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We rigorously evaluated over 1,700 schools to find the best nursing schools and programs, ranking them on preparation for impactful jobs, graduate outcomes, reputation, affordability, and accreditation. Our comprehensive methodology identifies the top nursing schools, RN to BSN methodology, Nurse Practitioner (NP) methodology, and Accelerated BSN (ABSN) methodology programs in each state. This in-depth analysis spotlights schools with a proven record of readying nurses to enhance lives and healthcare. Learn more about our meticulous ranking criteria used to connect nurses with the best-fit program for their calling.

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Table of the 250 Best Nursing Schools in the U.S.

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Grade
University
State Rank
US Rank
City
State
91 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1 1 Chapel Hill NC
89 Duke University 2 2 Durham NC
87 West Virginia University 1 3 Morgantown WV
87 Marquette University 1 4 Milwaukee WI
87 University of South Carolina-Columbia 1 5 Columbia SC
87 Georgetown University 1 6 Washington DC
87 University of Hawaii @ Manoa-MEPN 1 7 Honolulu HI
87 University of Pittsburgh 1 8 Pittsburgh PA
86 Pennsylvania State University 2 9 University Park PA
86 East Carolina University 3 10 Greenville NC
86 California State University-Long Beach 1 11 Long Beach CA
86 Allen College 1 12 Waterloo IA
86 Duquesne University 3 13 Pittsburgh PA
86 University of Virginia 1 14 Charlottesville VA
86 Gardner-Webb University 4 15 Boiling Springs NC
86 University of San Diego/Hahn 2 16 San Diego CA
86 University of Connecticut-Storrs Campus 1 17 Storrs CT
85 University of Florida - Gainesville 1 18 Gainesville FL
85 Western Carolina University 5 19 Cullowhee NC
85 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 1 20 Ann Arbor MI
85 Emory University 1 21 Atlanta GA
85 South Dakota State University 1 22 Brookings SD
85 University of Missouri-Kansas City 1 23 Kansas City MO
84 Johns Hopkins University 1 24 Baltimore MD
84 Boston College 1 25 Chestnut Hill MA
84 The College of New Jersey 1 26 Ewing NJ
84 University of Central Florida 2 27 Orlando FL
84 The Ohio State University-Main Campus (Columbus) 1 28 Columbus OH
84 University of Mississippi Medical Center 1 29 Jackson MS
84 The Catholic University of America 2 30 Washington DC
84 Messiah University 4 31 Mechanicsburg PA
84 Drexel University 5 33 Philadelphia PA
84 Union University 2 34 Jackson TN
84 California State University-Fullerton 3 35 Fullerton CA
84 Simmons University 2 36 Boston MA
84 Northern Kentucky University 1 37 Highland Heights KY
84 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1 38 Lafayette LA
84 University of Washington 1 39 Seattle WA
84 Lewis University 1 40 Romeoville IL
84 University of Iowa 2 41 Iowa City IA
84 Mennonite Nursing at Illinois State University 2 42 Normal IL
83 University of California-Los Angeles 4 43 Los Angeles CA
83 University at Buffalo 1 44 Buffalo NY
83 Villanova University 6 45 Villanova PA
83 Florida National University-Miami 3 46 Miami FL
83 University of Miami 4 47 Coral Gables FL
83 James Madison University 2 48 Harrisonburg VA
83 University of New Mexico College of Nursing 1 49 Albuquerque NM
83 California State University-Los Angeles 5 50 Los Angeles CA
83 Clemson University 2 51 Clemson SC
83 Waynesburg University 7 52 Waynesburg PA
83 Creighton University 1 53 Omaha NE
83 Purdue University 1 54 West Lafayette IN
82 Bradley University 3 55 Peoria IL
82 Texas Woman's University 1 56 Denton TX
82 University of New Hampshire (DEMN), Durham 1 57 Durham NH
82 California State University-Stanislaus 6 58 Turlock CA
82 Stony Brook University 2 59 Stony Brook NY
82 California State University-San Marcos 7 60 San Marcos CA
82 McNeese State University 2 61 Lake Charles LA
82 Samford University 1 62 Birmingham AL
82 Tennessee Technological University 3 63 Cookeville TN
82 University of Louisville-Louisville 2 64 Louisville KY
82 University of Mary 1 65 Bismarck ND
82 University of Saint Joseph 2 66 West Hartford CT
82 Case Western Reserve University 2 67 Cleveland OH
82 University of Southern Indiana 2 68 Evansville IN
82 CUNY Hunter College 3 70 New York NY
82 Salisbury University 2 71 Salisbury MD
82 University of Kentucky 3 72 Lexington KY
82 University of Utah College of Nursing 1 73 Salt Lake City UT
82 St. John Fisher College 4 74 Rochester NY
82 Southern Connecticut State University 3 75 New Haven CT
82 University of North Dakota 2 76 Grand Forks ND
82 University of Rochester School of Nursing 5 77 Rochester NY
82 Florida Gulf Coast University 5 78 Fort Myers FL
82 Harding University - Searcy 1 79 Searcy AR
82 Medical University of South Carolina 3 80 Charleston SC
82 Texas State University San Marcos and St. David School of Nursing 2 81 San Marcos TX
82 Southeastern Louisiana University 3 82 Hammond LA
82 The University of Texas at El Paso 3 83 El Paso TX
81 University of Arizona 1 84 Tucson AZ
81 Carlow University 8 85 Pittsburgh PA
81 The University of Texas at Austin 4 86 Austin TX
81 Texas Christian University 5 87 Fort Worth TX
81 Appalachian State University 6 88 Boone NC
81 University of North Carolina Wilmington 7 89 Wilmington NC
81 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 4 90 Natchitoches LA
81 Fairfield University 4 91 Fairfield CT
81 University of Alabama at Birmingham 2 92 Birmingham AL
81 University of Wisconsin-Madison 2 93 Madison WI
81 Virginia Commonwealth University 3 94 Richmond VA
81 University of Alabama 3 95 Tuscaloosa AL
81 The University of Texas at Arlington 6 96 Arlington TX
81 California State University-Bakersfield 8 97 Bakersfield CA
81 University of South Florida College of Nursing 6 98 Tampa FL
81 College of the Ozarks 2 99 Point Lookout MO
81 University of North Florida 7 100 Jacksonville FL
81 Sacred Heart University 5 101 Fairfield CT
81 University of Pennsylvania 9 103 Philadelphia PA
81 Bellin College 3 104 Green Bay WI
81 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 1 105 Bartlesville OK
81 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 10 106 Bloomsburg PA
81 Gonzaga University 2 107 Spokane WA
81 Mississippi University for Women 2 108 Columbus MS
81 University of Nevada-Reno 1 109 Reno NV
81 University of Northern Colorado 1 110 Greeley CO
81 Florida State University 8 111 Tallahassee FL
81 DeSales University 11 113 Center Valley PA
81 University of Colorado College of Nursing (Traditional) 2 114 Denver CO
81 Wilkes University 12 115 Wilkes-Barre PA
81 Brigham Young University-Provo 2 116 Provo UT
81 University of Vermont 1 117 Burlington VT
81 University of Minnesota 1 118 Minneapolis MN
81 University of Delaware 1 119 Newark DE
81 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4 120 Oshkosh WI
81 NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing 6 121 New York NY
81 University of Scranton 13 122 Scranton PA
81 Michigan State University 2 123 East Lansing MI
81 University of the Incarnate Word 7 124 San Antonio TX
80 Edgewood College 5 125 Madison WI
80 The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing 8 127 Galveston TX
80 Columbia University in the City of New York 7 128 New York NY
80 San Diego State University 9 129 San Diego CA
80 California State University-Chico 10 131 Chico CA
80 Cox College 4 132 Springfield MO
80 Saint Anthony College of Nursing 4 133 Rockford IL
80 Shenandoah University -Eleanor Wade Custer 4 134 Winchester VA
80 Missouri State University-Springfield 5 135 Springfield MO
80 Saint Anselm College 2 136 Manchester NH
80 Lander University 4 137 Greenwood SC
80 Maryville University of Saint Louis 6 138 Saint Louis MO
80 Molloy College 8 139 Rockville Centre NY
80 Northern Arizona University 2 140 Flagstaff AZ
80 La Salle University 14 141 Philadelphia PA
80 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - Traditional 3 142 Colorado Springs CO
80 Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Science Center 5 143 New Orleans LA
80 Concordia University 6 144 Mequon WI
80 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 9 145 Lubbock TX
80 Gannon University 15 146 Erie PA
80 Troy University - Troy 4 147 Troy AL
80 Liberty University 5 148 Lynchburg VA
80 Otterbein Nursing Program (Otterbein University) 3 150 Westerville OH
80 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 4 151 Cincinnati OH
80 Georgia State University 4 152 Atlanta GA
80 Plymouth State University 3 153 Plymouth NH
80 Loyola University - Chicago 5 154 Chicago IL
80 University of Kansas Medical Center 1 155 Lawrence KS
79 Viterbo College 7 156 La Crosse WI
79 Concordia University Irvine 11 157 Irvine CA
79 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 3 158 Indianapolis IN
79 Longwood University 6 159 Farmville VA
79 University of Missouri-Columbia 7 160 Columbia MO
79 Regis College 3 161 Weston MA
79 California State University-Sacramento 12 162 Sacramento CA
79 Stanbridge University 13 163 Irvine CA
79 Middle Tennessee State University 6 164 Murfreesboro TN
79 University of Maryland-Baltimore 3 165 Baltimore MD
79 Kent State University 5 166 Kent OH
79 Stephen F Austin State University 10 167 Nacogdoches TX
79 Augustana University 2 168 Sioux Falls SD
79 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8 169 Eau Claire WI
79 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences-Little Rock 2 170 Little Rock AR
79 Ball State University 4 171 Muncie IN
79 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 4 172 Amherst MA
79 St Vincent's College - Evening 6 173 Bridgeport CT
79 Kennesaw State University 5 174 GA
79 Holy Names University 14 176 Oakland CA
79 York College Pennsylvania 17 177 York PA
79 Northeastern University 5 178 Boston MA
79 Worcester State College (WSU) 6 179 Worcester MA
79 Murray State University 4 180 Murray KY
79 University of Massachusetts-Lowell 7 181 Lowell MA
79 California State University-Fresno 15 182 Fresno CA
79 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 11 183 San Antonio TX
79 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 8 184 Greensboro NC
79 Eastern Kentucky University 5 185 Richmond KY
79 Central Connecticut State University 7 186 New Britain CT
79 North Dakota State University (Combined NDSU Fargo campus and NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health Bismarck) 3 187 Fargo ND
79 University of North Georgia 6 188 Dahlonega GA
79 Bethel College-Indiana 5 189 Mishawaka IN
78 Northwestern College 3 190 Orange City IA
78 California State University-San Bernardino 16 191 San Bernardino CA
78 Montana Tech of the University of Montana 1 192 Butte MT
78 University of Southern Mississippi 3 193 Hattiesburg MS
78 University of St Francis 6 194 Fort Wayne IN
78 Grand Valley State University 3 195 Allendale MI
78 Sonoma State University 17 196 Rohnert Park CA
78 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 18 197 Edinboro PA
78 University of Nebraska Medical Center 2 198 Omaha NE
78 Coe College 4 199 Cedar Rapids IA
78 Stockton University 2 200 Galloway NJ
78 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville 6 201 Louisville KY
78 Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health 3 203 Omaha NE
78 Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green 7 204 Bowling Green KY
78 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 12 205 Houston TX
78 Carroll College 2 206 Helena MT
78 Arkansas State University - Jonesboro 3 207 Jonesboro AR
78 Mount Mercy University 5 208 Cedar Rapids IA
78 Fort Hays State University 2 209 Hays KS
78 Hope College 4 210 Holland MI
78 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 9 211 Charlotte NC
78 Radford University (Roanoke) 7 212 Radford VA
78 Cedar Crest College 19 213 Allentown PA
78 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus - Magnolia 4 214 Magnolia AR
78 West Coast University 18 215 North Hollywood CA
78 Seton Hall University 3 216 South Orange NJ
78 Winona State University 2 217 Winona MN
78 Pennsylvania College of Technology 20 218 Williamsport PA
78 University of South Dakota 3 219 Vermillion SD
78 Concordia College at Moorhead 3 220 Moorhead MN
78 University of South Alabama 5 221 Mobile AL
78 George Washington University 3 222 Washington DC
78 Baylor University 13 223 Waco TX
78 Olivet Nazarene University 6 224 Bourbonnais IL
78 Morehead State University 8 225 Morehead KY
78 University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 5 226 Fayetteville AR
78 Fransciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University 8 227 Baton Rouge LA
78 Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences 6 228 Canton OH
77 Kentucky State University-Frankfort 9 229 Frankfort KY
77 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 2 230 Las Vegas NV
77 University of Rhode Island 1 231 Kingston RI
77 Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Southwest Baptist University) 8 232 Bolivar MO
77 The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San Jose State University 19 233 San Jose CA
77 California State University-Channel Islands 20 235 Camarillo CA
77 University of Massachusetts-Boston 8 236 Boston MA
77 Western Illinois University 7 237 Macomb IL
77 Purdue University-Fort Wayne 7 239 Fort Wayne IN
77 Saint Francis University 22 240 Loretto PA
77 Indiana Wesleyan University 8 241 Marion IN
77 The College of Saint Scholastica 4 242 Duluth MN
77 University of Central Missouri 9 243 Warrensburg MO
77 Nicholls State University 9 244 Thibodaux LA
77 Farmingdale State College 9 245 Farmingdale NY
77 Cumberland University 8 246 Lebanon TN
77 Marymount University 8 247 Arlington VA
77 Anderson University 5 248 Anderson SC
77 Grand Canyon University 3 249 Phoenix AZ
77 Sam Houston State University 14 250 Huntsville TX
77 Mississippi College 4 251 Clinton MS
77 Colby-Sawyer College 4 252 New London NH
77 Neumann University 23 253 Aston PA
77 Howard University 4 254 Washington DC
77 Saginaw Valley State University 5 255 University Center MI
77 Robert Morris University 24 256 Moon Township PA
77 William Paterson University of New Jersey 4 257 Wayne NJ
77 University of Central Arkansas - Conway 6 258 Conway AR
77 Spring Hill College 6 259 Mobile AL
77 Jacksonville University 9 260 Jacksonville FL
77 Berea College 10 261 Berea KY

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