Best Nursing Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Statistics

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%.

Table. Best Nursing Colleges Acceptance Rates and Admission Comparison
RankSchool ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
1Duke UniversityDurham, NC46,3653,2461,7857.00%54.99%
2University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA59,4653,5682,4626.00%69.00%
3Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA31,9293,5121,40511.00%40.01%
4Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH70,02835,7148,21451.00%23.00%
5University of IowaIowa City, IA25,68221,8305,02185.00%23.00%
6University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC57,90211,0014,73019.00%43.00%
7University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL10,9199,6092,11488.00%22.00%
8University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI87,63215,7747,41418.00%47.00%
9University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA62,42826,8446,97943.00%26.00%
10Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA36,0695,7712,36616.00%41.00%
11Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH39,03311,3201,58529.00%14.00%
12New York UniversityNew York, NY113,57810,2225,5209.00%54.00%
13Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR-----
14University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MD-----
15University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA58,41629,2084,67350.00%16.00%
16University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA145,90313,1316,8289.00%52.00%
17University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL25,42020,0824,61979.00%23.00%
18University of KentuckyLexington, KY28,23325,9746,49492.00%25.00%
19University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN39,86330,6956,75377.00%22.00%
20The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX-----
21University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA56,5289,6104,03617.00%42.00%
22University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI63,50527,3077,91943.00%29.00%
23Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN15,71512,7293,31081.00%26.00%
24Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC-----
25University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO14,56911,3641,59178.00%14.00%
26University of FloridaGainesville, FL65,37515,6906,74724.00%43.00%
27University of KansasLawrence, KS19,22616,9195,24588.00%31.00%
28University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE-----
29University of RochesterRochester, NY21,6807,8051,56136.00%20.00%
30Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA23,1275,7821,73525.00%30.01%
31Baylor UniversityWaco, TX39,73520,2653,24251.00%16.00%
32Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE7,2485,2191,04472.01%20.00%
33Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL40,46832,7792,95081.00%9.00%
34Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI58,87949,4589,39784.00%19.00%
35Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA85,95646,4168,81954.00%19.00%
36Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ43,34728,1767,60865.00%27.00%
37Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX50,83232,02413,77063.00%43.00%
38University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY38,21026,3654,21869.00%16.00%
39The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL58,41844,3988,43676.00%19.00%
40University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL60,62724,2518,24540.00%34.00%
41University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT46,64525,1884,28254.00%17.00%
42University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA20,91817,3622,43183.00%14.00%
43University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL48,2869,1742,38519.00%26.00%
44University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC46,68228,4767,11961.00%25.00%
45The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN-----
46The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX66,10919,1729,39429.00%49.00%
47The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX-----
48The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, TX-----
49University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT22,99620,0075,60287.00%28.00%
50Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA19,05217,7184,43093.00%25.00%
-Average46,97619,7895,10751%29%