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Nursing at Georgetown

Georgetown graduates about 30 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 12th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $124 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#12 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year302% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$85,000
Research in the field$124Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1560whole school

Around Georgetown

Overhead view of the Jesuit Community Cemetery at Georgetown University in Washi
Georgetown Jesuit Cemetery overhead viewPhoto: Ergo Sum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart on the campus of Georgetown University in Wa
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart stained glassPhoto: APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Healy Building, Georgetown University, Georgetown University campus, junction of
Healy Hall clock after its hands were stolen on April 30, 2012.Photo: AleSZV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Photograph of J. Havens Richards, president of Georgetown University, on the ste
J. Havens Richards at Healy Hall, GeorgetownPhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dahlgren Medical Library, Medical and Dental Annex, Medical and Dental Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 9 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Drexel University 87
  2. Case Western Reserve University 86
  3. University of San Francisco 85
  4. The Catholic University of America 85
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 84
  6. Fairfield University 84
  7. Boston College 84
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 84

Other strong majors at Georgetown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgetown 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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