The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program rose one spot to no. 9 on the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Reports.
The rankings come together with Case Western Reserve University's first-year experience for undergraduate students ranked among the top 20 in the country. Overall, CWRU was ranked no. 51 in the U.S., a two-spot increase from last year.
“I am pleased to see recognition of the incredible opportunities we provide first-year students, such as the Roger E. Susi First-Year Undergraduate Engineering Experience and the extensive clinical hours for nursing students, which often double what other schools require,” said President Eric W. Kaler in an article in The Daily. “While rankings certainly don’t reflect all of the exceptional work happening in our classrooms and labs, we do appreciate their importance in raising awareness of our university.”
This year’s U.S. News rankings followed a similar methodology to last year, which had brought a dramatic shakeup to the list. Last year’s methodology changes affected 22 of the 24 factors measured, with the goal of placing greater emphasis on student outcomes, the magazine said. Those adjustments led to public universities’ rankings rising by an average of nearly eight positions, while private universities fell, on average, by 16. This year, the methodology was mostly unchanged, leading to relatively stable placements.
Read more about how other CWRU schools and programs ranked in The Daily.