Top 100-Nursing Schools in the US

Top 100-Nursing Schools in the US

Requirements for a Bachelor’s in Nursing vary program to program and are a key factor in considering your higher education options. A number of course and GPA requirements or a test of Essential Academic Skills may be necessary for enrollment. Further interest in human services, healthcare, biology, or chemistry are helpful.

Rank	School Name	Tuition (In-state)	Board Exam Pass Rate	Acceptance Rate	Student Body
	University of Missouri–Columbia  Columbia, MO	$9,433	Top 10%	81.5%	34,700
	University of Iowa  Iowa City, IA	$8,079	Top 10%	78%	30,100
	Southeast Missouri State University  Cape Girardeau, MO	$7,058	Top 5%	97.2%	34,000
	University of Utah  Salt Lake City, UT	$7,835	Top 10%	82.6%	32,400
	Tennessee Technological University  Cookeville, TN	$7,679	Top 20%	97.4%	11,500
	Truman State University  Kirksville, MO	$7,374	Top 10%	73%	6,253
	Missouri Southern State University  Joplin, MO	$5,416	Top 5%	96.2%	5,420
	Sonoma State University  Rohnert Park, CA	$7,276	Top 10%	81.9%	9,020
	University of Louisiana–Monroe  Monroe, LA	$6,963	Top 10%	91%	8,545
	Brigham Young University–Provo  Provo, UT	$5,000	Top 10%	54.9%	34,400
	Nicholls State University  Thibadaux, LA	$7,234	Top 10%	92%	6,600
	University of Tennessee Chattanooga  Chattanooga, TN	$7,554	Top 10%	76%	11,660
	University of Louisiana at Lafayette  Lafayette, LA	$5,374	Top 5%	60%	16,687
	Emporia State University  Emporia, KS	$5,614	Top 5%	72%	5,870
	University of Nevada–Las Vegas  Las Vegas, NV	$6,570	Top 20%	88%	27,400
	University of Southern Indiana  Evansville, IN	$6,600	Top 5%	72%	10,500
	University of Kansas  Lawrence, KS	$10,200	Top 20%	92.3%	27,100
	Northwestern Oklahoma State University  Alva, OK	$5,050	Top 5%	72%	2,300
	Metropolitan State University  St. Paul, MN	$6,650	Top 20%	96.7%	8,170
	California State University–Sacramento  Sacramento, CA	$6,700	Top 10%	69.7%	28,500
	Louisiana Tech University  Ruston, LA	$7,150	Top 20%	70.8%	11,343
	North Dakota State University Fargo, ND	$7,240	Top 20%	83.5%	14,430
	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	$7,300	Top 5%	79%	13,740
	California State University–Los Angeles  Los Angeles, CA	$6,400	Top 10%	67%	21,800
	New Mexico State University  Las Cruces, NM	$6,200	Top 30%	80%	17,650
	Ohio State University–Columbus  Columbus, OH	$10,040	Top 20%	64%	56,400
	Langston University  Langston, OK	$4,300	Top 5%	63%	1,740
	Southeastern Louisiana University  Hammond, LA	$5,300	Top 10%	89%	15,602
	University of Northern Colorado  Greeley, CO	$6,800	Top 30%	89%	12,520
	South Dakota State University  Brookings, SD	$7,832	Top 30%	92%	12,580
	University of North Carolina at Pembroke  Pembroke, NC	$5,300	Top 20%	72%	6,300
	Eastern Kentucky University  Richmond, KY	$7,540	Top 20%	60%	15,970
	Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne  Fort Wayne, IN	$7,100	Top 20%	82%	13,770
	East Carolina University  Greenville, NC	$5,880	Top 20%	62%	26,950
	California State University–San Marcos  San Marcos, CA	$7,060	Top 10%	62%	10,360
	University of Vermont  Burlington, VT	$15,750	Top 20%	77%	13,100
	University of Kentucky  Lexington, KY	$10,110	Top 20%	67%	28,000
	Indiana University–Kokomo  Kokomo, IN	$6,680	Top 20%	70.4%	3,720
	St. Cloud State University  St. Cloud, MN	$7,480	Top 30%	89.7%	16,460
	University of New Hampshire  Durham, NH	$16,500	Top 20%	77.9%	15,300
	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh  Oshkosh, WI	$7,360	Top 20%	68.5%	13,400
	Illinois State University  Normal, IL	$12,573	Top 20%	74%	17,200
	University of Central Oklahoma  Edmond, OK	$5,092	Top 30%	78.9%	17,200
	Fitchburg State College  Fitchburg, MA	$8,985	Top 10%	72.1%	6,888
	Georgia College & State University  Milledgeville, GA	$8,790	Top 20%	66.3%	6,400
	University of Memphis  Memphis, TN	$7,900	Top 20%	64.7%	22,200
	University of South Alabama  Mobile, AL	$8,150	Top 30%	87.2%	14,600
	West Virginia University  Morgantown, WV	$6,450	Top 50%	85.1%	29,700
	Northwestern State University of Louisiana  Natchitoches, LA	$6,300	Top 30%	84.9%	9,450
	Louisiana State University–Alexandria  Alexandria, LA	$4,600	Top 20%	61.1%	2,400
51	California State University–Bakersfield  Bakersfield, CA	$6,792	Top 10%	67%	8,720
52	Youngstown State University  Youngstown, OH	$7,712	Top 30%	86.7%	13,800
53	Worcester State University  Worcester, MA	$8,157	Top 5%	68.1%	6,200
54	California State University–Stanislaus  Turlock, CA	$6,664	Top 30%	72.2%	8,900
55	Ball State University  Muncie, IN	$9,300	Top 20%	61.2%	21,000
56	University of South Carolina–Columbia  Columbia, SC	$10,800	Top 20%	60.6%	31,300
57	Morehead State University  Morehead, KY	$7,500	Top 50%	84.5%	11,100
58	Southern Utah University  Cedar City, UT	$5,924	Top 5%	57.2%	8,300
59	Weber State University  Ogden, UT	$4,800	Top 50%	100%	26,500
60	Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania  Bloomsburg, PA	$8,582	Top 20%	67.6%	9,950
61	University of Maryland–College Park  College Park, MD	$9,200	Top 20%	46.8%	37,200
62	University of Washington  Seattle, WA	$12,383	Top 20%	59%	42,500
63	University of Evansville  Evansville, IN	$10,000	Top 10%	80%	34,000
64	Western Kentucky University  Bowling Green, KY	$8,722	Top 50%	92.3%	21,100
65	Saint Mary’s College  Notre Dame, IN	$34,600	Top 5%	84.8%	1,450
66	University of Florida  Gainesville, FL	$6,263	Top 50%	44.1%	49,900
67	Indian River State College  Fort Pierce, FL	$2,760	Top 50%	100%	17,800
68	Indiana University of Pennsylvania  Indiana, PA	$9,100	Top 20%	61%	15,400
69	Radford University  Radford, VA	$9,026	Top 30%	76.4%	9,500
70	Metropolitan State College of Denver  Denver, CO	$6,400	Top 30%	71.3%	23,300
71	University of Colorado–Denver  Denver, CO	$7,500	Top 50%	75.9%	22,400
72	University of North Florida  Jacksonville, FL	$6,380	Top 20%	52%	16,201
73	University of Louisville  Louisville, KY	$9,750	Top 30%	76.3%	21,300
74	Auburn University  Auburn University, AL	$9,880	Top 50%	77.4%	16,500
75	California State University–Chico  Chico, CA	$8,900	Top 50%	79.2%	16,470
76	Clemson University  Clemson, SC	$13,400	Top 20%	57.9%	20,770
77	Washburn University  Topeka, KS	$5,780	Top 50%	95.5%	7,200
78	Lamar University  Beaumont, TX	$9,050	Top 50%	88.3%	14,300
79	West Texas A&M University  Canyon, TX	$6,990	Top 30%	69.4%	7,900
80	Valparaiso University  Valparaiso, IN	$34,760	Top 5%	79.6%	4,080
81	University of Central Florida  Orlando, FL	$6,300	Top 20%	62.5%	59,760
82	Rutgers Camden Regional Campus  Camden, NJ	$13,430	Top 20%	80%	6,350
83	Murray State University  Murray, KY	$6,840	Top 50%	82.2%	10,800
84	Wichita State University  Wichita, KS	$6,927	Top 50%	95.2%	14,890
85	Temple University  Philadelphia, PA	$14,400	Top 30%	67.2%	36,700
86	Indiana University Southeast  New Albany, IN	$6,700	Top 30%	77.9%	6,900
87	University of Nevada–Reno Reno, NV	$6,150	Top 50%	83%	18,230
88	University of Texas–El Paso  El Paso, TX	$7,020	Top 50%	99.8%	22,800
89	University of New Mexico  Albuquerque, NM	$7,300	Top 50%	64.6%	29,000
90	University of Massachuetts–Amherst Amherst, M	$13,258	Top 30%	62.6%	28,200
91	Austin Peay State University  Clarksville, TN	$7,160	Top 50%	85.7%	10,600
92	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$8,400	Top 5%	46.7%	15,630
93	Missouri Western State University  St. Joseph, MO	$6,500	Top 50%	100%	6,060
94	Pittsburg State University  Pittsburg, KS	$5,850	Top 50%	79.3%	7,480
95	Louisiana College  Pineville, LA	$14,520	Top 20%	73.9%	1,260
96	Indiana University South Bend  South Bend, IN	$6,800	Top 30%	57.3%	8,500
97	Richard Stockton College of New Jersey  Galloway, NJ	$12,000	Top 5%	57.3%	8,400
98	Winston-Salem State University  Salem, MA	$8,050	Top 20%	69.3%	9,400
99	Pacific Lutheran University  Tacoma, WA	$36,530	Top 5%	73.6%	3,470
100	Texas State University–San Marcos  San Marcos, TX	$9,200	Top 50%	76.6%	34,200

List of nursing specialties

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• Advanced practice nursing
• Ambulatory care nursing
• Burn nursing
• Camp nursing
• Cardiac Intervention nursing
• Cardiac nursing
• Community health nursing
• Correctional nursing
• Critical care nursing
• Dental nursing
• Emergency nursing
• Environmental health nursing
• Faith community nursing
• Flight nursing
• Forensic nursing
• Gastroenterology nursing
• Genetics nursing
• Geriatric nursing
• Health visiting
• Holistic nursing
• Home health nursing
• Hospice and palliative care nursing
• Medical case management

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• Hyperbaric nursing
• Immunology and allergy nursing
• Infection control nursing
• Infectious disease nursing
• Intravenous therapy nursing
• Legal nurse consultant
• Maternal-child nursing
• Medical-surgical nursing
• Military and uniformed services nursing
• Neonatal nursing
• Nephrology nursing
• Neurosurgical nursing
• Nurse attorney
• Nurse midwifery
• Nursing informatics
• Nursing management
• Nursing research
• Obstetrical nursing
• Occupational health nursing
• Oncology nursing
• Orthopaedic nursing
• Ostomy nursing
• Pediatric nursing

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• Perianesthesia nursing
• Perioperative nursing
• Private duty nursing
• Public health nursing
• Pulmonary nursing
• Quality improvement
• Radiology nursing
• Rehabilitation nursing
• Renal nursing
• Research nursing
• School nursing
• Space nursing
• Sub-acute nursing
• Substance abuse nursing
• Surgical nursing
• Telenursing
• Telephone triage nursing
• Transplantation nursing
• Travel nursing
• Urology nursing
• Utilization management
• Wound care

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Top nursing programs in the United States

Top 100-Nursing Schools