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Nursing at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 387 nursing majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 75 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 $204 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

75/100Strong#57 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year3878% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$204Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 64Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 66Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 72Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Built in 1949-1950, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Ernst Johnso
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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Healthy Kentucky Research Building, University Health Services, UK College of Nursing, Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building, William R. Willard (Medical Science), Medical Office Building, Environmental Health and Sciences Building, Peter B. Bosomworth Health Sciences Research.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 117 · Dorm 43 · Fraternity or sorority house 23 · Student housing 12 · Chapel 4 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Binghamton University–SUNY 76
  2. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 76
  3. University of Washington Bothell 76
  4. University of Missouri–Kansas City 76
  5. Sacred Heart University 75
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 75
  7. Curry College 75
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 75

Other strong majors at University of Kentucky

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kentucky 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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