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Nursing at Florida

Florida graduates about 228 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 78th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $398 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#78 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year2282% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$398Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1490whole school

Around Florida

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: environmental Health & Safety Storage, Health Science Center Modular Building, Environmental Health & Safety Program Support Building, Student Health Care Center, Environmental Health & Safety, University of Florida Medical Plaza, Harrell Medical Education Building, University of Florida Health Davis Cancer Pavilion, Biomedical Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Saint Anselm College 73
  2. The College of New Jersey 73
  3. University of Tulsa 73
  4. University of Missouri 72
  5. Virginia Commonwealth University 72
  6. Widener University 72
  7. University of Nevada–Reno 72
  8. Southern Connecticut State University 72

Other strong majors at Florida

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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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