Best Graduate Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice in US 2017
Ranked in 2016 by US News
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | School name | Total DNP enrollment | Tuition (full-time) (DNP) | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) |
275 | $24,010 per year (in-state) $34,182 per year (out-of-state) |
100 |
| #2 | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) |
52 | $36,530 per year | 94 |
| #3 | Duke University (Durham, NC) |
194 | $1,568 per credit | 88 |
| #4 | Columbia University (New York, NY) |
39 | $1,820 per credit | 85 |
| #5 | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) |
143 | $1,891 per credit | 83 |
| #5 | Rush University (Chicago, IL) |
723 | $999 per credit | 83 |
| #5 | University of Maryland—Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) |
277 | $692 per credit (in-state) $1,251 per credit (out-of-state) |
83 |
| #8 | New York University (New York, NY) |
26 | $40,024 per year | 82 |
| #8 | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) |
165 | $37,392 per year (in-state) $43,290 per year (out-of-state) |
82 |
| #10 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI) |
27 | $20,550 per year (in-state) $42,282 per year (out-of-state) |
79 |
| #10 | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
168 | $1,219 per credit | 79 |
| #12 | University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) |
183 | $17,388 per year (in-state) $35,442 per year (out-of-state) |
78 |
| #12 | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN) |
348 | $950 per credit (in-state) $950 per credit (out-of-state) |
78 |
| #14 | Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ) |
221 | $10,610 per year (in-state) $20,322 per year (out-of-state) |
77 |
| #14 | Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) |
203 | $24,348 per year (in-state) $28,569 per year (out-of-state) |
77 |
| #16 | University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) |
249 | $16,259 per year (in-state) $41,680 per year (out-of-state) |
75 |
| #17 | Rutgers University—Newark (Newark, NJ) |
397 | $775 per credit (in-state) $1,124 per credit (out-of-state) |
74 |
| #18 | University of Alabama—Birmingham (Birmingham, AL) |
150 | $493 per credit (in-state) $493 per credit (out-of-state) |
72 |
| #18 | University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) |
66 | $14,856 per year (in-state) $24,288 per year (out-of-state) |
72 |
| #18 | Yale University (New Haven, CT) |
47 | N/A | 72 |
| #21 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, CO) |
59 | $585 per credit (in-state) $1,020 per credit (out-of-state) |
71 |
| #21 | University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) |
62 | $14,143 per year (in-state) $31,354 per year (out-of-state) |
71 |
| #23 | Oregon Health and Science University (Portland, OR) |
36 | $564 per credit (in-state) $729 per credit (out-of-state) |
70 |
| #24 | Indiana University-Purdue University—Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) |
37 | $1,000 per credit (in-state) $1,000 per credit (out-of-state) |
69 |
| #24 | University of Texas Health Science Center—Houston (Houston, TX) |
104 | $244 per credit (in-state) $946 per credit (out-of-state) |
69 |
| #26 | Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) |
57 | $723 per credit (in-state) $723 per credit (out-of-state) |
68 |
| #26 | University of Illinois—Chicago (Chicago, IL) |
305 | $22,250 per year (in-state) $34,720 per year (out-of-state) |
68 |
| #28 | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
317 | $789 per credit (in-state) $1,631 per credit (out-of-state) |
67 |
| #29 | University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) |
176 | $360 per credit (in-state) $360 per credit (out-of-state) |
66 |
| #30 | George Washington University (Washington, DC) |
125 | $1,030 per credit | 65 |
| #30 | University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) |
195 | $15,192 per year (in-state) $36,136 per year (out-of-state) |
65 |
| #32 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Bethesda, MD) |
172 | $0 per year (in-state) $0 per year (out-of-state) |
64 |
| #32 | University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) |
233 | $531 per credit (in-state) $1,255 per credit (out-of-state) |
64 |
| #34 | University of San Diego (San Diego, CA) |
69 | $1,420 per credit | 63 |
| #35 | University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) |
14 | $24,192 per year | 61 |
| #36 | Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) |
30 | $1,060 per credit | 60 |
| #36 | University of Missouri (Columbia, MO) |
202 | $422 per credit (in-state) $422 per credit (out-of-state) |
60 |
| #38 | Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) |
40 | $1,050 per credit | 59 |
| #38 | University at Buffalo—SUNY (Buffalo, NY) |
162 | $34,224 per year (in-state) $58,973 per year (out-of-state) |
59 |
| #38 | University of Massachusetts—Amherst (Amherst, MA) |
207 | $750 per credit (in-state) $750 per credit (out-of-state) |
59 |
| #38 | University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) |
57 | $39,900 per year | 59 |
| #42 | University of Kansas (Kansas City, KS) |
175 | $600 per credit (in-state) $685 per credit (out-of-state) |
58 |
| #42 | Washington State University (Spokane, WA) |
132 | $17,756 per year (in-state) $32,778 per year (out-of-state) |
58 |
| #44 | Florida Atlantic University (Lynn) (Boca Raton, FL) |
77 | $304 per credit (in-state) $928 per credit (out-of-state) |
57 |
| #45 | Baylor University (Dallas, TX) |
24 | $1,515 per credit | 56 |
| #46 | South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD) |
99 | $313 per credit (in-state) $582 per credit (out-of-state) |
55 |
| #47 | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) |
39 | $14,468 per year (in-state) $26,210 per year (out-of-state) |
54 |
| #47 | University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) |
105 | $11,724 per year (in-state) $24,761 per year (out-of-state) |
54 |
| #49 | Florida International University (Miami, FL) |
82 | $564 per credit (in-state) $1,068 per credit (out-of-state) |
53 |
| #49 | Purdue University—West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN) |
27 | $10,002 per year (in-state) $28,804 per year (out-of-state) |
53 |
| #49 | University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT) |
46 | $13,026 per year (in-state) $33,812 per year (out-of-state) |
53 |
| #49 | University of Missouri—Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) |
165 | $400 per credit (in-state) $400 per credit (out-of-state) |
53 |
| #49 | University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) |
79 | $714 per credit (in-state) $1,304 per credit (out-of-state) |
53 |
| #54 | Frontier Nursing University (Hyden, KY) |
99 | $565 per credit | 52 |
| #54 | Northeastern University (Boston, MA) |
142 | $1,335 per credit | 52 |
| #54 | University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, NE) |
52 | $447 per credit (in-state) $933 per credit (out-of-state) |
52 |
| #54 | University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) |
128 | $348 per credit (in-state) $772 per credit (out-of-state) |
52 |
| #58 | George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) |
93 | $505 per credit (in-state) $1,260 per credit (out-of-state) |
51 |
| #58 | Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) |
213 | $1,415 per credit | 51 |
| #58 | University of Massachusetts—Boston (Boston, MA) |
38 | $16,115 per year (in-state) $31,115 per year (out-of-state) |
51 |
| #58 | University of Massachusetts—Worcester (Worcester, MA) |
39 | $500 per credit (in-state) $750 per credit (out-of-state) |
51 |
| #62 | Simmons College (Boston, MA) |
10 | $1,260 per credit | 50 |
| #62 | Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX) |
48 | $303 per credit (in-state) $693 per credit (out-of-state) |
50 |
| #62 | University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston (Galveston, TX) |
25 | $285 per credit (in-state) $675 per credit (out-of-state) |
50 |
| #62 | Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) |
93 | $805 per credit (in-state) $1,463 per credit (out-of-state) |
50 |
| #66 | CUNY—Hunter College (New York, NY) |
29 | $13,677 per year (in-state) $22,147 per year (out-of-state) |
49 |
| #67 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock, TX) |
61 | $2,133 per year (in-state) $5,643 per year (out-of-state) |
48 |
| #68 | St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) |
37 | $1,050 per credit | 47 |
| #68 | University of Texas Health Science Center—San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) |
29 | $6,379 per year (in-state) $17,659 per year (out-of-state) |
47 |
| #70 | The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC) |
37 | $41,400 per year | 46 |
| #70 | Concordia University (Mequon, WI) |
54 | N/A | 46 |
| #70 | University of Colorado—Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO) |
21 | $11,734 per year (in-state) $20,068 per year (out-of-state) |
46 |
| #70 | University of Michigan—Flint (Flint, MI) |
193 | $9,554 per year (in-state) $14,319 per year (out-of-state) |
46 |
| #70 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Oklahoma City, OK) |
18 | $446 per credit (in-state) $1,072 per credit (out-of-state) |
46 |
| #70 | University of Portland (Portland, OR) |
34 | $1,120 per credit | 46 |
| #76 | University of Texas—Arlington (Arlington, TX) |
42 | $8,169 per year (in-state) $15,922 per year (out-of-state) |
45 |
| #77 | St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY) |
27 | $1,200 per credit | 44 |
| #77 | Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) |
62 | $881 per credit (in-state) $1,212 per credit (out-of-state) |
44 |
| #77 | Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA) |
36 | $1,075 per credit | 44 |
| #80 | East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) |
122 | $342 per credit (in-state) $960 per credit (out-of-state) |
43 |
| #80 | Stony Brook University—SUNY (Stony Brook, NY) |
64 | $968 per credit (in-state) $1,787 per credit (out-of-state) |
43 |
| #82 | Samford University (Birmingham, AL) |
67 | $785 per credit | 42 |
| #82 | University of Hawaii—Manoa (Honolulu, HI) |
60 | $933 per credit (in-state) $1,770 per credit (out-of-state) |
42 |
| #82 | West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) |
14 | $9,054 per year (in-state) $21,996 per year (out-of-state) |
42 |
| #85 | University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) |
165 | $1,245 per credit | 40 |
| #86 | Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) |
123 | $950 per credit | 39 |
| #86 | Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) |
97 | $818 per credit | 39 |
| #86 | Mercer University (Atlanta, GA) |
4 | $15,780 per year | 39 |
| #86 | University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI) |
82 | $13,200 per year (in-state) $23,100 per year (out-of-state) |
39 |
| #90 | College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN) |
109 | $800 per credit | 38 |
| #90 | University of Alabama—Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) |
91 | $366 per credit (in-state) $366 per credit (out-of-state) |
38 |
| #92 | New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM) |
63 | $4,088 per year (in-state) $14,254 per year (out-of-state) |
37 |
| #92 | University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) |
12 | $925 per credit | 37 |
| #92 | University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL) |
146 | $436 per credit (in-state) $1,017 per credit (out-of-state) |
37 |
| #92 | University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN) |
47 | $488 per credit (in-state) $488 per credit (out-of-state) |
37 |
| #96 | Augusta University (Augusta, GA) |
142 | $453 per credit (in-state) $453 per credit (out-of-state) |
36 |
| #96 | Binghamton University—SUNY (Binghamton, NY) |
15 | $23,230 per year (in-state) $42,880 per year (out-of-state) |
36 |
| #96 | Creighton University (Omaha, NE) |
242 | $800 per credit | 36 |
| #96 | Pace University (Pleasantville, NY) |
35 | N/A | 36 |
| #100 | Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) |
23 | $388 per credit (in-state) $485 per credit (out-of-state) |
35 |
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