Best Colleges for Nursing (2026)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · 5.4% acceptance rate · Private

SAT: 1500-1570 · GPA: 3.9 · 9,870 undergrads

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · 7.5% acceptance rate · Private

SAT: 1510-1560 · GPA: 3.93 · 6,040 undergrads

Duke University

Durham, NC · 6.2% acceptance rate · Private

SAT: 1490-1570 · GPA: 4.13 · 6,680 undergrads

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI · 17.7% acceptance rate · Public

SAT: 1340-1530 · GPA: 3.9 · 32,600 undergrads

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · 11% acceptance rate · Private

SAT: 1430-1530 · GPA: 3.78 · 7,100 undergrads

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA · 43% acceptance rate · Public

SAT: 1240-1410 · GPA: 3.96 · 19,300 undergrads

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH · 53% acceptance rate · Public

SAT: 1230-1420 · GPA: 3.73 · 46,800 undergrads

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · 17% acceptance rate · Public

SAT: 1350-1510 · GPA: 4.39 · 19,770 undergrads

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA · 16.6% acceptance rate · Public

SAT: 1370-1510 · GPA: 4.32 · 17,500 undergrads

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · 23% acceptance rate · Public

SAT: 1330-1480 · GPA: 4.4 · 35,500 undergrads