The average acceptance rate of Best Nursing Colleges is 51.48%, a total of 46,976 applicants applied to the schools and 19,789 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 145,903 and Creighton University had the least number of applicants of 7,248 among Best Nursing Colleges.
University of Pennsylvania had the lowest acceptance rate of 6.00% and Virginia Commonwealth University had the highest rate of 93.00%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke UniversityDurham, NC | 46,365 | 3,246 | 1,785 | 7.00% | 54.99% |
| 2 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 59,465 | 3,568 | 2,462 | 6.00% | 69.00% |
| 3 | Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA | 31,929 | 3,512 | 1,405 | 11.00% | 40.01% |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 70,028 | 35,714 | 8,214 | 51.00% | 23.00% |
| 5 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | 25,682 | 21,830 | 5,021 | 85.00% | 23.00% |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 57,902 | 11,001 | 4,730 | 19.00% | 43.00% |
| 7 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL | 10,919 | 9,609 | 2,114 | 88.00% | 22.00% |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 87,632 | 15,774 | 7,414 | 18.00% | 47.00% |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 62,428 | 26,844 | 6,979 | 43.00% | 26.00% |
| 10 | Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA | 36,069 | 5,771 | 2,366 | 16.00% | 41.00% |
| 11 | Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 39,033 | 11,320 | 1,585 | 29.00% | 14.00% |
| 12 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | 113,578 | 10,222 | 5,520 | 9.00% | 54.00% |
| 13 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 58,416 | 29,208 | 4,673 | 50.00% | 16.00% |
| 16 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 145,903 | 13,131 | 6,828 | 9.00% | 52.00% |
| 17 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | 25,420 | 20,082 | 4,619 | 79.00% | 23.00% |
| 18 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | 28,233 | 25,974 | 6,494 | 92.00% | 25.00% |
| 19 | University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN | 39,863 | 30,695 | 6,753 | 77.00% | 22.00% |
| 20 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 56,528 | 9,610 | 4,036 | 17.00% | 42.00% |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 63,505 | 27,307 | 7,919 | 43.00% | 29.00% |
| 23 | Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | 15,715 | 12,729 | 3,310 | 81.00% | 26.00% |
| 24 | Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO | 14,569 | 11,364 | 1,591 | 78.00% | 14.00% |
| 26 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 65,375 | 15,690 | 6,747 | 24.00% | 43.00% |
| 27 | University of KansasLawrence, KS | 19,226 | 16,919 | 5,245 | 88.00% | 31.00% |
| 28 | University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | University of RochesterRochester, NY | 21,680 | 7,805 | 1,561 | 36.00% | 20.00% |
| 30 | Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA | 23,127 | 5,782 | 1,735 | 25.00% | 30.01% |
| 31 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | 39,735 | 20,265 | 3,242 | 51.00% | 16.00% |
| 32 | Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE | 7,248 | 5,219 | 1,044 | 72.01% | 20.00% |
| 33 | Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | 40,468 | 32,779 | 2,950 | 81.00% | 9.00% |
| 34 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI | 58,879 | 49,458 | 9,397 | 84.00% | 19.00% |
| 35 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 85,956 | 46,416 | 8,819 | 54.00% | 19.00% |
| 36 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 43,347 | 28,176 | 7,608 | 65.00% | 27.00% |
| 37 | Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | 50,832 | 32,024 | 13,770 | 63.00% | 43.00% |
| 38 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | 38,210 | 26,365 | 4,218 | 69.00% | 16.00% |
| 39 | The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL | 58,418 | 44,398 | 8,436 | 76.00% | 19.00% |
| 40 | University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL | 60,627 | 24,251 | 8,245 | 40.00% | 34.00% |
| 41 | University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT | 46,645 | 25,188 | 4,282 | 54.00% | 17.00% |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA | 20,918 | 17,362 | 2,431 | 83.00% | 14.00% |
| 43 | University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL | 48,286 | 9,174 | 2,385 | 19.00% | 26.00% |
| 44 | University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | 46,682 | 28,476 | 7,119 | 61.00% | 25.00% |
| 45 | The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 66,109 | 19,172 | 9,394 | 29.00% | 49.00% |
| 47 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | - | - | - | - | - |
| 48 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT | 22,996 | 20,007 | 5,602 | 87.00% | 28.00% |
| 50 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | 19,052 | 17,718 | 4,430 | 93.00% | 25.00% |
| - | Average | 46,976 | 19,789 | 5,107 | 51% | 29% |