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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
72.4%
#1 · Regis College (Massachusetts)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Weston, MA
6.1%
Median
of 410 schools, Division III
11.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
49.3%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Regis College (Massachusetts)Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Weston, MA72.4%
  2. 2Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityDivision III · United East Conference · Baltimore, MD67.5%
  3. 3Gwynedd Mercy UniversityDivision III · Atlantic East Conference · Gwynedd Valley, PA65.0%
  4. 4Mississippi University for WomenDivision III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS60.4%
  5. 5Rivier UniversityDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Nashua, NH60.1%
  6. 6Misericordia UniversityDivision III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA53.9%
  7. 7Colby-Sawyer CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New London, NH53.0%
  8. 8Concordia University TexasDivision III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Austin, TX52.7%
  9. 9Elms CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA50.4%
  10. 10Mount Aloysius CollegeDivision III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Cresson, PA49.3%
  11. 11The College of St. ScholasticaDivision III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Duluth, MN48.9%
  12. 12Utica UniversityDivision III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY48.9%
  13. 13University of St. Thomas (Texas)Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Houston, TX48.8%
  14. 14Linfield UniversityDivision III · Northwest Conference · McMinnville, OR47.6%
  15. 15St. Catherine UniversityDivision III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN46.5%

Every school, Division III

0.0%72.4%
#1 · Regis College (Massachusetts)every school

The spread across 410 schools; the median is 6.1%.

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
1Regis College (Massachusetts)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Weston, MA
72.4%2132941,096
2Notre Dame of Maryland University
Division III · United East Conference · Baltimore, MD
67.5%131194686
3Gwynedd Mercy University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Gwynedd Valley, PA
65.0%2383661,457
4Mississippi University for Women
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS
60.4%3856371,995
5Rivier University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Nashua, NH
60.1%1342231,335
6Misericordia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA
53.9%2123931,670
7Colby-Sawyer College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New London, NH
53.0%107202834
8Concordia University Texas
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Austin, TX
52.7%2063911,391
9Elms College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA
50.4%1322621,038
10Mount Aloysius College
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Cresson, PA
49.3%671362,942
11The College of St. Scholastica
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Duluth, MN
48.9%2956031,755
12Utica University
Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY
48.9%3467082,580
13University of St. Thomas (Texas)
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Houston, TX
48.8%2976092,969
14Linfield University
Division III · Northwest Conference · McMinnville, OR
47.6%2374981,678
15St. Catherine University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
46.5%2254842,431
16Alvernia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA
45.8%1703712,050
17University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · West Hartford, CT
45.8%92201879
18Spalding University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Louisville, KY
44.8%73163734
19Russell Sage College
Division III · Empire 8 · Troy, NY
44.0%1142591,080
20University of New England
Division III · Conference of New England · Biddeford, ME
42.3%2215223,863
21Carlow University
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
41.2%1102671,344
22Immaculata University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Immaculata, PA
40.8%1062601,529
23Edgewood University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Madison, WI
39.9%1132831,214
24Cedar Crest College
Division III · United East Conference · Allentown, PA
38.7%84217886
25Simmons University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
38.2%180—1,760
26State University of New York at Delhi
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Delhi, NY
37.8%1433782,634
27Widener University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Chester, PA
37.7%2276022,811
28Curry College
Division III · Conference of New England · Milton, MA
37.4%1504011,818
29Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Standish, ME
37.2%892391,059
30Mount Saint Mary College (New York)
Division III · Skyline Conference · Newburgh, NY
36.9%1243361,897
31York College (New York)
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Jamaica, NY
36.3%3399345,906
32Moravian University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Bethlehem, PA
34.6%1634712,006
33Neumann University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Aston, PA
34.1%1233611,695
34Concordia University Wisconsin
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Mequon, WI
32.7%1885752,525
35Marymount University (Virginia)
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Arlington, VA
32.4%1424382,216
36Texas Lutheran University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX
32.3%1013131,290
37St. John Fisher University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
32.2%2136622,590
38Alverno College
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Milwaukee, WI
31.5%58184887
39Nazareth University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
30.9%1374441,900
40Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Camden, NJ
30.7%3361,0953,922
41Springfield College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA
30.3%1494921,924
42Averett University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Danville, VA
30.2%862851,180
43Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
30.2%832751,074
44University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Belton, TX
29.9%1795983,024
45DeSales University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Center Valley, PA
29.5%1495052,149
46William Paterson University of New Jersey
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Wayne, NJ
29.4%5571,8956,546
47York College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · York, PA
28.7%1996943,308
48Carroll University (Wisconsin)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Waukesha, WI
28.2%1615702,623
49Eastern Mennonite University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Harrisonburg, VA
28.2%59209863
50Piedmont University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Demorest, GA
28.2%822911,261
51Wilson College
Division III · United East Conference · Chambersburg, PA
27.7%361301,180
52Saint Elizabeth University
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Morristown, NJ
27.5%41149670
53Marywood University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Scranton, PA
27.3%1053851,874
54Stevenson University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Owings Mills, MD
27.0%1846813,028
55Waynesburg University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Waynesburg, PA
27.0%632331,088
56Manhattanville University
Division III · Skyline Conference · Purchase, NY
26.6%823081,329
57Hartwick College
Division III · Empire 8 · Oneonta, NY
26.0%511961,112
58Shenandoah University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Winchester, VA
25.9%1355212,590
59University of Southern Maine
Division III · Little East Conference · Gorham, ME
25.3%2571,0155,520
60Muskingum University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH
25.2%742941,524
61Lehman College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY
25.0%5922,36911,227
62University of Mount Saint Vincent
Division III · Skyline Conference · Bronx, NY
24.9%2098392,398
63Rhode Island College
Division III · Little East Conference · Providence, RI
24.1%2551,0574,785
64University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Oshkosh, WI
23.9%3471,45212,674
65Husson University
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Bangor, ME
23.8%1104622,525
66Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Notre Dame, IN
23.5%70—1,424
67Salem State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Salem, MA
23.0%2401,0424,853
68Aurora University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL
22.9%2861,2484,098
69East Texas Baptist University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Marshall, TX
22.7%622731,659
70Ohio Northern University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Ada, OH
22.5%1034582,592
71Elmhurst University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Elmhurst, IL
22.2%1667473,138
72Pacific Lutheran University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA
22.2%1325952,393
73George Fox University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Newberg, OR
22.1%1315933,004
74Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Winona, MN
21.5%683171,075
75Fitchburg State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Fitchburg, MA
21.4%1456783,133
76Mount St. Joseph University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Cincinnati, OH
21.4%371731,446
77Vermont State University Castleton
Division III · Little East Conference · Castleton, VT
21.0%1487064,087
78Vermont State University-Johnson
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Johnson, VT
21.0%1487064,087
79Vermont State University Lyndon
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Lyndonville, VT
21.0%1487064,087
80Alfred State College
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Alfred, NY
20.9%773693,749
81Penn State University, Altoona
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Altoona, PA
20.9%582782,421
82Otterbein University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Westerville, OH
20.6%924462,119
83State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
20.6%2611,2685,429
84King's College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Wilkes-Barre, PA
20.5%783811,590
85LaGrange College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · LaGrange, GA
20.2%21104582
86St. Joseph's University, New York L.I.
Division III · Skyline Conference · Patchogue, NY
19.8%1859353,369
87St. Joseph's University NY (Brooklyn)
Division III · Skyline Conference · Brooklyn, NY
19.8%1859353,369
88Elmira College
Division III · Empire 8 · Elmira, NY
19.5%23118613
89Pennsylvania College of Technology
Division III · United East Conference · Williamsport, PA
19.3%834304,287
90Salve Regina University
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Newport, RI
19.2%975052,117
91Capital University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Columbus, OH
18.8%844471,747
92University of Scranton
Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA
18.6%1427653,666
93Endicott College
Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA
18.5%1327133,176
94North Park University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Chicago, IL
18.5%673621,876
95State University of New York at Canton
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Canton, NY
18.4%1005432,919
96Wilkes University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Wilkes-Barre, PA
17.9%804481,956
97Stockton University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Galloway, NJ
17.7%3622,0457,812
98University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Division III · Little East Conference · Dartmouth, MA
17.6%1981,1275,602
99Luther College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Decorah, IA
17.5%603431,463
100Messiah University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Mechanicsburg, PA
17.5%1015762,586
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