Admissions Selectivity
Top Online Graduate Nursing Programs
U.S. News
Top Online Graduate Nursing Programs Ranking Methodology
In order to successfully complete the rigorous classwork that is often a part of earning a nursing degree online, the students admitted must have strong ambitions. Some programs also require professional nursing experience. These are the top online nursing degree programs for admissions selectivity.
|
Rank
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Institution name
|
Score
|
Professional nursing practice required for admittance
|
Standardized test requirement
|
Average under- graduate GPA
|
Acceptance rate
|
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#1
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Delta State University
Cleveland, MS
|
88.2
|
Yes
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#2
|
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
|
87.5
|
Yes
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#3
|
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
|
83.0
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#4
|
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
|
82.8
|
Yes
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#5
|
George Washington University
Washington, DC
|
81.1
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#6
|
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO
|
80.0
|
Yes
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#7
|
Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
|
78.4
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#8
|
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
|
74.9
|
No
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#9
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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
|
73.2
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#10
|
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
|
72.5
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#11
|
Duke University
Durham, NC
|
72.0
|
No
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#12
|
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA
|
70.4
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#13
|
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
|
68.4
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#14
|
Pace University
New York, NY
|
67.8
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#15
|
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
|
65.4
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#16
|
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
|
63.7
|
No
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#17
|
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
|
62.7
|
No
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#18
|
Albany State University
Albany, GA
|
59.9
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#19
|
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
|
58.9
|
No
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#19
|
University of Illinois--Chicago
Chicago, IL
|
58.9
|
No
|
GRE
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#21
|
University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston
Galveston, TX
|
55.0
|
No
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#22
|
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
|
53.4
|
Yes
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#23
|
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE
|
44.5
|
No
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#24
|
University of Colorado--Denver
Denver, CO
|
43.3
|
No
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
|
|
#25
|
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
|
40.6
|
No
|
None
|
Locked
|
Locked
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