Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Nursing schools. The average acceptance rate of best Nursing schools is 42.90% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.91%.
University of Pennsylvania has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 5.40% and University of Pennsylvania has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 67.98% among best Nursing schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | 51,795 (24,298/27,497) | 2,957 (1,388/1,569) | 1,740 (824/916) | 6% (6%/6%) | 59% (59%/3%) | |
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | 65,226 (30,339/34,887) | 3,523 (1,634/1,889) | 2,395 (1,108/1,287) | 5% (5%/5%) | 68% (68%/4%) | |
| 1 | Emory University | 33,450 (13,406/20,037) | 3,562 (1,558/2,004) | 1,438 (631/807) | 11% (12%/10%) | 40% (41%/4%) | |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 72,829 (35,783/37,046) | 44,116 (21,328/22,788) | 9,607 (4,582/5,025) | 61% (60%/62%) | 22% (21%/14%) | |
| 4 | University of Iowa | 27,770 (11,808/15,897) | 23,222 (9,537/13,638) | 5,208 (2,089/3,083) | 84% (81%/86%) | 22% (22%/19%) | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 66,535 (27,893/38,632) | 10,209 (4,256/5,953) | 4,640 (1,752/2,888) | 15% (15%/15%) | 45% (41%/7%) | |
| 7 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 11,379 (4,211/7,144) | 10,034 (3,593/6,420) | 2,014 (679/1,330) | 88% (85%/90%) | 20% (19%/19%) | |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 98,310 (48,101/50,209) | 15,373 (6,684/8,689) | 7,278 (3,199/4,079) | 16% (14%/17%) | 47% (48%/8%) | |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 69,166 (31,651/37,515) | 27,076 (11,110/15,966) | 7,196 (3,147/4,049) | 39% (35%/43%) | 27% (28%/11%) | |
| 7 | Boston College | 35,037 (14,202/20,829) | 5,755 (2,853/2,902) | 2,501 (1,240/1,261) | 16% (20%/14%) | 43% (43%/6%) | |
| 11 | Case Western Reserve University | 37,082 (19,086/17,983) | 13,550 (6,924/6,614) | 1,619 (829/788) | 37% (36%/37%) | 12% (12%/4%) | |
| 12 | New York University | 110,807 (45,074/65,681) | 10,232 (4,093/6,131) | 5,666 (2,351/3,311) | 9% (9%/9%) | 55% (57%/5%) | |
| 13 | Oregon Health & Science University | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 14 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 60,898 (26,607/34,291) | 35,372 (14,766/20,606) | 4,596 (1,902/2,694) | 58% (55%/60%) | 13% (13%/8%) | |
| 16 | University of California-Los Angeles | 146,272 (67,788/78,484) | 13,114 (5,468/7,646) | 6,610 (2,629/3,981) | 9% (8%/10%) | 50% (48%/5%) | |
| 17 | University of Illinois Chicago | 27,085 (11,727/15,358) | 20,951 (8,636/12,315) | 4,419 (2,054/2,365) | 77% (74%/80%) | 21% (24%/15%) | |
| 18 | University of Kentucky | 31,517 (12,769/18,485) | 29,293 (11,655/17,396) | 6,513 (2,604/3,880) | 93% (91%/94%) | 22% (22%/21%) | |
| 19 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 41,496 (20,012/21,345) | 33,091 (15,827/17,170) | 7,391 (3,411/3,946) | 80% (79%/80%) | 22% (22%/18%) | |
| 20 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 21 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 58,951 (27,252/31,685) | 9,909 (4,382/5,527) | 3,961 (1,718/2,243) | 17% (16%/17%) | 40% (39%/7%) | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 65,894 (32,837/33,037) | 29,782 (13,832/15,941) | 8,514 (3,779/4,734) | 45% (42%/48%) | 29% (27%/14%) | |
| 23 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 15,643 (5,624/10,017) | 11,947 (4,096/7,849) | 2,942 (979/1,963) | 76% (73%/78%) | 25% (24%/20%) | |
| 24 | Medical University of South Carolina | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 25 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 14,931 (6,094/8,837) | 11,151 (4,219/6,932) | 1,458 (676/782) | 75% (69%/78%) | 13% (16%/9%) | |
| 26 | University of Florida | 73,557 (32,729/40,826) | 17,804 (8,260/9,542) | 7,513 (3,392/4,119) | 24% (25%/23%) | 42% (41%/10%) | |
| 27 | University of Kansas | 22,363 (9,927/12,436) | 20,905 (9,166/11,739) | 5,323 (2,336/2,987) | 93% (92%/94%) | 25% (25%/24%) | |
| 28 | University of Nebraska Medical Center | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 29 | University of Rochester | 21,384 (10,565/10,806) | 8,570 (3,971/4,591) | 1,317 (682/635) | 40% (38%/42%) | 15% (17%/6%) | |
| 30 | Villanova University | 23,256 (10,207/13,046) | 6,274 (2,823/3,450) | 1,740 (773/967) | 27% (28%/26%) | 28% (27%/7%) | |
| 31 | Baylor University | 46,946 (17,823/29,114) | 24,075 (10,124/13,950) | 3,427 (1,424/2,003) | 51% (57%/48%) | 14% (14%/7%) | |
| 32 | Creighton University | 7,907 (3,433/4,404) | 6,306 (2,758/3,492) | 1,126 (470/649) | 80% (80%/79%) | 18% (17%/15%) | |
| 33 | Loyola University Chicago | 39,315 (13,086/26,209) | 32,081 (10,143/21,927) | 2,763 (810/1,951) | 82% (78%/84%) | 9% (8%/7%) | |
| 34 | Michigan State University | 62,138 (29,049/33,067) | 52,690 (24,505/28,167) | 9,652 (4,456/5,193) | 85% (84%/85%) | 18% (18%/16%) | |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 88,478 (40,752/47,118) | 53,579 (23,582/29,600) | 9,169 (4,459/4,645) | 61% (58%/63%) | 17% (19%/10%) | |
| 36 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 68,614 (32,652/35,948) | 39,899 (18,574/21,314) | 8,191 (4,045/4,146) | 58% (57%/59%) | 21% (22%/12%) | |
| 37 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 54,669 (27,258/27,411) | 31,397 (15,582/15,815) | 12,530 (6,291/6,239) | 57% (57%/58%) | 40% (40%/23%) | |
| 38 | University at Buffalo | 40,856 (19,810/21,021) | 30,308 (14,381/15,909) | 4,265 (2,344/1,921) | 74% (73%/76%) | 14% (16%/9%) | |
| 39 | The University of Alabama | 56,795 (23,104/33,691) | 43,531 (17,506/26,025) | 8,032 (3,362/4,670) | 77% (76%/77%) | 18% (19%/14%) | |
| 40 | University of Central Florida | 61,456 (26,263/35,187) | 24,653 (11,176/13,476) | 8,259 (4,188/4,071) | 40% (43%/38%) | 34% (37%/12%) | |
| 41 | University of Connecticut | 55,479 (23,683/31,772) | 29,065 (11,403/17,652) | 4,478 (1,758/2,720) | 52% (48%/56%) | 15% (15%/9%) | |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 21,262 (7,677/13,573) | 17,813 (6,210/11,596) | 2,187 (997/1,189) | 84% (81%/85%) | 12% (16%/9%) | |
| 43 | University of Miami | 53,954 (21,427/32,497) | 10,195 (4,816/5,361) | 2,473 (1,100/1,368) | 19% (22%/16%) | 24% (23%/4%) | |
| 44 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 52,703 (20,662/32,041) | 31,701 (11,377/20,324) | 7,272 (2,726/4,546) | 60% (55%/63%) | 23% (24%/14%) | |
| 45 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 46 | The University of Texas at Austin | 72,885 (35,912/36,750) | 19,417 (8,101/11,264) | 9,210 (3,847/5,343) | 27% (23%/31%) | 47% (47%/15%) | |
| 47 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 48 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 49 | University of Utah | 26,822 (13,715/13,092) | 23,062 (11,633/11,418) | 6,001 (3,039/2,962) | 86% (85%/87%) | 26% (26%/23%) | |
| 50 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 20,954 (7,699/13,232) | 19,408 (7,029/12,357) | 4,190 (1,487/2,692) | 93% (91%/93%) | 22% (21%/20%) | |
| Average | 50,330 (22,476/22,476) | 21,594 (9,309/12,260) | 5,162 (2,290/2,867) | 42.90% (41.4%/54.5%) | 23.91% (24.6%/23.4%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Nursing schools is 1348. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 670 and the average SAT Math score is 678.
University of Pennsylvania has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 1,100 among best Nursing schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Nursing schools for the academic year 2024-2025.
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ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Nursing schools is 30. By subject, the average ACT English score is 30 and the ACT math score is 28.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Nursing schools for academic year 2024-2025.
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Nursing schools based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
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✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.