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Nursing at Penn

Penn graduates about 183 nursing majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 91 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 $832 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#2 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1836% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$832Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, Biomedical Research Building II/III.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. New York University 92
  2. Thomas Jefferson University 91
  3. Emory University 91
  4. George Washington University 90
  5. Duke University 90
  6. University of Rochester 89

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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