Nursing Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Nursing schools is 1,479,494 with 820,166 female students and 659,328 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Nursing schools.

Among the best Nursing schools, Texas A & M University-College Station has the most enrolled students of 74,014, while Oregon Health & Science University has the least number of students of 2,870 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Duke University	18,023	8,161	9,862
	1	University of Pennsylvania	28,201	12,366	15,835
	1	Emory University	14,841	5,753	9,088
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	60,540	29,012	31,528
	4	University of Iowa	30,015	13,316	16,699
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	31,705	12,594	19,111
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	21,639	7,903	13,736
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51,225	24,739	26,486
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	52,319	24,831	27,488
	7	Boston College	15,287	6,938	8,349
	11	Case Western Reserve University	12,201	5,908	6,293
	12	New York University	59,144	24,466	34,678
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	2,870	884	1,986
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	6,931	1,875	5,056
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	33,767	14,131	19,636
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	46,430	19,869	26,561
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	33,747	14,969	18,778
	18	University of Kentucky	31,547	12,723	18,824
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	54,955	24,390	30,565
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	5,354	1,598	3,756
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	26,082	11,746	14,336
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	48,956	22,993	25,963
	23	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	25,979	10,279	15,700
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	3,175	943	2,232
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	23,744	9,480	14,264
	26	University of Florida	55,211	23,787	31,424
	27	University of Kansas	26,708	12,098	14,610
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	3,660	1,064	2,596
	29	University of Rochester	12,197	5,682	6,515
	30	Villanova University	10,383	4,800	5,583
	31	Baylor University	20,709	8,045	12,664
	32	Creighton University	8,397	3,415	4,982
	33	Loyola University Chicago	16,899	5,281	11,618
	34	Michigan State University	50,023	23,541	26,482
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	50,028	26,390	23,638
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	50,637	23,354	27,283
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	74,014	39,380	34,634
	38	University at Buffalo	32,099	16,606	15,493
	39	The University of Alabama	38,644	16,506	22,138
	40	University of Central Florida	68,346	30,531	37,815
	41	University of Connecticut	27,003	12,559	14,444
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	15,586	6,425	9,161
	43	University of Miami	19,402	8,801	10,601
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	35,653	15,070	20,583
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	3,139	1,069	2,070
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	52,384	23,099	29,285
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	3,518	1,260	2,258
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	3,361	983	2,378
	49	University of Utah	34,734	17,671	17,063
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	28,082	10,044	18,038
Total			1,479,494	659,328	820,166

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Nursing schools is 1,016,852 with 552,612 female students and 464,240 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between best Nursing schools.

Among the best Nursing schools, University of Central Florida has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 58,662, while The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has the least number of undergraduate students of 295.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Duke University	6,640	3,153	3,487
	1	University of Pennsylvania	11,250	5,044	6,206
	1	Emory University	7,101	3,047	4,054
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,123	23,014	23,109
	4	University of Iowa	21,973	9,651	12,322
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,029	7,941	12,088
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	13,032	4,884	8,148
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	15,580	17,115
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	17,831	18,382
	7	Boston College	9,982	4,697	5,285
	11	Case Western Reserve University	6,017	3,136	2,881
	12	New York University	29,401	12,019	17,382
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	752	129	623
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	963	167	796
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24,420	10,356	14,064
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	12,853	19,570
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	21,807	10,226	11,581
	18	University of Kentucky	22,735	9,583	13,152
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	39,248	17,662	21,586
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	554	75	479
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,444	7,681	9,763
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	17,070	19,236
	23	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	17,727	7,195	10,532
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	300	32	268
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	14,055	6,071	7,984
	26	University of Florida	34,552	15,106	19,446
	27	University of Kansas	19,241	8,943	10,298
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	886	120	766
	29	University of Rochester	6,767	3,196	3,571
	30	Villanova University	6,989	3,235	3,754
	31	Baylor University	15,213	6,153	9,060
	32	Creighton University	4,290	1,789	2,501
	33	Loyola University Chicago	11,703	3,649	8,054
	34	Michigan State University	39,201	18,944	20,257
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	41,745	22,183	19,562
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	36,344	18,156	18,188
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	57,512	30,675	26,837
	38	University at Buffalo	20,761	11,131	9,630
	39	The University of Alabama	32,458	14,152	18,306
	40	University of Central Florida	58,662	26,508	32,154
	41	University of Connecticut	18,983	8,952	10,031
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	12,221	5,235	6,986
	43	University of Miami	12,504	5,798	6,706
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	11,975	15,368
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	295	22	273
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	17,610	23,699
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	785	222	563
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	585	105	480
	49	University of Utah	26,355	13,605	12,750
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	7,679	13,279
Total			1,016,852	464,240	552,612

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Nursing schools is 462,642 with 267,554 female students and 195,088 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between best Nursing schools.

Among the best Nursing schools, New York University has the most enrolled graduate students of 29,743, while Oregon Health & Science University has the least number of graduate students of 2,118.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	Duke University	11,383	5,008	6,375
	1	University of Pennsylvania	16,951	7,322	9,629
	1	Emory University	7,740	2,706	5,034
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	14,417	5,998	8,419
	4	University of Iowa	8,042	3,665	4,377
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,676	4,653	7,023
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	8,607	3,019	5,588
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,530	9,159	9,371
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,106	7,000	9,106
	7	Boston College	5,305	2,241	3,064
	11	Case Western Reserve University	6,184	2,772	3,412
	12	New York University	29,743	12,447	17,296
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	2,118	755	1,363
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	5,968	1,708	4,260
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,347	3,775	5,572
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	14,007	7,016	6,991
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	11,940	4,743	7,197
	18	University of Kentucky	8,812	3,140	5,672
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	15,707	6,728	8,979
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	4,800	1,523	3,277
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	8,638	4,065	4,573
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12,650	5,923	6,727
	23	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	8,252	3,084	5,168
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	2,875	911	1,964
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	9,689	3,409	6,280
	26	University of Florida	20,659	8,681	11,978
	27	University of Kansas	7,467	3,155	4,312
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	2,774	944	1,830
	29	University of Rochester	5,430	2,486	2,944
	30	Villanova University	3,394	1,565	1,829
	31	Baylor University	5,496	1,892	3,604
	32	Creighton University	4,107	1,626	2,481
	33	Loyola University Chicago	5,196	1,632	3,564
	34	Michigan State University	10,822	4,597	6,225
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	8,283	4,207	4,076
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	14,293	5,198	9,095
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	16,502	8,705	7,797
	38	University at Buffalo	11,338	5,475	5,863
	39	The University of Alabama	6,186	2,354	3,832
	40	University of Central Florida	9,684	4,023	5,661
	41	University of Connecticut	8,020	3,607	4,413
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	3,365	1,190	2,175
	43	University of Miami	6,898	3,003	3,895
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	8,310	3,095	5,215
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	2,844	1,047	1,797
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	11,075	5,489	5,586
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	2,733	1,038	1,695
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	2,776	878	1,898
	49	University of Utah	8,379	4,066	4,313
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	7,124	2,365	4,759
Total			462,642	195,088	267,554

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Nursing schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 1,016,852 students, 38,176 students (3.75%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 394,272 students (38.77%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 462,642 students, 79,497 students (17.18%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 71,437 students (15.44%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	Duke University	6,640	2 (0.03%)	69 (1.04%)	11,383	948 (8.33%)	1,129 (9.92%)
	1	University of Pennsylvania	11,250	570 (5.07%)	167 (1.48%)	16,951	2,163 (12.76%)	1,019 (6.01%)
	1	Emory University	7,101	61 (0.86%)	2,669 (37.59%)	7,740	422 (5.45%)	2,409 (31.12%)
	4	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,123	1,657 (3.59%)	31,185 (67.61%)	14,417	2,178 (15.11%)	3,431 (23.80%)
	4	University of Iowa	21,973	927 (4.22%)	13,834 (62.96%)	8,042	2,273 (28.26%)	463 (5.76%)
	6	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,029	38 (0.19%)	4,330 (21.62%)	11,676	1,880 (16.10%)	1,774 (15.19%)
	7	University of Alabama at Birmingham	13,032	2,436 (18.69%)	7,157 (54.92%)	8,607	3,548 (41.22%)	1,530 (17.78%)
	7	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	31 (0.09%)	3,274 (10.01%)	18,530	1,494 (8.06%)	2,137 (11.53%)
	7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	440 (1.22%)	7,046 (19.46%)	16,106	767 (4.76%)	1,612 (10.01%)
	7	Boston College	9,982	118 (1.18%)	753 (7.54%)	5,305	696 (13.12%)	1,048 (19.75%)
	11	Case Western Reserve University	6,017	2 (0.03%)	181 (3.01%)	6,184	567 (9.17%)	872 (14.10%)
	12	New York University	29,401	263 (0.89%)	6,926 (23.56%)	29,743	3,797 (12.77%)	7,314 (24.59%)
	13	Oregon Health & Science University	752	135 (17.95%)	-	2,118	360 (17.00%)	562 (26.53%)
	14	University of Maryland, Baltimore	963	182 (18.90%)	273 (28.35%)	5,968	1,120 (18.77%)	1,555 (26.06%)
	15	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24,420	88 (0.36%)	3,634 (14.88%)	9,347	793 (8.48%)	1,436 (15.36%)
	16	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	17 (0.05%)	3,838 (11.84%)	14,007	590 (4.21%)	920 (6.57%)
	17	University of Illinois Chicago	21,807	773 (3.54%)	14,388 (65.98%)	11,940	3,276 (27.44%)	5,703 (47.76%)
	18	University of Kentucky	22,735	1,018 (4.48%)	8,482 (37.31%)	8,812	3,046 (34.57%)	1,065 (12.09%)
	19	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	39,248	881 (2.24%)	15,435 (39.33%)	15,707	1,097 (6.98%)	3,048 (19.41%)
	20	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	554	-	230 (41.52%)	4,800	217 (4.52%)	217 (4.52%)
	21	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,444	344 (1.97%)	1,279 (7.33%)	8,638	694 (8.03%)	166 (1.92%)
	22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	545 (1.50%)	9,098 (25.06%)	12,650	839 (6.63%)	1,301 (10.28%)
	23	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	17,727	1,505 (8.49%)	9,424 (53.16%)	8,252	1,554 (18.83%)	1,479 (17.92%)
	24	Medical University of South Carolina	300	45 (15.00%)	255 (85.00%)	2,875	554 (19.27%)	-
	25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	14,055	1,831 (13.03%)	5,345 (38.03%)	9,689	2,882 (29.75%)	2,015 (20.80%)
	26	University of Florida	34,552	1,457 (4.22%)	19,919 (57.65%)	20,659	7,334 (35.50%)	2,873 (13.91%)
	27	University of Kansas	19,241	925 (4.81%)	8,455 (43.94%)	7,467	1,668 (22.34%)	1,216 (16.28%)
	28	University of Nebraska Medical Center	886	95 (10.72%)	-	2,774	440 (15.86%)	47 (1.69%)
	29	University of Rochester	6,767	237 (3.50%)	130 (1.92%)	5,430	879 (16.19%)	1,315 (24.22%)
	30	Villanova University	6,989	56 (0.80%)	743 (10.63%)	3,394	1,211 (35.68%)	389 (11.46%)
	31	Baylor University	15,213	212 (1.39%)	6,091 (40.04%)	5,496	2,708 (49.27%)	248 (4.51%)
	32	Creighton University	4,290	57 (1.33%)	1,588 (37.02%)	4,107	1,401 (34.11%)	83 (2.02%)
	33	Loyola University Chicago	11,703	220 (1.88%)	1,825 (15.59%)	5,196	1,995 (38.39%)	1,444 (27.79%)
	34	Michigan State University	39,201	611 (1.56%)	22,156 (56.52%)	10,822	2,117 (19.56%)	1,342 (12.40%)
	35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	41,745	66 (0.16%)	17,335 (41.53%)	8,283	50 (0.60%)	697 (8.41%)
	36	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	36,344	773 (2.13%)	17,644 (48.55%)	14,293	2,985 (20.88%)	2,023 (14.15%)
	37	Texas A & M University-College Station	57,512	497 (0.86%)	25,074 (43.60%)	16,502	2,917 (17.68%)	1,371 (8.31%)
	38	University at Buffalo	20,761	578 (2.78%)	9,639 (46.43%)	11,338	1,605 (14.16%)	2,395 (21.12%)
	39	The University of Alabama	32,458	3,306 (10.19%)	9,555 (29.44%)	6,186	2,514 (40.64%)	665 (10.75%)
	40	University of Central Florida	58,662	9,899 (16.87%)	28,712 (48.94%)	9,684	3,666 (37.86%)	1,316 (13.59%)
	41	University of Connecticut	18,983	69 (0.36%)	5,565 (29.32%)	8,020	1,367 (17.04%)	1,496 (18.65%)
	42	University of Massachusetts-Boston	12,221	587 (4.80%)	2,608 (21.34%)	3,365	1,030 (30.61%)	458 (13.61%)
	43	University of Miami	12,504	163 (1.30%)	2,710 (21.67%)	6,898	797 (11.55%)	1,283 (18.60%)
	44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	745 (2.72%)	17,415 (63.69%)	8,310	2,426 (29.19%)	1,169 (14.07%)
	45	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	295	5 (1.69%)	212 (71.86%)	2,844	208 (7.31%)	384 (13.50%)
	46	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	341 (0.83%)	19,009 (46.02%)	11,075	34 (0.31%)	839 (7.58%)
	47	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	785	94 (11.97%)	-	2,733	43 (1.57%)	-
	48	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	585	35 (5.98%)	-	2,776	475 (17.11%)	-
	49	University of Utah	26,355	1,845 (7.00%)	14,673 (55.67%)	8,379	586 (6.99%)	1,999 (23.86%)
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	1,394 (6.65%)	13,942 (66.52%)	7,124	1,286 (18.05%)	2,180 (30.60%)
Average			1,016,852	38,176 (3.75%)	394,272 (38.77%)	462,642	79,497 (17.18%)	71,437 (15.44%)

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