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Nursing at Duke

Duke graduates about 224 nursing majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $857 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#5 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year22412% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$857Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences Research Building, McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center, Medical Science Research Building III, Global Health Research Building, Medical Science Research Building II, Duke Student Health Center, Student Rural Health Coalition of North Carolina, School of Nursing, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Thomas Jefferson University 91
  2. University of Pennsylvania 91
  3. Emory University 91
  4. George Washington University 90
  5. University of Rochester 89
  6. University of Miami 88
  7. Villanova University 88
  8. Drexel University 87

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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