US Top Nursing School Ranking

Ranking of Top 25 Graduate Nursing Schools in US:

Rank, Institution

1. University of Washington

2. University of California?San Francisco

3. University of Pennsylvania

4. Johns Hopkins University

5. University of Michigan?Ann Arbor

5. University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)

7. Oregon Health and Science University

7. University of Illinois?Chicago

7. University of Maryland?Baltimore

7. University of Pittsburgh?Main Campus

7. Yale University

12. University of California?Los Angeles

12. University of Iowa

12. University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill (School of Public Health)

15. Case Western Reserve University

15. Duke University

15. Indiana University-Purdue University?Indianapolis

15. University of Colorado?Denver

19. Columbia University

19. Rush University

19. University of Texas Health Science Center?Houston

19. University of Texas?Austin

19. University of Virginia

19. University of Wisconsin?Madison

19. Vanderbilt University

Nursing Specialty Rankings:

Best Graduate Nursing Programs - Pediatric:

1. University of Pennsylvania

2. Yale University

three. University of Colorado?Denver

four. University of Washington

five. University of California?San Francisco

6. University of Pittsburgh?Main Campus

7. Rush University

eight. Columbia University

8. University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)

10. Boston College

Best Graduate Nursing Programs - Gerontological/Geriatric:

1. University of Pennsylvania

2. University of Iowa

three. New York University

four. Case Western Reserve University

5. Oregon Health and Science University

6. University of Michigan?Ann Arbor

7. University of California?San Francisco

8. University of Texas Health Science Center?Houston

9. Rush University

10. Duke University

Best Graduate Nursing Programs - Adult/Medical-Surgical:

1. University of California?San Francisco

2. University of Washington

three. Indiana University-Purdue University?Indianapolis

three. Yale University

five. University of Pennsylvania

6. University of Colorado?Denver

Best Graduate Nursing Programs - Psychiatric/Mental Health:

1. University of Washington

2. University of California?San Francisco

2. University of Pennsylvania

four. Yale University

five. University of Virginia

6. Indiana University-Purdue University?Indianapolis

Best Graduate Nursing Programs - Nursing Service Administration:

1. University of Iowa

2. University of Pennsylvania

three. University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)

4. University of Illinois?Chicago

four. University of Michigan?Ann Arbor

6. University of Maryland?Baltimore

7. Johns Hopkins University

Best Graduate Nursing Programs - Family:

1. University of Washington

2. University of California?San Francisco

3. University of Pennsylvania

four. Yale University

five. University of Colorado?Denver

five. University of Maryland?Baltimore

7. Columbia University

8. University of North Carolina?Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)

nine. Pace University

10. Rush University

Source: US News & World Report 2008 Edition