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Best Nursing Schools Comparison

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Institutional Characteristics

The following table compares the basic academic information between best Nursing schools. By school type, there are 38 public and 12 private schools in best Nursing schools. By school level, all 50 schools are 4 years or high institutes.
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Academic Comparison - Best Nursing Schools
RankNameLocationType/LevelHighest DegreeOffered Degree
1 Duke University Durham, NCPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
1 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
1 Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
4 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
4 University of Iowa Iowa City, IAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, ALPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
11 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OHPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
12 New York University New York, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
13 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, ORPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
14 University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MDPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
15 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
16 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
17 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, ILPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
18 University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
19 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
20 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
21 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
23 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, INPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
24 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
25 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, COPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
26 University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
27 University of Kansas Lawrence, KSPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
28 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NEPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
29 University of Rochester Rochester, NYPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
30 Villanova University Villanova, PAPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
31 Baylor University Waco, TXPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
32 Creighton University Omaha, NEPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
33 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
34 Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
35 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
36 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
37 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
38 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
39 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
40 University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
41 University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
42 University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
43 University of Miami Coral Gables, FLPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
44 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
45 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TNPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
46 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
47 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
48 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
49 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
50 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
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Key Facts Comparison

The average tuition & fees of best Nursing schools is $22,052 for State residents and $41,847 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 52.02% and graduation rate is 79.38%. The following table compares key facts for each schools including acceptance rate, graduation rate, tuition, student to faculty ratio, and student population.
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Key Facts Comparison Between Best Nursing Schools
RankNameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent Faculty RatioStudent Population
1 Duke University $65,805 6.35% 96% 6:118,023
1 University of Pennsylvania $66,104 6.50% 96% 8:128,201
1 Emory University $60,774 11.35% 89% 9:114,841
4 Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,859 / $38,365 52.72% 88% 17:160,540
4 University of Iowa $10,964 / $32,927 86.00% 73% 16:130,015
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $8,989 / $39,330 17.11% 91% 17:131,705
7 University of Alabama at Birmingham $8,832 / $21,864 86.68% 64% 18:121,639
7 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $17,228 / $58,072 17.69% 93% 12:151,225
7 University of Washington-Seattle Campus $12,643 / $41,997 47.52% 84% 21:152,319
7 Boston College $67,680 16.66% 90% 12:115,287
11 Case Western Reserve University $64,671 27.41% 85% 9:112,201
12 New York University $60,438 12.46% 87% 8:159,144
13 Oregon Health & Science University $23,768 / $36,548 - - 10:12,870
14 University of Maryland, Baltimore $13,374 / $43,936 - - 7:16,931
15 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus $21,524 / $39,890 49.14% 83% 13:133,767
16 University of California-Los Angeles $13,747 / $44,524 8.57% 92% 18:146,430
17 University of Illinois Chicago $14,338 / $29,360 78.69% 61% 18:133,747
18 University of Kentucky $13,212 / $33,406 94.89% 68% 17:131,547
19 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $16,488 / $36,402 74.91% 84% 16:154,955
20 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston $14,516 / $40,934 - - 5:15,354
21 University of Virginia-Main Campus $20,986 / $58,014 18.66% 95% 15:126,082
22 University of Wisconsin-Madison $11,205 / $40,603 49.06% 89% 18:148,956
23 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis $10,449 / $33,717 82.89% 56% 13:125,979
24 Medical University of South Carolina $16,972 / $30,380 - - 8:13,175
25 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus $10,017 / $28,209 74.58% 43% 17:123,744
26 University of Florida $6,381 / $28,659 23.35% 90% 16:155,211
27 University of Kansas $11,700 / $29,412 87.84% 67% 17:126,708
28 University of Nebraska Medical Center $14,720 / $33,890 - - 2:13,660
29 University of Rochester $64,348 38.91% 89% 9:112,197
30 Villanova University $64,701 23.39% 90% 10:110,383
31 Baylor University $54,844 45.88% 81% 15:120,709
32 Creighton University $47,000 75.69% 78% 11:18,397
33 Loyola University Chicago $51,716 79.15% 70% 13:116,899
34 Michigan State University $15,988 / $43,372 87.95% 81% 17:150,023
35 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $20,234 / $40,188 55.21% 83% 15:150,028
36 Rutgers University-New Brunswick $17,239 / $36,001 66.29% 84% 15:150,637
37 Texas A & M University-College Station $13,099 / $40,328 62.65% 83% 18:174,014
38 University at Buffalo $10,782 / $30,572 67.71% 73% 12:132,099
39 The University of Alabama $11,900 / $33,200 80.06% 72% 19:138,644
40 University of Central Florida $6,368 / $22,467 41.04% 75% 29:168,346
41 University of Connecticut $20,366 / $43,034 54.51% 83% 16:127,003
42 University of Massachusetts-Boston $15,496 / $37,174 80.76% 51% 16:115,586
43 University of Miami $59,926 18.94% 84% 13:119,402
44 University of South Carolina-Columbia $12,688 / $34,934 64.05% 78% 18:135,653
45 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center $11,002 / $23,425 - - 7:13,139
46 The University of Texas at Austin $11,678 / $42,778 31.35% 87% 18:152,384
47 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio $9,577 / $23,449 - - 5:13,518
48 The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston $10,603 / $24,103 - - 10:13,361
49 University of Utah $9,315 / $29,837 89.13% 64% 18:134,734
50 Virginia Commonwealth University $16,458 / $39,042 91.00% 64% 16:128,082
Average$22,052 / $41,84752.02%79.38%13.66:129,590
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