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Nursing at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 118 nursing majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 35th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $90 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#35 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1181% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$90Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

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Looking north from the Stadium
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Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
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Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomedical Engineering Building, Health Transformation Building, Health Discovery Building, Health Center Garage, Nursing School, Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, Health Learning Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Washington State University 78
  2. Seattle University 78
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 78
  4. Texas Christian University 78
  5. University of New Mexico 77
  6. Duquesne University 77
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 77
  8. University of Wyoming 77

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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