The schools earning the top three spots on the U.S. News & World Report's 2007 list of the best nursing schools earned 4.5 or more out of a possible 5 points. The number one spot on the list belongs to a school that offered its first nursing class in 1918, the University of Washington in Seattle, with 4.7 points. Number two, the University of California in San Francisco, founded in 1907 as the Hospital Training School for Nurses, earned 4.6 points. The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, most noted for its simulated patient lab, is ranked number three, scoring 4.5 points.
University of Washington
PO Box 357260
Seattle, WA 9819
206-543-8736
www.washington.edu
University of California-San Francisco
2 Koret Way
San Francisco, CA 94143
415-476-1435
www.ucsf.edu
University of Pennsylvania
420 Guardian Dr.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-8281
www.upenn.edu
John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, has been training nurses since 1889, and ranks number four on the U.S News & World Report's 2007 list of the best nursing schools with a total of 4.4 points. Two schools tied for the number five position on the list, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with scores of 4.3 points. University of Michigan School of Nursing students gain clinical experience at the University of Michigan Health Center and two on-campus primary health centers. The University of North Carolina School of Nursing, established in 1950, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing.
Johns Hopkins University
525 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-955-7548
www.jhmi.edu
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
400 N. Ingalls
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-763-5985
www.umich.edu
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Carrington Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-966-4260
www.unc.edu
The remainder of the top 10 schools on the U.S. News & World Report's 2007 list of best nursing schools, tied for the number seven spot with 4.2 points, are Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Maryland in Baltimore and the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to providing nursing education, Oregon Health and Science University is a fully functional hospital and research facility. The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing operates centers dedicated to the study and treatment of sleep disorders and women's health issues. The University of Maryland School of Nursing was established in 1889 and continues to be the largest nursing school in the state as of June 2010. The University of Pittsburgh is a private university, and its School of Nursing, established in 1939, offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nursing.
Oregon Health and Science University
3455 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Rd.
Portland, OR 97239
503-494-7725
www.ohsu.edu
University of Illinois-Chicago
845 S. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60612
312-996-7800
www.uic.edu
University of Maryland-Baltimore
Suite 516
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-706-3147
www.umaryland.edu
University of Pittsburgh
Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-624-4586
www.pitt.edu