Enrollment
As of Fall 2020
1,637
Graduates
Fall 2019 – Summer 2020
- BSN – 428
- MSN – 270
- DNP – 18
- PhD – 16
U.S. News & World Report 2022:
National Rankings
- Doctor of Nursing Practice: 28
- Master of Science in Nursing: 32
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 31
Research
Fiscal Year 2019-2020
- Ranked 40th in NIH funding for nursing schools
Scientific Publications and Presentations
Calendar Year 2020
- 125 presentations
- 97 articles
- 3 book chapters
Research Expenditures
Fiscal Year 2020
$2,472,380
Contracts and Awards
Fiscal Year 2020
$2,603,718
Certification First-Time Pass Rates
- NCLEX - First-time pass rate (2020): 97.28%
MSN Program Nurse Practitioner Certification
Pass rates for first-time takers (2019)
- Family Nurse Practitioner – AANPCB: 98%, ANCC: 100%
- Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – AACN: 100%, ANCC: 98%
Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Program Nurse Practitioner Certification
Pass rates for first-time takers (2019)
- Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner – ANCC: 100%
- Family Nurse Practitioner – AANPCB: 100%
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – ANCC: 100%
Nurse Anesthesia BSN – DNP
Nine of the past 10 years, including 2021
- NCE: 100%
Abbreviations:
- ANCC: American Nurses Credentialing Center
- AANPCB: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
- AACN: AACN Certification Corporation
- NCE: National Certifying Exam offered by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)