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St. Louis, MO · Nursing

Nursing at SLU

SLU graduates about 220 nursing majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 32nd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $33 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#32 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year22015% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$33Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomedical Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of Virginia 80
  2. Northeastern University 80
  3. University of California, Irvine 80
  4. Long Island University 79
  5. University of Scranton 79
  6. Washington State University 78
  7. Seattle University 78
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 78

Other strong majors at SLU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU 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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