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Best for health professions & nursing

Where health professions & nursing is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
79.9%
#1 · D'Youville University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Buffalo, NY
8.6%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
9.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
57.6%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1D'Youville UniversityDivision II · East Coast Conference · Buffalo, NY79.9%
  2. 2Ursuline CollegeDivision II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Pepper Pike, OH77.7%
  3. 3Regis College (Massachusetts)Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Weston, MA72.4%
  4. 4Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityDivision III · United East Conference · Baltimore, MD67.5%
  5. 5Thomas Jefferson UniversityDivision II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA65.5%
  6. 6Gwynedd Mercy UniversityDivision III · Atlantic East Conference · Gwynedd Valley, PA65.0%
  7. 7Holy Family UniversityDivision II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA62.2%
  8. 8Mississippi University for WomenDivision III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS60.4%
  9. 9Rivier UniversityDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Nashua, NH60.1%
  10. 10Molloy UniversityDivision II · East Coast Conference · Rockville Centre, NY57.6%
  11. 11Felician UniversityDivision II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lodi, NJ54.7%
  12. 12Misericordia UniversityDivision III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA53.9%
  13. 13University of BridgeportDivision II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Bridgeport, CT53.7%
  14. 14Azusa Pacific UniversityDivision II · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Azusa, CA53.0%
  15. 15Colby-Sawyer CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New London, NH53.0%

Every school, all divisions

0.0%79.9%
#1 · D'Youville Universityevery school

The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 8.6%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursingIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1D'Youville University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Buffalo, NY
79.9%2553191,299
2Ursuline College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Pepper Pike, OH
77.7%146188637
3Regis College (Massachusetts)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Weston, MA
72.4%2132941,096
4Notre Dame of Maryland University
Division III · United East Conference · Baltimore, MD
67.5%131194686
5Thomas Jefferson University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA
65.5%6539973,731
6Gwynedd Mercy University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Gwynedd Valley, PA
65.0%2383661,457
7Holy Family University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA
62.2%3645852,446
8Mississippi University for Women
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS
60.4%3856371,995
9Rivier University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Nashua, NH
60.1%1342231,335
10Molloy University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Rockville Centre, NY
57.6%4267393,259
11Felician University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lodi, NJ
54.7%2274151,833
12Misericordia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA
53.9%2123931,670
13University of Bridgeport
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Bridgeport, CT
53.7%2093891,479
14Azusa Pacific University
Division II · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Azusa, CA
53.0%6351,1982,977
15Colby-Sawyer College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New London, NH
53.0%107202834
16Concordia University Texas
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Austin, TX
52.7%2063911,391
17Long Island University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY
52.7%7331,39211,753
18Elms College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA
50.4%1322621,038
19Mount Aloysius College
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Cresson, PA
49.3%671362,942
20The College of St. Scholastica
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Duluth, MN
48.9%2956031,755
21Utica University
Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY
48.9%3467082,580
22University of St. Thomas (Texas)
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Houston, TX
48.8%2976092,969
23Linfield University
Division III · Northwest Conference · McMinnville, OR
47.6%2374981,678
24St. Catherine University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
46.5%2254842,431
25Alvernia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA
45.8%1703712,050
26University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · West Hartford, CT
45.8%92201879
27Spalding University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Louisville, KY
44.8%73163734
28Regis University (Colorado)
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Denver, CO
44.7%2786222,680
29Wagner College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Staten Island, NY
44.7%1603581,592
30Russell Sage College
Division III · Empire 8 · Troy, NY
44.0%1142591,080
31Dominican University of California
Division II · Pacific West Conference · San Rafael, CA
43.1%1282971,182
32Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Division II · Great American Conference · Weatherford, OK
43.0%3798813,995
33American International College
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Springfield, MA
42.3%902131,331
34University of New England
Division III · Conference of New England · Biddeford, ME
42.3%2215223,863
35Lincoln Memorial University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Harrogate, TN
42.1%1102611,605
36Dominican University New York
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Orangeburg, NY
42.0%1022431,089
37Jacksonville University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
41.3%2676472,662
38Carlow University
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
41.2%1102671,344
39Concordia University, St. Paul
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · St. Paul, MN
41.1%3438343,146
40Immaculata University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Immaculata, PA
40.8%1062601,529
41Chaminade University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI
40.1%1052621,764
42Edgewood University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Madison, WI
39.9%1132831,214
43Duquesne University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
39.3%4911,2495,226
44Georgian Court University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lakewood, NJ
38.9%1162981,478
45Cedar Crest College
Division III · United East Conference · Allentown, PA
38.7%84217886
46Simmons University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
38.2%180—1,760
47State University of New York at Delhi
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Delhi, NY
37.8%1433782,634
48Widener University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Chester, PA
37.7%2276022,811
49Quinnipiac University
Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT
37.5%6181,6476,248
50University of Texas at Arlington
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX
37.5%2,6847,14831,112
51Curry College
Division III · Conference of New England · Milton, MA
37.4%1504011,818
52Mercy University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Dobbs Ferry, NY
37.2%4601,2386,482
53Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Standish, ME
37.2%892391,059
54Midwestern State University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Wichita Falls, TX
37.1%3771,0164,508
55Mount Saint Mary College (New York)
Division III · Skyline Conference · Newburgh, NY
36.9%1243361,897
56Rockhurst University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Kansas City, MO
36.9%1744722,430
57The University of Texas at Tyler
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Tyler, TX
36.8%6891,8737,287
58Winston-Salem State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Winston-Salem, NC
36.7%3278904,260
59Nova Southeastern University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Fort Lauderdale, FL
36.6%7271,9847,219
60York College (New York)
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Jamaica, NY
36.3%3399345,906
61Oklahoma Christian University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Edmond, OK
35.5%1303662,012
62Caldwell University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Caldwell, NJ
35.4%1052971,448
63Northwestern State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA
35.1%4311,2297,898
64Samford University
Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL
35.0%3148973,832
65Moravian University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Bethlehem, PA
34.6%1634712,006
66Neumann University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Aston, PA
34.1%1233611,695
67Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
33.9%4,99614,74870,929
68Gannon University
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Erie, PA
33.8%1895592,920
69Concordia University Wisconsin
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Mequon, WI
32.7%1885752,525
70East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
32.4%7112,19310,633
71Marymount University (Virginia)
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Arlington, VA
32.4%1424382,216
72Texas Lutheran University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX
32.3%1013131,290
73St. John Fisher University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
32.2%2136622,590
74Concordia University Irvine
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Irvine, CA
32.0%1344191,465
75Saint Francis University
Division I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA
32.0%1334152,429
76Texas Woman's University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Denton, TX
31.9%6862,15110,260
77Union University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Jackson, TN
31.9%1304081,891
78Creighton University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE
31.8%3331,0484,262
79Radford University
Division I · Big South Conference · Radford, VA
31.6%4201,3305,704
80Alverno College
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Milwaukee, WI
31.5%58184887
81Adelphi University
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Garden City, NY
31.1%3411,0955,124
82Purdue University Northwest
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Hammond, IN
31.1%3761,2087,902
83Idaho State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID
31.0%3671,18510,406
84University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
31.0%2347553,136
85Nazareth University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
30.9%1374441,900
86Weber State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT
30.8%7862,54829,534
87Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Camden, NJ
30.7%3361,0953,922
88Queens University of Charlotte
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC
30.6%1013301,373
89La Salle University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
30.5%1685512,426
90Springfield College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA
30.3%1494921,924
91Averett University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Danville, VA
30.2%862851,180
92Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
30.2%832751,074
93University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Belton, TX
29.9%1795983,024
94University of South Alabama
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL
29.9%5291,7728,914
95DeSales University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Center Valley, PA
29.5%1495052,149
96William Paterson University of New Jersey
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Wayne, NJ
29.4%5571,8956,546
97Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
29.1%862961,810
98Nicholls State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Thibodaux, LA
29.1%2618985,612
99Saint Louis University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO
29.1%4371,50310,519
100Davenport University
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Grand Rapids, MI
29.0%2147373,833
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