Nursing Best Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of the best colleges in Nursing study is 79.4%. The graduation rate is calculated by number of completers by dividing number of candidates. The completers have completed their degree/certificate within 150% of normal time, for example within 6 years for 4-years BS degree program.
The average transfer-out rate is 12.0% and the average retention rate is 89.8% (full-time students).
Next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics.
- Duke University has the highest graduation rate of 96% and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the lowest graduation rate of 43% and .
- University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the highest transfer-out rate of 32% and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the lowest transfer-out rate of 1% and .
- University of Pennsylvania has the highest retention rate of 98% and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus has the lowest retention rate of 70% and .
Nursing Best Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Nursing programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using buttons below.
| Rank | College Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time) | Retention Rate (part-time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duke University Durham, NC Private, 4 years four-years | 96% | - | 97% | - |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years | 96% | - | 98% | 93 |
| 33 | Emory University Atlanta, GA Private, 4 years four-years | 89% | - | 95% | - |
| 119 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 88% | 7% | 93% | 52 |
| 594 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years four-years | 73% | 18% | 89% | 80 |
| 49 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public, 4 years four-years | 91% | 5% | 96% | 92 |
| 681 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 64% | 15% | 82% | 54 |
| 57 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years four-years | 93% | - | 97% | 85 |
| 159 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 94% | 77 |
| 53 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 90% | 6% | 95% | - |
| 78 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 85% | - | 93% | - |
| 25 | New York University New York, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 87% | 5% | 95% | 67 |
| 1 | Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 212 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public, 4 years four-years | 83% | 11% | 93% | 80 |
| 56 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 92% | 3% | 97% | 53 |
| 156 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | 78% | 44 |
| 128 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 68% | - | 85% | 40 |
| 129 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | 9% | 90% | 63 |
| 3 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public, 4 years four-years | 95% | 2% | 97% | - |
| 74 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | 89% | - | 94% | 65 |
| 301 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 20% | 71% | 48 |
| 4 | Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 1034 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Public, 4 years four-years | 43% | 32% | 70% | 50 |
| 46 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public, 4 years four-years | 90% | 6% | 97% | 96 |
| 731 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public, 4 years four-years | 67% | 23% | 85% | 58 |
| 5 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 64 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 89% | 3% | 92% | - |
| 66 | Villanova University Villanova, PA Private, 4 years four-years | 90% | 7% | 96% | 60 |
| 131 | Baylor University Waco, TX Private, 4 years four-years | 81% | - | 90% | 46 |
| 167 | Creighton University Omaha, NE Private, 4 years four-years | 78% | 15% | 92% | - |
| 216 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 70% | 22% | 81% | 20 |
| 100 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public, 4 years four-years | 81% | 10% | 89% | 66 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA Public, 4 years four-years | 83% | 1% | 91% | 67 |
| 68 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | 7% | 92% | 80 |
| 75 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 83% | 9% | 95% | 92 |
| 482 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 73% | 17% | 84% | 67 |
| 554 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 72% | 18% | 87% | 60 |
| 231 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public, 4 years four-years | 75% | 10% | 93% | 84 |
| 96 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Public, 4 years four-years | 83% | 8% | 91% | 69 |
| 899 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA Public, 4 years four-years | 51% | 24% | 72% | 37 |
| 55 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 92% | 86 |
| 375 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years four-years | 78% | 15% | 90% | 56 |
| 7 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 87% | - | 95% | 85 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - |
| 99 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Public, 4 years four-years | 64% | - | 85% | 55 |
| 637 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Public, 4 years four-years | 64% | 20% | 85% | 60 |
| Average | 79% | 12% | 90% | 65 |