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Advancing Nursing Science, Education and Practice

Ranked seventh in the most recent edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” and fifth in National Institutes of Health research dollars, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing offers opportunities to study with nationally recognized faculty. Since 1939, the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing has prepared students for increasingly demanding practice and academic environments through rigorous educational programs with varied and intensive experiences in applied practice.


School of Nursing Highlights

  • 7th in U.S. News & World Reports “America’s Best Graduate Schools”
  • 5th in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research dollars awarded
  • 61% of the incoming freshman class were in the top 10%
    of their high school class
  • 95% (2009-2010) BSN Licensure (NCLEX) first time  pass rate
  • 41% of the full-time faculty hold leadership roles in national organizations
  • 76% of the full-time faculty are doctorally prepared
  • 24% of the full-time faculty are Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing
  • BSN program accredited (CCNE) to 2019
  • MSN programs accredited (CCNE) to 2019 & (COA) to 2020
  • DNP accredited (CCNE) accredited to 2014 & (COA) to 2020
  • PhD program externally reviewed in October 2010

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