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Nursing at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 115 nursing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#15 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1155% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$95,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. The Catholic University of America 85
  2. Georgetown University 85
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 84
  4. Fairfield University 84
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  6. University of Connecticut 83
  7. Stony Brook University–SUNY 83
  8. University of Delaware 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston College with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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