U.S. News And World Report is a top name when it comes to rankings of all kinds. Every year, the publication releases its rankings on everything from top universities to top nursing homes. The publication's latest rankings for top nursing programs in the United States, as of 2007, will be used here.
Each school received a score between one and five, five being the highest. Schools were scored based on a variety of things, including graduation rates, retention rates, and faculty-to-student ratios.
Top 10:
1) University of Washington - Seattle (Score: 4.7)
2) University of California - San Francisco (4.6)
3) University of Pennsylvania (4.5)
4) Johns Hopkins University (4.4)
5) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (4.3)
5) University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (4.3)
7) Oregon Health And Science University (4.2)
7) University of Illinois at Chicago (4.2)
7) University of Maryland - Baltimore (4.2)
7) University of Pittsburgh (4.2)
7) Yale University (4.2)
There are eleven schools on this list because five schools tied for seventh.
The University of Washington at Seattle (UW) tops the list. Founded in 1861, the university boasts three campuses (Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell), and confers more than12,000 degrees annually.
The UW School of Nursing has received the top ranking by U.S. News And World Report 16 times since the publication first began releasing the list in 1993.
University of Washington - Seattle
PO Box 357260
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-8736
son.washington.edu
The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) earned the No. 2 spot. UCSF was founded in 1907; the nursing school was established shortly thereafter. In the past five years, the school has tripled its research funding, an effort that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health.
University of California - San Francisco
2 Koret Way, #N-319X
San Francisco, CA 94143-0602
415-476-1435
nurseweb.ucsf.edu/
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is one of just two Ivy League schools to make the list. Located in Philadelphia, Penn is one of the nation's oldest universities. Students here gain valuable, hands-on experience at two of the nation's premier hospitals: the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
215-898-8281
nursing.upenn.edu
Johns Hopkins University comes in at number four. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this university did not officially establish its nursing school until 1983. However, the neighboring Johns Hopkins Hospital has run a highly-regarded nurses training program for more than 120 years.
Johns Hopkins University
525 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21205-2100
410-955-7548
son.jhmi.edu
Two schools tied for fifth place in the rankings: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (UM) and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (UNC).
UM is one of the largest schools on the list. The university boasts more than 58,000 students on its three campuses in the State of Michigan.
UNC is the flagship of the UNC System. This school's nursing program offers an undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D in nursing.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
400 N. Ingalls
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0482
734-763-5985
nursing.umich.edu
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Carrington Hall, CB #7460
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
919-966-4260
nursing.unc.edu/
Five schools tied for seventh place on this list, bringing our "Top 10" schools to an uneven eleven. They include Oregon Health And Science University; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Maryland - Baltimore; University of Pittsburgh; and Yale University.
Each of these schools scored a 4.2 out of 5 on the U.S. News And World Report scoring scale.
Oregon Health And Science University
3455 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Road
Portland, OR 97239-2941
503-494-7725
ohsu.edu
University of Illinois at Chicago
845 South Damen Ave, MC 802
Chicago, IL 60612
312-996-7800
uic.edu/nursing
University of Maryland -Baltimore
Suite 516
Baltimore, MD 21201-1579
410-706-3147
nursing.umaryland.edu
University of Pittsburgh
Victoria Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-624-4586
nursing.pitt.edu
Yale University
100 Church St. S, PO Box 9740
New Haven, CT 06536-0740
203-737-2557
nursing.yale.edu/