Southern Utah University's Department of Nursing is a competitive nursing program that seeks to prepare students to successfully become a practicing nurse, achieve high-level proficiency of skills and serve as leaders in the field. SUU's program is competitive, and students are required to have a 3.0 minimum GPA, must be accepted first to Southern Utah University, and must first complete SUU's General Education Core and Required Support Courses to be accepted to the school of nursing.
The University of Utah's College of Nursing is a larger nursing school with around 300 students, and offers a bachelor of science, masters and a doctorate in nursing. The larger size does allow for more scholarship opportunities, and in 2010, around 19 percent of students received funding, as well as research opportunities. The school is academically rigorous, with students in the nursing school maintaining, on average, around a 3.5 GPA.
Brigham Young University's College of Nursing is a highly competitive program; the average applying undergraduate student has around a 3.8 GPA. The school offers a bachelor of science degree in nursing designed for full-time students. This degree program prepares students for the changing healthcare work place and fosters a dedication to health and healing. Around 380 undergraduate students matriculate the BYU College of Nursing, and of those students, 98 percent pass the NCLEX-RN license exam.
The Webber State University School of Nursing is located in Ogden, Utah and began in 1953. It offers students a pathway to becoming a nurse via a ladder curriculum; students can apply to the one-year Practical Nursing certification and, once certified, continue their education towards an Associate of Science Degree Nursing, then to a Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN), and finally a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).