2025 Best Registered Nursing Schools

1

Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA

Samuel Merritt University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in registered nursing. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Oakland.

There were about 594 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Samuel Merritt University in the most recent data year.

2

New York University
New York, NY

Every student pursuing a degree in registered nursing needs to look into New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 460 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

3

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Every student pursuing a degree in registered nursing has to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 219 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

4

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in registered nursing. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Lubbock.

There were approximately 937 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.

5

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

There were about 208 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

6

Duke University
Durham, NC

Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 155 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

7

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were about 325 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

8

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 481 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent year we have data available.

9

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Located in the small city of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 378 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent year we have data available.

10

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

UMB is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

There were about 554 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent year we have data available.

11

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were roughly 396 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.

12

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 14th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 219 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

13

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY

Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 117 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Downstate in the most recent data year.

14

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Garden City. This university ranks 20th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 430 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available.

15

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. This university ranks 8th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 243 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

16

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 311 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

17

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 341 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

18

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 5452 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

19

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 187 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

20

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. This university ranks 3rd out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 238 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

21

LIU Post
Brookville, NY

Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. This school ranks 24th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 478 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.

22

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 227 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.

23

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 318 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

24

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 346 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent data year.

25

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were about 194 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.