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Nursing at Villanova

Villanova graduates about 195 nursing majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#8 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year19511% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate28%whole school
SAT middle 50%1378–1500whole school

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. George Washington University 90
  2. Duke University 90
  3. University of Rochester 89
  4. University of Miami 88
  5. Drexel University 87
  6. Case Western Reserve University 86
  7. University of San Francisco 85
  8. The Catholic University of America 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Villanova 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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