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Nursing at Delaware

Delaware graduates about 196 nursing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 19th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $41 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#19 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1965% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$41Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1360whole school

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Biomedical & Brain Imaging.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 41 · Dorm 26 · Dining 5 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Boston College 84
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  3. University of Connecticut 83
  4. Stony Brook University–SUNY 83
  5. University of Washington 83
  6. Baylor University 82
  7. Creighton University 82
  8. University of Portland 82

Other strong majors at Delaware

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Delaware 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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