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Advancing Nursing Science, Education and Practice

Ranked seventh in the 2011 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America's Best Graduate Schools” and third 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.

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School of Nursing Highlights

  • 7th in U.S. News & World Reports “America’s Best Graduate Schools”
    (Note: This ranking is updated every 3 years. Schools of nursing were last ranked in 2011, so we will retain this ranking until 2014.)
  • 9th in online learning according to U.S. News & World Reports
  • 3rd in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research dollars awarded
  • 100% (2012-2013) first time certification pass rate for all graduate programs
  • 94% (2011-2012) BSN Licensure (NCLEX) first time pass rate
  • 56% of the current freshman class were in the top 10% of their high school class
  • 48% of the full-time faculty hold leadership roles in national organizations
  • 93% 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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