%
(8.56% / 6.80%)
480
(272 / 208)
6,235
(3,177 / 3,058)
37Texas A & M University-College Station 9.49%
(12.55% / 6.32%)
850
(572 / 278)
8,955
(4,557 / 4,398)
38University at Buffalo 17.52%
(19.30% / 15.02%)
686
(442 / 244)
3,915
(2,290 / 1,625)
39The University of Alabama 18.79%
(18.22% / 19.21%)
1,415
(590 / 825)
7,532
(3,238 / 4,294)
40University of Central Florida 10.55%
(11.46% / 9.77%)
647
(324 / 323)
6,135
(2,828 / 3,307)
41University of Connecticut 8.39%
(8.95% / 7.87%)
317
(164 / 153)
3,777
(1,832 / 1,945)
42University of Massachusetts-Boston 24.85%
(24.42% / 25.25%)
382
(180 / 202)
1,537
(737 / 800)
43University of Miami 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
2,039
(906 / 1,133)
44University of South Carolina-Columbia 15.98%
(18.76% / 13.62%)
815
(439 / 376)
5,101
(2,340 / 2,761)
46The University of Texas at Austin 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
8,570
(3,921 / 4,649)
49University of Utah 0.00%
(0.00% / 0.00%)
0
(0 / 0)
3,176
(1,597 / 1,579)
50Virginia Commonwealth University 20.37%
(21.57% / 19.63%)
842
(337 / 505)
4,134
(1,562 / 2,572)
Average11.01%
(11.48% / 10.62%)
14,759
(7,019 / 7,740)
134,017
(61,142 / 72,875)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Nursing schools is 89.83% for full-time students and 65.34% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best Nursing schools.
Among the best Nursing schools, University of Pennsylvania has the most highest retention rate of 98%, while University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the lowest rate of 70%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 Duke University 97%-
1 University of Pennsylvania 98%93%
1 Emory University 95%-
4 Ohio State University-Main Campus 93%52%
4 University of Iowa 89%80%
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 96%92%
7 University of Alabama at Birmingham 82%54%
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 97%85%
7 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 94%77%
7 Boston College 95%-
11 Case Western Reserve University 93%-
12 New York University 95%67%
15 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 93%80%
16 University of California-Los Angeles 97%53%
17 University of Illinois Chicago 78%44%
18 University of Kentucky 85%40%
19 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 90%63%
21 University of Virginia-Main Campus 97%-
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison 94%65%
23 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 71%48%
25 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 70%50%
26 University of Florida 97%96%
27 University of Kansas 85%58%
29 University of Rochester 92%-
30 Villanova University 96%60%
31 Baylor University 90%46%
32 Creighton University 92%-
33 Loyola University Chicago 81%20%
34 Michigan State University 89%66%
35 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 91%67%
36 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 92%80%
37 Texas A & M University-College Station 95%92%
38 University at Buffalo 84%67%
39 The University of Alabama 87%60%
40 University of Central Florida 93%84%
41 University of Connecticut 91%69%
42 University of Massachusetts-Boston 72%37%
43 University of Miami 92%86%
44 University of South Carolina-Columbia 90%56%
46 The University of Texas at Austin 95%85%
49 University of Utah 85%55%
50 Virginia Commonwealth University 85%60%
Average89.83% 65.34%
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