The most popular school in the country for nursing students is Excelsior College. Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 838 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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A rank of #2 makes Long Island University C W Post Campus one of the most popular schools for nursing. Located in the suburb of Brookville, Long Island University C W Post Campus is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 700 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes New York University one of the most popular schools for nursing. New York University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 584 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Columbia University In The City Of New York is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 520 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Molloy College ranks #5 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy College is a private not-for-profit institution. Molloy College graduated around 452 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Mercy College landed the #6 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit university. Mercy College graduated around 380 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Adelphi University placed #7 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 361 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Pace University New York landed the #8 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of New York, Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 359 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Utica College comes in at #9 for nursing this year. Utica College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica. Utica College graduated around 354 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University is a public university. Stony Brook University graduated around 337 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Saint John Fisher College comes in at #11 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Saint John Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution. Saint John Fisher College graduated around 301 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Suny Downstate Medical Center placed #12 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Brooklyn, Suny Downstate Medical Center is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 287 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Helene Fuld College Of Nursing landed the #13 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of New York, Helene Fuld College Of Nursing is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 277 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Cuny Hunter College landed the #14 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Hunter College is a public university. This school awarded about 253 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens landed the #15 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Rego Park, St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens is a private for-profit institution. St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens graduated around 251 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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College Of Mount Saint Vincent placed #16 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Bronx, College Of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit university. College Of Mount Saint Vincent graduated around 237 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Dyouville College landed the #17 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Buffalo, Dyouville College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 237 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Suny At Binghamton comes in at #18 for nursing this year. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Suny At Binghamton is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 235 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Suny College At Brockport placed #19 for nursing by yearly graduations. Suny College At Brockport is a public school located in the town of Brockport. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 232 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Trocaire College landed the #20 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Trocaire College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo. Trocaire College graduated around 226 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University At Buffalo ranked #21 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public university. This school awarded about 220 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Cuny Lehman College ranked #22 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Cuny Lehman College is a public school located in the city of Bronx. This school awarded about 218 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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University Of Rochester landed the #23 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Rochester, University Of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution. University Of Rochester graduated around 213 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Suny College Of Technology At Delhi ranked #24 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Suny College Of Technology At Delhi is a public school located in the rural area of Delhi. This school awarded about 200 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Wagner College landed the #25 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Wagner College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staten Island. This school awarded about 198 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Nursing Schools
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular nursing list:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
by our College Data Analytics Team