Best Graduate Nursing Schools (Doctor of Nursing) in US 2018
Ranked in 2017 by US News
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | School name | Tuition (full-time) (DNP) | Total DNP enrollment | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Duke University (Durham, NC) | $1,639 per credit | 233 | 100 |
| #2 | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) | $37,306 per year | 57 | 98 |
| #3 | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) | $25,575 per year (in-state) $39,048 per year (out-of-state) | 303 | 97 |
| #4 | Rush University (Chicago, IL) | $1,050 per credit | 734 | 92 |
| #5 | Columbia University (New York, NY) | $1,874 per credit | 52 | 89 |
| #5 | Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) | $723 per credit (in-state) $723 per credit (out-of-state) | 82 | 89 |
| #7 | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) | $850 per credit (in-state) $988 per credit (out-of-state) | 138 | 88 |
| #8 | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) | $1,952 per credit | 131 | 87 |
| #8 | Yale University (New Haven, CT) | N/A | 48 | 87 |
| #10 | University of Maryland—Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) | $732 per credit (in-state) $1,324 per credit (out-of-state) | 365 | 86 |
| #11 | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) | $1,359 per credit | 175 | 83 |
| #12 | New York University (Meyers) (New York, NY) | $41,576 per year | 42 | 82 |
| #13 | University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) | $21,021 per year (in-state) $39,517 per year (out-of-state) | 201 | 81 |
| #13 | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN) | $17,527 per year (in-state) $17,697 per year (out-of-state) | 354 | 81 |
| #15 | University of Illinois—Chicago (Chicago, IL) | $22,250 per year (in-state) $34,720 per year (out-of-state) | 402 | 80 |
| #15 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI) | $21,390 per year (in-state) $43,982 per year (out-of-state) | 54 | 80 |
| #15 | University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) | $15,450 per year (in-state) $25,242 per year (out-of-state) | 77 | 80 |
| #18 | Rutgers University—Newark (Newark, NJ) | $806 per credit (in-state) $1,169 per credit (out-of-state) | 483 | 79 |
| #19 | Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ) | $15,080 per year (in-state) $25,132 per year (out-of-state) | 224 | 78 |
| #20 | Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) | $24,348 per year (in-state) $28,659 per year (out-of-state) | 214 | 77 |
| #20 | University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) | $14,929 per year (in-state) $32,154 per year (out-of-state) | 76 | 77 |
| #22 | University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) | $17,345 per year (in-state) $43,757 per year (out-of-state) | 220 | 74 |
| #23 | Indiana University-Purdue University—Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) | $1,000 per credit (in-state) $1,000 per credit (out-of-state) | 30 | 73 |
| #23 | University of Alabama—Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) | $510 per credit (in-state) $510 per credit (out-of-state) | 196 | 73 |
| #23 | University of Texas Health Science Center—Houston (Houston, TX) | $256 per credit (in-state) $1,010 per credit (out-of-state) | 153 | 73 |
| #26 | The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) | $42,850 per year | 35 | 71 |
| #26 | George Washington University (Washington, DC) | $1,155 per credit | 87 | 71 |
| #26 | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) | $975 per credit (in-state) $975 per credit (out-of-state) | 364 | 71 |
| #26 | University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) | $15,596 per year (in-state) $39,208 per year (out-of-state) | 233 | 71 |
| #26 | University of Wisconsin—Madison (Madison, WI) | $13,048 per year (in-state) $27,254 per year (out-of-state) | 110 | 71 |
| #31 | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, OR) | $572 per credit (in-state) $740 per credit (out-of-state) | 41 | 70 |
| #31 | University of Missouri—Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) | $450 per credit (in-state) $450 per credit (out-of-state) | 171 | 70 |
| #31 | Washington State University (Spokane, WA) | $17,792 per year (in-state) $32,814 per year (out-of-state) | 143 | 70 |
| #34 | Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) | $1,081 per credit | 36 | 68 |
| #34 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Bethesda, MD) | $0 per credit (in-state) $0 per credit (out-of-state) | 152 | 68 |
| #34 | University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) | $367 per credit (in-state) $367 per credit (out-of-state) | 177 | 68 |
| #34 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, CO) | $610 per credit (in-state) $1,020 per credit (out-of-state) | 81 | 68 |
| #38 | North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND) | $8,521 per year (in-state) $22,750 per year (out-of-state) | 47 | 67 |
| #38 | University of Massachusetts—Amherst (Amherst, MA) | $750 per credit (in-state) $750 per credit (out-of-state) | 215 | 67 |
| #38 | University of Missouri (Columbia, MO) | $422 per credit (in-state) $422 per credit (out-of-state) | 204 | 67 |
| #38 | University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) | $25,200 per year | 21 | 67 |
| #38 | University of San Diego (San Diego, CA) | $1,455 per credit | 73 | 67 |
| #38 | Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) | $838 per credit (in-state) $1,555 per credit (out-of-state) | 102 | 67 |
| #44 | Florida Atlantic University (Lynn) (Boca Raton, FL) | $304 per credit (in-state) $928 per credit (out-of-state) | 99 | 66 |
| #44 | University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) | $531 per credit (in-state) $1,255 per credit (out-of-state) | 258 | 66 |
| #46 | University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) | $50,000 per year | 103 | 65 |
| #47 | Baylor University (Dallas, TX) | $1,583 per credit | 45 | 64 |
| #47 | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) | $14,468 per year (in-state) $26,210 per year (out-of-state) | 82 | 64 |
| #47 | Villanova University (Villanova, PA) | $1,375 per credit | 17 | 64 |
| #50 | MGH Institute of Health Professions (Boston, MA) | $1,136 per credit | 50 | 63 |
| #50 | Stony Brook University—SUNY (Stony Brook, NY) | $24,390 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state) | 48 | 63 |
| #52 | Florida International University (Miami, FL) | $628 per credit (in-state) $1,133 per credit (out-of-state) | 121 | 62 |
| #52 | University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) | $11,789 per year (in-state) $24,824 per year (out-of-state) | 151 | 62 |
| #54 | George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) | $647 per credit (in-state) $1,425 per credit (out-of-state) | 82 | 61 |
| #54 | University of Colorado—Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO) | $680 per credit (in-state) $771 per credit (out-of-state) | 26 | 61 |
| #54 | University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) | $1,295 per credit | 194 | 61 |
| #57 | Northeastern University (Boston, MA) | $1,338 per credit | 142 | 60 |
| #57 | University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT) | $13,726 per year (in-state) $34,762 per year (out-of-state) | 55 | 60 |
| #59 | Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) | $950 per credit | 125 | 59 |
| #59 | Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) | $1,480 per credit | 226 | 59 |
| #59 | University of Kansas (Kansas City, KS) | $637 per credit (in-state) $637 per credit (out-of-state) | 202 | 59 |
| #62 | Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) | $1,075 per credit | 30 | 57 |
| #62 | Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) | $699 per credit (in-state) $1,373 per credit (out-of-state) | 16 | 57 |
| #62 | University of Massachusetts—Boston (Boston, MA) | $703 per credit (in-state) $1,371 per credit (out-of-state) | 39 | 57 |
| #62 | University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) | $731 per credit (in-state) $1,340 per credit (out-of-state) | 89 | 57 |
| #66 | Purdue University—West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN) | $725 per credit (in-state) $950 per credit (out-of-state) | 22 | 56 |
| #66 | University at Buffalo—SUNY (Buffalo, NY) | $24,390 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state) | 169 | 56 |
| #68 | Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) | $818 per credit | 80 | 55 |
| #68 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock, TX) | $3,060 per year (in-state) $8,505 per year (out-of-state) | 53 | 55 |
| #68 | University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, NE) | $459 per credit (in-state) $957 per credit (out-of-state) | 114 | 55 |
| #68 | University of Tennessee—Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) | $615 per credit (in-state) $1,626 per credit (out-of-state) | 18 | 55 |
| #72 | Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) | N/A | 30 | 54 |
| #72 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK) | $468 per credit (in-state) $1,125 per credit (out-of-state) | 22 | 54 |
| #72 | University of Portland (Portland, OR) | $1,170 per credit | 30 | 54 |
| #72 | University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) | $348 per credit (in-state) $772 per credit (out-of-state) | 157 | 54 |
| #76 | University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) | $410 per credit (in-state) $1,047 per credit (out-of-state) | 83 | 53 |
| #76 | University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) | $327 per credit (in-state) $1,152 per credit (out-of-state) | 46 | 53 |
| #76 | University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston (Galveston, TX) | $285 per credit (in-state) $693 per credit (out-of-state) | 42 | 53 |
| #79 | St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) | $1,105 per credit | 49 | 52 |
| #79 | University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI) | $13,200 per year (in-state) $23,100 per year (out-of-state) | 78 | 52 |
| #81 | East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN) | $531 per credit (in-state) $1,323 per credit (out-of-state) | 70 | 51 |
| #81 | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) | $479 per credit (in-state) $1,111 per credit (out-of-state) | 76 | 51 |
| #81 | Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID) | N/A | 48 | 51 |
| #81 | Samford University (Birmingham, AL) | $809 per credit | 76 | 51 |
| #85 | East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) | $353 per credit (in-state) $985 per credit (out-of-state) | 165 | 50 |
| #85 | South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) | $313 per credit (in-state) $602 per credit (out-of-state) | 107 | 50 |
| #85 | University of Michigan—Flint (Flint, MI) | $9,959 per year (in-state) $14,922 per year (out-of-state) | 214 | 50 |
| #88 | Creighton University (Omaha, NE) | $820 per credit | 315 | 49 |
| #88 | CUNY—Hunter College (New York, NY) | $13,370 per year (in-state) $21,840 per year (out-of-state) | 39 | 49 |
| #88 | Montana State University (Bozeman, MT) | $267 per credit (in-state) $934 per credit (out-of-state) | 85 | 49 |
| #88 | University of Hawaii—Manoa (Honolulu, HI) | $1,001 per credit (in-state) $1,896 per credit (out-of-state) | 66 | 49 |
| #88 | University of North Carolina—Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) | $4,252 per year (in-state) $17,424 per year (out-of-state) | 19 | 49 |
| #93 | Robert Morris University (Moon Township, PA) | $27,375 per year | 203 | 48 |
| #93 | Seattle University (Seattle, WA) | $796 per credit | 25 | 48 |
| #93 | Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX) | $331 per credit (in-state) $739 per credit (out-of-state) | 52 | 48 |
| #96 | University of Missouri—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) | $445 per credit (in-state) $1,091 per credit (out-of-state) | 92 | 47 |
| #97 | Concordia University (Mequon, WI) | $751 per credit | 54 | 46 |
| #97 | Frontier Nursing University (Hyden, KY) | $580 per credit | 135 | 46 |
| #97 | Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) | $906 per credit (in-state) $1,246 per credit (out-of-state) | 61 | 46 |
| #97 | West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) | $9,558 per year (in-state) $23,796 per year (out-of-state) | 68 | 46 |
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