Online Graduate Nursing Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 1,015,379 with 585,982 female students and 429,397 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 Online Graduate Nursing schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, University of Central Florida has the most enrolled students of 68,346, while Rush 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 Online Graduate Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of South Carolina-Columbia	35,653	15,070	20,583
	2	Duke University	18,023	8,161	9,862
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	60,540	29,012	31,528
	4	The University of Alabama	38,644	16,506	22,138
	5	Saint Xavier University	3,523	1,236	2,287
	6	The Catholic University of America	4,968	2,267	2,701
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	33,767	14,131	19,636
	8	George Washington University	25,939	9,774	16,165
	9	Stony Brook University	25,710	12,181	13,529
	10	Boise State University	26,115	11,059	15,056
	11	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	25,979	10,279	15,700
	12	Rush University	2,870	649	2,221
	13	University of Central Florida	68,346	30,531	37,815
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	23,744	9,480	14,264
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	15,219	6,469	8,750
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	30,660	13,154	17,506
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	3,361	983	2,378
	18	East Carolina University	27,151	10,753	16,398
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	8,286	2,222	6,064
	20	University of Connecticut	27,003	12,559	14,444
	21	Marquette University	11,167	4,765	6,402
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	21,953	9,289	12,664
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	28,082	10,044	18,038
	24	Ball State University	19,777	6,882	12,895
	25	Georgia College & State University	6,315	2,176	4,139
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	2,870	884	1,986
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	9,322	3,393	5,929
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	11,431	5,163	6,268
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	17,978	5,924	12,054
	30	University of Utah	34,734	17,671	17,063
	31	Florida Atlantic University	29,592	12,335	17,257
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	5,136	1,250	3,886
	33	Seton Hall University	9,623	4,040	5,583
	34	Texas A & M University Health Science Center	-	-	-
	35	University of Mississippi Medical Center	-	-	-
	36	University of Southern Indiana	9,178	3,357	5,821
	37	Duquesne University	8,107	2,934	5,173
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	14,324	5,588	8,736
	39	Pace University	13,609	4,765	8,844
	40	Texas State University	38,171	15,091	23,080
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	41,155	19,134	22,021
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	5,360	2,282	3,078
	43	University of Memphis	21,917	8,749	13,168
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	29,551	14,578	14,973
	45	University of San Francisco	9,688	3,366	6,322
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	24,145	9,606	14,539
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	32,229	15,689	16,540
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	7,457	3,556	3,901
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	15,703	6,664	9,039
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	31,304	13,746	17,558
Total			1,015,379	429,397	585,982

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 750,329 with 423,749 female students and 326,580 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between best Online Graduate Nursing schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, University of Central Florida has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 58,662, while Rush University has the least number of undergraduate students of 115.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	11,975	15,368
	2	Duke University	6,640	3,153	3,487
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,123	23,014	23,109
	4	The University of Alabama	32,458	14,152	18,306
	5	Saint Xavier University	2,981	1,111	1,870
	6	The Catholic University of America	3,011	1,296	1,715
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24,420	10,356	14,064
	8	George Washington University	11,482	4,176	7,306
	9	Stony Brook University	17,509	8,610	8,899
	10	Boise State University	22,922	9,946	12,976
	11	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	17,727	7,195	10,532
	12	Rush University	115	25	90
	13	University of Central Florida	58,662	26,508	32,154
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	14,055	6,071	7,984
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	12,950	5,464	7,486
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	25,365	11,012	14,353
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	585	105	480
	18	East Carolina University	21,688	9,038	12,650
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	3,771	967	2,804
	20	University of Connecticut	18,983	8,952	10,031
	21	Marquette University	7,528	3,328	4,200
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	16,375	6,848	9,527
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	7,679	13,279
	24	Ball State University	14,416	5,622	8,794
	25	Georgia College & State University	5,265	1,863	3,402
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	752	129	623
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	6,971	2,672	4,299
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	9,540	4,381	5,159
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,198	4,764	9,434
	30	University of Utah	26,355	13,605	12,750
	31	Florida Atlantic University	24,191	10,223	13,968
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	1,448	191	1,257
	33	Seton Hall University	6,012	2,707	3,305
	36	University of Southern Indiana	7,355	2,697	4,658
	37	Duquesne University	5,095	1,870	3,225
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	12,072	4,914	7,158
	39	Pace University	8,223	2,788	5,435
	40	Texas State University	33,834	13,586	20,248
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	29,663	14,714	14,949
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	3,156	1,408	1,748
	43	University of Memphis	16,708	6,554	10,154
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	23,461	12,165	11,296
	45	University of San Francisco	6,018	2,136	3,882
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	18,113	7,115	10,998
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	24,391	11,843	12,548
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	5,517	2,662	2,855
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	10,179	4,146	6,033
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	23,745	10,844	12,901
Total			750,329	326,580	423,749

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 265,050 with 162,233 female students and 102,817 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between best Online Graduate Nursing schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, George Washington University has the most enrolled graduate students of 14,457, while Saint Xavier University has the least number of graduate students of 542.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of South Carolina-Columbia	8,310	3,095	5,215
	2	Duke University	11,383	5,008	6,375
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	14,417	5,998	8,419
	4	The University of Alabama	6,186	2,354	3,832
	5	Saint Xavier University	542	125	417
	6	The Catholic University of America	1,957	971	986
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,347	3,775	5,572
	8	George Washington University	14,457	5,598	8,859
	9	Stony Brook University	8,201	3,571	4,630
	10	Boise State University	3,193	1,113	2,080
	11	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	8,252	3,084	5,168
	12	Rush University	2,755	624	2,131
	13	University of Central Florida	9,684	4,023	5,661
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	9,689	3,409	6,280
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	2,269	1,005	1,264
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	5,295	2,142	3,153
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	2,776	878	1,898
	18	East Carolina University	5,463	1,715	3,748
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	4,515	1,255	3,260
	20	University of Connecticut	8,020	3,607	4,413
	21	Marquette University	3,639	1,437	2,202
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	5,578	2,441	3,137
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	7,124	2,365	4,759
	24	Ball State University	5,361	1,260	4,101
	25	Georgia College & State University	1,050	313	737
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	2,118	755	1,363
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	2,351	721	1,630
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	1,891	782	1,109
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	3,780	1,160	2,620
	30	University of Utah	8,379	4,066	4,313
	31	Florida Atlantic University	5,401	2,112	3,289
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	3,688	1,059	2,629
	33	Seton Hall University	3,611	1,333	2,278
	36	University of Southern Indiana	1,823	660	1,163
	37	Duquesne University	3,012	1,064	1,948
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	2,252	674	1,578
	39	Pace University	5,386	1,977	3,409
	40	Texas State University	4,337	1,505	2,832
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	11,492	4,420	7,072
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	2,204	874	1,330
	43	University of Memphis	5,209	2,195	3,014
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	6,090	2,413	3,677
	45	University of San Francisco	3,670	1,230	2,440
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	6,032	2,491	3,541
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	7,838	3,846	3,992
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	1,940	894	1,046
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	5,524	2,518	3,006
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	7,559	2,902	4,657
Total			265,050	102,817	162,233

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Online Graduate Nursing schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 750,329 students, 70,642 students (9.41%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 337,756 students (45.01%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 265,050 students, 75,279 students (28.40%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 48,144 students (18.16%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Nursing Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	745 (2.72%)	17,415 (63.69%)	8,310	2,426 (29.19%)	1,169 (14.07%)
	2	Duke University	6,640	2 (0.03%)	69 (1.04%)	11,383	948 (8.33%)	1,129 (9.92%)
	3	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	The University of Alabama	32,458	3,306 (10.19%)	9,555 (29.44%)	6,186	2,514 (40.64%)	665 (10.75%)
	5	Saint Xavier University	2,981	53 (1.78%)	1,566 (52.53%)	542	214 (39.48%)	119 (21.96%)
	6	The Catholic University of America	3,011	34 (1.13%)	387 (12.85%)	1,957	358 (18.29%)	267 (13.64%)
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24,420	88 (0.36%)	3,634 (14.88%)	9,347	793 (8.48%)	1,436 (15.36%)
	8	George Washington University	11,482	579 (5.04%)	185 (1.61%)	14,457	4,400 (30.44%)	1,385 (9.58%)
	9	Stony Brook University	17,509	636 (3.63%)	11,919 (68.07%)	8,201	1,535 (18.72%)	1,909 (23.28%)
	10	Boise State University	22,922	3,359 (14.65%)	9,398 (41.00%)	3,193	1,699 (53.21%)	193 (6.04%)
	11	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%)
	12	Rush University	115	31 (26.96%)	67 (58.26%)	2,755	810 (29.40%)	1,287 (46.72%)
	13	University of Central Florida	58,662	9,899 (16.87%)	28,712 (48.94%)	9,684	3,666 (37.86%)	1,316 (13.59%)
	14	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%)
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	12,950	1,516 (11.71%)	4,054 (31.31%)	2,269	1,001 (44.12%)	166 (7.32%)
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	25,365	2,307 (9.10%)	14,818 (58.42%)	5,295	575 (10.86%)	1,060 (20.02%)
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	585	35 (5.98%)	-	2,776	475 (17.11%)	-
	18	East Carolina University	21,688	4,434 (20.44%)	11,041 (50.91%)	5,463	3,373 (61.74%)	580 (10.62%)
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	3,771	336 (8.91%)	1,674 (44.39%)	4,515	1,017 (22.52%)	1,382 (30.61%)
	20	University of Connecticut	18,983	69 (0.36%)	5,565 (29.32%)	8,020	1,367 (17.04%)	1,496 (18.65%)
	21	Marquette University	7,528	61 (0.81%)	1,422 (18.89%)	3,639	425 (11.68%)	907 (24.92%)
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	16,375	2,396 (14.63%)	7,235 (44.18%)	5,578	1,487 (26.66%)	1,097 (19.67%)
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,958	1,394 (6.65%)	13,942 (66.52%)	7,124	1,286 (18.05%)	2,180 (30.60%)
	24	Ball State University	14,416	953 (6.61%)	6,226 (43.19%)	5,361	4,087 (76.24%)	490 (9.14%)
	25	Georgia College & State University	5,265	4 (0.08%)	647 (12.29%)	1,050	721 (68.67%)	236 (22.48%)
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	752	135 (17.95%)	-	2,118	360 (17.00%)	562 (26.53%)
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	6,971	1,038 (14.89%)	3,577 (51.31%)	2,351	1,636 (69.59%)	293 (12.46%)
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	9,540	1,119 (11.73%)	4,615 (48.38%)	1,891	713 (37.70%)	272 (14.38%)
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,198	2,653 (18.69%)	7,562 (53.26%)	3,780	1,543 (40.82%)	580 (15.34%)
	30	University of Utah	26,355	1,845 (7.00%)	14,673 (55.67%)	8,379	586 (6.99%)	1,999 (23.86%)
	31	Florida Atlantic University	24,191	4,258 (17.60%)	12,754 (52.72%)	5,401	1,960 (36.29%)	1,216 (22.51%)
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	1,448	387 (26.73%)	635 (43.85%)	3,688	1,541 (41.78%)	621 (16.84%)
	33	Seton Hall University	6,012	9 (0.15%)	1,397 (23.24%)	3,611	1,075 (29.77%)	676 (18.72%)
	34	Texas A & M University Health Science Center	Texas A & M University Health Science Center does not offer online courses.
	35	University of Mississippi Medical Center	University of Mississippi Medical Center does not offer online courses.
	36	University of Southern Indiana	7,355	564 (7.67%)	2,979 (40.50%)	1,823	1,676 (91.94%)	66 (3.62%)
	37	Duquesne University	5,095	21 (0.41%)	1,791 (35.15%)	3,012	638 (21.18%)	617 (20.48%)
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	12,072	2,938 (24.34%)	5,478 (45.38%)	2,252	1,340 (59.50%)	453 (20.12%)
	39	Pace University	8,223	343 (4.17%)	4,724 (57.45%)	5,386	849 (15.76%)	1,840 (34.16%)
	40	Texas State University	33,834	2,384 (7.05%)	20,747 (61.32%)	4,337	1,065 (24.56%)	2,172 (50.08%)
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	29,663	4,102 (13.83%)	14,851 (50.07%)	11,492	4,533 (39.44%)	2,225 (19.36%)
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	3,156	-	1,738 (55.07%)	2,204	116 (5.26%)	477 (21.64%)
	43	University of Memphis	16,708	3,461 (20.71%)	6,487 (38.83%)	5,209	1,851 (35.53%)	1,353 (25.97%)
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	23,461	1,258 (5.36%)	11,950 (50.94%)	6,090	1,853 (30.43%)	1,616 (26.54%)
	45	University of San Francisco	6,018	21 (0.35%)	341 (5.67%)	3,670	499 (13.60%)	390 (10.63%)
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	18,113	3,599 (19.87%)	8,198 (45.26%)	6,032	2,730 (45.26%)	568 (9.42%)
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	24,391	1,055 (4.33%)	2,412 (9.89%)	7,838	2,798 (35.70%)	651 (8.31%)
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	5,517	762 (13.81%)	374 (6.78%)	1,940	613 (31.60%)	230 (11.86%)
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	10,179	128 (1.26%)	3,128 (30.73%)	5,524	757 (13.70%)	802 (14.52%)
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	23,745	1,332 (5.61%)	11,860 (49.95%)	7,559	2,756 (36.46%)	1,071 (14.17%)
Average			750,329	70,642 (9.41%)	337,756 (45.01%)	265,050	75,279 (28.40%)	48,144 (18.16%)

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