Enrollment

As of Fall 2019
1,626

Graduates

Fall 2018-Summer 2019

• BSN – 462
• MSN – 293
• DNP – 67
• PhD – 9
  
  

US News & World Report Best Graduate Schools 2021:

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (Overall): #22 nationally, #1 in Texas
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (Family): #17 nationally, only program ranked in Texas
• Master of Science in Nursing: #27 nationally, #2 in Texas
  
  

Research

2019

• Ranked 40th in NIH funding for nursing schools
• 163 presentations
• 14 book chapters
• 87 publications

Certification First-time Pass Rates*

BSN (2019)

• NCLEX: 96.98

MSN (2019)

• Family Nurse Practitioner - AANPCB: 98%, ANCC: 100%
• Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - AANC: 100%, ANCC: 98%

Post-Graduate APRN (2019)

• Family Nurse Practitioner - AANPCB: 100%
• Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - ANCC: 100%
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - ANCC: 100%

BSN-DNP (2019)

• Nurse Anesthesia - 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)}