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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
52.7%
#1 · Long Island University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY
8.7%
Median
of 364 schools, Division I
6.1×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
32.4%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Long Island UniversityDivision I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY52.7%
  2. 2Wagner CollegeDivision I · Northeast Conference · Staten Island, NY44.7%
  3. 3Jacksonville UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL41.3%
  4. 4Duquesne UniversityDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Pittsburgh, PA39.3%
  5. 5Quinnipiac UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT37.5%
  6. 6University of Texas at ArlingtonDivision I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX37.5%
  7. 7Northwestern State UniversityDivision I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA35.1%
  8. 8Samford UniversityDivision I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL35.0%
  9. 9Grand Canyon UniversityDivision I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ33.9%
  10. 10East Tennessee State UniversityDivision I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN32.4%
  11. 11Saint Francis UniversityDivision I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA32.0%
  12. 12Creighton UniversityDivision I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE31.8%
  13. 13Radford UniversityDivision I · Big South Conference · Radford, VA31.6%
  14. 14Idaho State UniversityDivision I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID31.0%
  15. 15University of PortlandDivision I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR31.0%

Every school, Division I

0.0%52.7%
#1 · Long Island Universityevery school

The spread across 364 schools; the median is 8.7%.

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
1Long Island University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY
52.7%7331,39211,753
2Wagner College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Staten Island, NY
44.7%1603581,592
3Jacksonville University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
41.3%2676472,662
4Duquesne University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
39.3%4911,2495,226
5Quinnipiac University
Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT
37.5%6181,6476,248
6University of Texas at Arlington
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX
37.5%2,6847,14831,112
7Northwestern State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA
35.1%4311,2297,898
8Samford University
Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL
35.0%3148973,832
9Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
33.9%4,99614,74870,929
10East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
32.4%7112,19310,633
11Saint Francis University
Division I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA
32.0%1334152,429
12Creighton University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE
31.8%3331,0484,262
13Radford University
Division I · Big South Conference · Radford, VA
31.6%4201,3305,704
14Idaho State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID
31.0%3671,18510,406
15University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
31.0%2347553,136
16Weber State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT
30.8%7862,54829,534
17Queens University of Charlotte
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC
30.6%1013301,373
18La Salle University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
30.5%1685512,426
19University of South Alabama
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL
29.9%5291,7728,914
20Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
29.1%862961,810
21Nicholls State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Thibodaux, LA
29.1%2618985,612
22Saint Louis University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO
29.1%4371,50310,519
23University of South Dakota
Division I · The Summit League · Vermillion, SD
28.3%3071,0847,095
24Valparaiso University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN
27.9%1605732,255
25University of Louisiana Monroe
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA
26.8%2861,0666,550
26Bellarmine University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Louisville, KY
26.6%1555822,351
27Xavier University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH
26.6%3221,2114,748
28University of North Carolina Wilmington
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Wilmington, NC
26.5%9763,68914,494
29University of South Carolina Upstate
Division I · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC
25.9%2601,0024,471
30University of the Incarnate Word
Division I · Southland Conference · San Antonio, TX
25.2%2509924,726
31Seattle University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA
25.1%2681,0674,137
32Indiana University Indianapolis
Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN
24.5%9563,90917,037
33Utah Tech University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT
24.3%2951,21412,481
34Sacred Heart University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
24.1%3531,4666,960
35Florida A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Tallahassee, FL
23.9%3801,5877,796
36Oakland University
Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI
23.8%7333,08012,719
37Jacksonville State University
Division I · Conference USA · Jacksonville, AL
23.4%3161,3498,378
38Southern University, Baton Rouge
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Baton Rouge, LA
23.3%1767565,848
39University of Southern Indiana
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
23.0%2881,2517,428
40University of West Florida
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL
22.5%4952,2009,661
41Boise State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Boise, ID
22.4%8913,98523,491
42Marshall University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Huntington, WV
22.4%3131,3968,235
43University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
21.8%1778113,352
44Western Carolina University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC
21.6%5492,53910,009
45South Dakota State University
Division I · The Summit League · Brookings, SD
21.3%4101,92510,177
46Mercer University
Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA
21.2%2491,1734,807
47University of Toledo
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Toledo, OH
21.0%4982,37411,447
48Cleveland State University
Division I · Horizon League · Cleveland, OH
20.9%4452,1339,463
49McNeese State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Lake Charles, LA
20.7%2079985,560
50University of Alabama at Birmingham
Division I · American Conference · Birmingham, AL
20.5%6032,94512,382
51University of North Florida
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
20.2%6573,25814,264
52Saint Joseph's University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
20.1%2131,0584,828
53Baylor University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX
19.6%7273,70615,155
54Charleston Southern University
Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC
19.6%984992,914
55Northern Kentucky University
Division I · Horizon League · Highland Heights, KY
19.6%3781,9319,927
56University of San Francisco
Division I · West Coast Conference · San Francisco, CA
19.6%2581,3145,729
57Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Edwardsville, IL
19.3%3851,9908,975
58University of Mississippi
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS
19.2%7483,88619,094
59University of New Mexico
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM
19.0%6073,18916,905
60Gardner-Webb University
Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
18.9%814291,840
61Fairfield University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
18.6%1961,0564,968
62Eastern Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Ypsilanti, MI
18.5%4422,38311,129
63James Madison University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA
18.3%8604,70821,006
64Arkansas State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR
18.1%3171,7528,760
65University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
17.9%1689415,789
66Indiana State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Terre Haute, IN
17.8%2681,5076,668
67Drexel University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA
17.7%5383,04013,589
68Tennessee State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Nashville, TN
17.7%1267106,765
69University of South Florida
Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL
17.7%1,7459,88237,269
70California Baptist University
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
17.5%3311,8918,110
71Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
17.5%935312,551
72University of North Alabama
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL
17.5%1851,0597,451
73Miami University (Ohio)
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH
17.4%67—2,345
74University of Central Arkansas
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
17.4%2601,4967,884
75Georgia Southern University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Statesboro, GA
17.3%6603,81922,295
76Southeastern Louisiana University
Division I · Southland Conference · Hammond, LA
16.9%2891,71512,684
77East Carolina University
Division I · American Conference · Greenville, NC
16.3%7594,66621,328
78Old Dominion University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Norfolk, VA
16.0%5623,50617,736
79University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
16.0%533311,741
80Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Division I · Southland Conference · Corpus Christi, TX
15.9%2441,5387,822
81Bradley University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Peoria, IL
15.8%1459153,883
82University of Missouri, Columbia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO
15.8%9636,10523,613
83Austin Peay State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN
15.7%2071,3168,587
84George Washington University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC
15.7%3622,30811,387
85University of West Georgia
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA
15.7%2491,5858,413
86Wichita State University
Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS
15.5%3422,20512,856
87Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
15.4%1449373,842
88Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
15.4%6884,47217,549
89University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Lafayette, LA
15.2%3442,26913,179
90Prairie View A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX
15.1%1981,3088,527
91Loyola University Chicago
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL
14.9%3742,50912,487
92Northern Arizona University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Flagstaff, AZ
14.9%7755,20523,128
93University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
14.8%4392,97412,883
94University of Central Florida
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL
14.7%2,17914,85759,470
95University of Illinois Chicago
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL
14.7%7475,06922,107
96University of Cincinnati
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH
14.6%9196,28731,184
97University of Nevada, Reno
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV
14.6%5143,52317,965
98University of Northern Colorado
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO
14.6%2131,4606,616
99California State University, Sacramento
Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA
14.5%1,0957,55828,268
100North Dakota State University
Division I · The Summit League · Fargo, ND
14.5%2902,0039,791
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