Online Graduate Nursing 50 Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 1,043,722 with 602,639 female students and 441,083 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. 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 69,713, while Rush University has the least number of students of 2,769 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	38,532	15,466	23,066
	2	Duke University	17,499	7,778	9,721
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	61,443	29,217	32,226
	4	The University of Alabama	40,846	17,368	23,478
	5	Saint Xavier University	3,485	1,298	2,187
	6	The Catholic University of America	5,243	2,533	2,710
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	35,724	14,987	20,737
	8	George Washington University	25,374	9,655	15,719
	9	Stony Brook University	26,689	12,622	14,067
	10	Boise State University	27,198	11,595	15,603
	11	Indiana University-Indianapolis	22,534	7,824	14,710
	12	Rush University	2,769	608	2,161
	13	University of Central Florida	69,713	32,056	37,657
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	23,124	9,211	13,913
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	15,665	6,569	9,096
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	32,911	14,191	18,720
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	3,241	1,002	2,239
	18	East Carolina University	26,940	10,631	16,309
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	8,238	2,226	6,012
	20	University of Connecticut	28,306	12,706	15,600
	21	Marquette University	11,746	4,954	6,792
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	23,124	9,917	13,207
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	28,464	10,189	18,275
	24	Ball State University	21,089	7,300	13,789
	25	Georgia College & State University	7,097	2,420	4,677
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	2,942	897	2,045
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	10,362	3,757	6,605
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	11,354	5,224	6,130
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	18,012	5,883	12,129
	30	University of Utah	36,894	18,931	17,963
	31	Florida Atlantic University	31,607	13,580	18,027
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	5,098	1,249	3,849
	33	Seton Hall University	9,571	3,992	5,579
	34	Texas A & M University Health Science Center	Enrollment information is not available.
	35	University of Mississippi Medical Center	Enrollment information is not available.
	36	University of Southern Indiana	9,488	3,611	5,877
	37	Duquesne University	8,234	3,065	5,169
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	15,673	6,077	9,596
	39	Pace University	13,634	5,038	8,596
	40	Texas State University	40,674	16,264	24,410
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	45,026	20,939	24,087
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	5,587	2,422	3,165
	43	University of Memphis	20,276	8,223	12,053
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	31,091	15,223	15,868
	45	University of San Francisco	8,913	3,185	5,728
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	26,323	10,170	16,153
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	31,726	15,245	16,481
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	7,968	3,804	4,164
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	14,732	6,177	8,555
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	31,543	13,804	17,739
Total			1,043,722	441,083	602,639

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 777,031 with 439,579 female students and 337,452 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 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 59,552, while Rush University has the least number of undergraduate students of 138.

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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	30,187	12,341	17,846
	2	Duke University	6,523	3,017	3,506
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,815	23,142	23,673
	4	The University of Alabama	34,389	14,970	19,419
	5	Saint Xavier University	3,098	1,205	1,893
	6	The Catholic University of America	3,177	1,469	1,708
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	11,031	14,869
	8	George Washington University	11,677	4,203	7,474
	9	Stony Brook University	18,263	8,900	9,363
	10	Boise State University	23,983	10,374	13,609
	11	Indiana University-Indianapolis	14,504	4,912	9,592
	12	Rush University	138	35	103
	13	University of Central Florida	59,552	27,774	31,778
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	13,921	6,046	7,875
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	13,432	5,602	7,830
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	27,132	11,901	15,231
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	545	107	438
	18	East Carolina University	21,445	8,978	12,467
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	3,772	995	2,777
	20	University of Connecticut	20,056	9,026	11,030
	21	Marquette University	8,045	3,542	4,503
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	17,450	7,468	9,982
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	21,210	7,792	13,418
	24	Ball State University	15,189	5,912	9,277
	25	Georgia College & State University	6,006	2,132	3,874
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	836	154	682
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	7,683	2,988	4,695
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	9,302	4,395	4,907
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,416	4,850	9,566
	30	University of Utah	28,064	14,569	13,495
	31	Florida Atlantic University	24,876	10,648	14,228
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	1,482	197	1,285
	33	Seton Hall University	6,146	2,712	3,434
	34	Texas A & M University Health Science Center	Enrollment information is not available.
	35	University of Mississippi Medical Center	Enrollment information is not available.
	36	University of Southern Indiana	7,600	2,917	4,683
	37	Duquesne University	5,371	2,017	3,354
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	13,448	5,423	8,025
	39	Pace University	8,038	2,811	5,227
	40	Texas State University	36,236	14,684	21,552
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	33,033	16,375	16,658
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	3,422	1,606	1,816
	43	University of Memphis	15,770	6,454	9,316
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	24,868	12,780	12,088
	45	University of San Francisco	5,321	1,863	3,458
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	20,444	7,802	12,642
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	23,920	11,407	12,513
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	5,731	2,710	3,021
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	10,166	4,170	5,996
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	24,449	11,046	13,403
Total			777,031	337,452	439,579

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Online Graduate Nursing schools is 266,691 with 163,060 female students and 103,631 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Online Graduate Nursing schools.

Among the best Online Graduate Nursing schools, Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 14,628, while Saint Xavier University has the least number of graduate students of 387.

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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	8,345	3,125	5,220
	2	Duke University	10,976	4,761	6,215
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	14,628	6,075	8,553
	4	The University of Alabama	6,457	2,398	4,059
	5	Saint Xavier University	387	93	294
	6	The Catholic University of America	2,066	1,064	1,002
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,824	3,956	5,868
	8	George Washington University	13,697	5,452	8,245
	9	Stony Brook University	8,426	3,722	4,704
	10	Boise State University	3,215	1,221	1,994
	11	Indiana University-Indianapolis	8,030	2,912	5,118
	12	Rush University	2,631	573	2,058
	13	University of Central Florida	10,161	4,282	5,879
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	9,203	3,165	6,038
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	2,233	967	1,266
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	5,779	2,290	3,489
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	2,696	895	1,801
	18	East Carolina University	5,495	1,653	3,842
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	4,466	1,231	3,235
	20	University of Connecticut	8,250	3,680	4,570
	21	Marquette University	3,701	1,412	2,289
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	5,674	2,449	3,225
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	7,254	2,397	4,857
	24	Ball State University	5,900	1,388	4,512
	25	Georgia College & State University	1,091	288	803
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	2,106	743	1,363
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	2,679	769	1,910
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	2,052	829	1,223
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	3,596	1,033	2,563
	30	University of Utah	8,830	4,362	4,468
	31	Florida Atlantic University	6,731	2,932	3,799
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	3,616	1,052	2,564
	33	Seton Hall University	3,425	1,280	2,145
	34	Texas A & M University Health Science Center	Enrollment information is not available.
	35	University of Mississippi Medical Center	Enrollment information is not available.
	36	University of Southern Indiana	1,888	694	1,194
	37	Duquesne University	2,863	1,048	1,815
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	2,225	654	1,571
	39	Pace University	5,596	2,227	3,369
	40	Texas State University	4,438	1,580	2,858
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	11,993	4,564	7,429
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	2,165	816	1,349
	43	University of Memphis	4,506	1,769	2,737
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	6,223	2,443	3,780
	45	University of San Francisco	3,592	1,322	2,270
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	5,879	2,368	3,511
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	7,806	3,838	3,968
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	2,237	1,094	1,143
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	4,566	2,007	2,559
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	7,094	2,758	4,336
Total			266,691	103,631	163,060

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Online Graduate Nursing schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 777,031 students, 70,994 students (9.14%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 339,655 students (43.71%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 266,691 students, 75,624 students (28.36%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 49,008 students (18.38%) 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	30,187	1,060 (3.51%)	20,451 (67.75%)	8,345	2,459 (29.47%)	1,224 (14.67%)
	2	Duke University	6,523	1 (0.02%)	137 (2.10%)	10,976	1,311 (11.94%)	2,699 (24.59%)
	3	Ohio State University-Main Campus	46,815	1,581 (3.38%)	31,935 (68.22%)	14,628	2,394 (16.37%)	3,021 (20.65%)
	4	The University of Alabama	34,389	3,400 (9.89%)	11,217 (32.62%)	6,457	2,889 (44.74%)	682 (10.56%)
	5	Saint Xavier University	3,098	109 (3.52%)	2,188 (70.63%)	387	182 (47.03%)	53 (13.70%)
	6	The Catholic University of America	3,177	107 (3.37%)	378 (11.90%)	2,066	352 (17.04%)	289 (13.99%)
	7	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	106 (0.41%)	4,507 (17.40%)	9,824	1,359 (13.83%)	1,537 (15.65%)
	8	George Washington University	11,677	416 (3.56%)	428 (3.67%)	13,697	3,573 (26.09%)	1,527 (11.15%)
	9	Stony Brook University	18,263	214 (1.17%)	9,709 (53.16%)	8,426	1,569 (18.62%)	1,660 (19.70%)
	10	Boise State University	23,983	3,587 (14.96%)	9,041 (37.70%)	3,215	1,654 (51.45%)	137 (4.26%)
	11	Indiana University-Indianapolis	14,504	1,415 (9.76%)	7,825 (53.95%)	8,030	1,607 (20.01%)	1,515 (18.87%)
	12	Rush University	138	44 (31.88%)	89 (64.49%)	2,631	790 (30.03%)	1,224 (46.52%)
	13	University of Central Florida	59,552	8,871 (14.90%)	29,631 (49.76%)	10,161	3,637 (35.79%)	1,429 (14.06%)
	14	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	13,921	1,621 (11.64%)	5,080 (36.49%)	9,203	2,633 (28.61%)	1,789 (19.44%)
	15	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	13,432	1,082 (8.06%)	4,488 (33.41%)	2,233	934 (41.83%)	187 (8.37%)
	16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	27,132	3,194 (11.77%)	15,008 (55.31%)	5,779	646 (11.18%)	1,313 (22.72%)
	17	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	545	48 (8.81%)	-	2,696	656 (24.33%)	-
	18	East Carolina University	21,445	4,859 (22.66%)	11,285 (52.62%)	5,495	3,497 (63.64%)	501 (9.12%)
	19	Thomas Jefferson University	3,772	283 (7.50%)	1,522 (40.35%)	4,466	644 (14.42%)	1,604 (35.92%)
	20	University of Connecticut	20,056	76 (0.38%)	5,810 (28.97%)	8,250	1,660 (20.12%)	1,439 (17.44%)
	21	Marquette University	8,045	23 (0.29%)	1,345 (16.72%)	3,701	523 (14.13%)	983 (26.56%)
	22	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	17,450	2,420 (13.87%)	8,075 (46.28%)	5,674	1,220 (21.50%)	1,371 (24.16%)
	23	Virginia Commonwealth University	21,210	1,358 (6.40%)	13,602 (64.13%)	7,254	1,472 (20.29%)	1,798 (24.79%)
	24	Ball State University	15,189	1,178 (7.76%)	7,017 (46.20%)	5,900	4,779 (81.00%)	399 (6.76%)
	25	Georgia College & State University	6,006	2 (0.03%)	398 (6.63%)	1,091	673 (61.69%)	296 (27.13%)
	26	Oregon Health & Science University	836	164 (19.62%)	287 (34.33%)	2,106	237 (11.25%)	611 (29.01%)
	27	The University of Texas at Tyler	7,683	1,030 (13.41%)	4,623 (60.17%)	2,679	1,923 (71.78%)	195 (7.28%)
	28	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	9,302	933 (10.03%)	4,615 (49.61%)	2,052	806 (39.28%)	273 (13.30%)
	29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,416	3,082 (21.38%)	7,022 (48.71%)	3,596	1,639 (45.58%)	610 (16.96%)
	30	University of Utah	28,064	1,555 (5.54%)	13,652 (48.65%)	8,830	694 (7.86%)	1,414 (16.01%)
	31	Florida Atlantic University	24,876	4,268 (17.16%)	13,783 (55.41%)	6,731	2,186 (32.48%)	1,828 (27.16%)
	32	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	1,482	394 (26.59%)	690 (46.56%)	3,616	1,250 (34.57%)	1,441 (39.85%)
	33	Seton Hall University	6,146	8 (0.13%)	1,282 (20.86%)	3,425	870 (25.40%)	602 (17.58%)
	36	University of Southern Indiana	7,600	417 (5.49%)	2,928 (38.53%)	1,888	1,731 (91.68%)	85 (4.50%)
	37	Duquesne University	5,371	19 (0.35%)	2,105 (39.19%)	2,863	542 (18.93%)	601 (20.99%)
	38	Eastern Kentucky University	13,448	3,878 (28.84%)	5,686 (42.28%)	2,225	1,368 (61.48%)	462 (20.76%)
	39	Pace University	8,038	271 (3.37%)	4,495 (55.92%)	5,596	856 (15.30%)	1,751 (31.29%)
	40	Texas State University	36,236	1,451 (4.00%)	15,093 (41.65%)	4,438	944 (21.27%)	834 (18.79%)
	41	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	33,033	4,338 (13.13%)	16,932 (51.26%)	11,993	4,684 (39.06%)	2,213 (18.45%)
	42	University of Detroit Mercy	3,422	-	1,412 (41.26%)	2,165	101 (4.67%)	668 (30.85%)
	43	University of Memphis	15,770	3,381 (21.44%)	6,448 (40.89%)	4,506	1,670 (37.06%)	982 (21.79%)
	44	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	24,868	1,124 (4.52%)	12,086 (48.60%)	6,223	1,801 (28.94%)	1,553 (24.96%)
	45	University of San Francisco	5,321	30 (0.56%)	259 (4.87%)	3,592	499 (13.89%)	581 (16.17%)
	46	Ohio University-Main Campus	20,444	4,289 (20.98%)	9,146 (44.74%)	5,879	2,576 (43.82%)	505 (8.59%)
	47	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	23,920	926 (3.87%)	1,733 (7.24%)	7,806	2,585 (33.12%)	1,060 (13.58%)
	48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	5,731	1,139 (19.87%)	271 (4.73%)	2,237	551 (24.63%)	480 (21.46%)
	49	University of Missouri-Kansas City	10,166	56 (0.55%)	2,305 (22.67%)	4,566	627 (13.73%)	646 (14.15%)
	50	University of Missouri-Columbia	24,449	1,186 (4.85%)	11,636 (47.59%)	7,094	2,371 (33.42%)	936 (13.19%)
Average			777,031	70,994 (9.14%)	339,655 (43.71%)	266,691	75,624 (28.36%)	49,008 (18.38%)

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