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Madison, WI · Nursing

Nursing at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 218 nursing majors a year, 3% 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 $86,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $555 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#35 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year2183% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$555Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building, Medical Sciences, Bardeen Medical Laboratories, Medical Sciences Center, Environmental Health and Safety Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Saint Louis University 79
  2. University of Scranton 79
  3. Washington State University 78
  4. Seattle University 78
  5. Texas Christian University 78
  6. The University of Texas–Austin 78
  7. University of New Mexico 77
  8. Duquesne University 77

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin 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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