The research team at Nursing Schools Almanac collected data on over 3,200 nursing schools and campuses throughout the United States. We evaluated each school on three dimensions:
- The institution’s academic prestige and perceived value
- The breadth and depth of nursing programs offered
- Student success, particularly on the NCLEX national licensure exam
We then combined these assessments into an overall score and ranked the schools accordingly. For a detailed description of our assessment methodology and dimension weights, please see here.
Below we've included a link to each of our detailed ranking lists:
Top 100 nursing schools in the United States
Top 75 public nursing schools in the United States
Top 75 private nursing schools in the United States
Top 75 vocational, career, and community colleges for nursing
Top 50 nursing schools in New England
Top 50 nursing schools in the Mid-Atlantic
Top 50 nursing schools in the Great Lakes
Top 50 nursing schools in the Plains
Top 50 nursing schools in the Southeast