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Nursing at UVA

UVA graduates about 120 nursing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $220 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#26 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1203% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$87,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$220Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

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Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: UVA Health Orthopedic Center, UVA HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Claude Moore Medical Education Building, Claude Moore Nursing Education Building, Old Medical School Building, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Jefferson Park Medical Office Building, Medical Research Building 4, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building, Student Health and Wellness Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. University of Portland 82
  2. University of Pittsburgh 80
  3. University at Buffalo–SUNY 80
  4. Marquette University 80
  5. Northeastern University 80
  6. University of California, Irvine 80
  7. Long Island University 79
  8. Saint Louis University 79

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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