Best Colleges for Nursing (BSN)
Nursing is one of the strongest-job-market majors in the country. The schools below are picked for three things: NCLEX (RN licensing exam) pass rates above 90%, clinical placements at top hospitals, and direct-entry BSN programs (no separate application after freshman year). Some let you specialize in OR, ICU, or pediatrics by senior year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
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University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · Private nonprofit
5%acceptance rate - 2
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland · Private nonprofit
6%acceptance rate - 3
Duke University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
6%acceptance rate - 4U
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Washington · Public
39%acceptance rate - 5
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina · Public
17%acceptance rate - 6
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina · Public
15%acceptance rate - 7
Emory University
Georgia · Private nonprofit
11%acceptance rate - 8
University of California-Los Angeles
California · Public
9%acceptance rate - 9
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee · Private nonprofit
6%acceptance rate - 10
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Michigan · Public
16%acceptance rate
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