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Nursing at NIU

NIU graduates about 153 nursing majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 223rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

55/100Solid#223 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1536% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,000
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school

Around NIU

NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole Hall, November 2013
NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole HallPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sculpture titled "The Balance of Equality", a 17-foot-tall stone sculpture insta
The Balance of EqualityPhoto: MuZemike · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Davis Hall from Central Quad at Northern Illinois University.
Davis Hall from Central Quad at NIUPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Castle Dr
Castle DrPhoto: Gnusbiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Service Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Mercy University 55
  2. San Francisco State University 55
  3. New Mexico State University 55
  4. California State University, Long Beach 55
  5. Bradley University 55
  6. SUNY Plattsburgh 55
  7. St. Francis College 55
  8. Western Illinois University 55

Other strong majors at NIU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NIU 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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