Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
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U.S. News & World Report (2026)
Best Colleges / Schools of Nursing
#13 Undergraduate Nursing Program
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
Degree Programs
#6 Doctor of Nursing Practice program (DNP Leadership)
#14 Doctor of Nursing Practice program (DNP Practice)
#20 Master's program (MSN)
Additional Rankings
#28 Shanghai World Ranking
#35 QS World Ranking - Out of 1,500 schools
Graduate Entry (MN) Program
2024 NCLEX First Time Pass Rates: 93.1%
2024-2025 enrollment
MN 2: 18
MN 1: 24
Total Enrolled: 42
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program
2024 NCLEX First Time Pass Rates: 95%
2024-2025 enrollment
Freshmen 126
Sophomore 123
Junior 137
Senior 114
Total Enrolled: 500
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Specialty Tracts
APRN National Certification Pass Rates
2023 Nurse Practitioner Programs
- Adult Gero Acute Care NP - 100%
- Adult Gero Primary Care NP - 100%
- Family Nurse Practitioner - 90%
- Pediatric Primary Care NP - 100%
- Pediatric Acute Care NP - 50%
- Psychiatric Mental Health NP - 100%
- Women's Health NP - 100%
2024 Nurse Midwifery Program
- Nurse Midwifery - 100%
Post Baccalaureate DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program
2024 Nurse Anesthesia Programs
- Nurse Anesthesia FPB - 85%
- Nurse Anesthesia CCF - 95%
Fall 2024 Enrollment Graduate Programs
PhD Program: 38
DNP total: 196
- Post Masters DNP 83
- Post Baccalaureate DNP (Nurse Anesthesia) 113
MSN: 106
Updated February 2026
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