Top 50 Universities for Nursing in the World (2026)
Exploring Nursing programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Nursing education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
2
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
3
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
4
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
5
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
6
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
7
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
8
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
9
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
10
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
11
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
12
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
13
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
14
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
15
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
16
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
17
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
18
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
19
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
20
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
21
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
36 World
4 Europe
4
United Kingdom
1 Edinburgh
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
234853
Citations
8843169
22
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
23
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
24
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
25
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
42 World
36 North America
3
Canada
1 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
255621
Citations
10090338
26
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
27
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
28
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
29
San Francisco, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
48 World
40 North America
37
United States
7 San Francisco
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
266349
Citations
15389929
30
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
31
Charlottesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
53 World
43 North America
40
United States
1 Charlottesville
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
178234
Citations
6550160
32
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
33
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
34
Manchester, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
60 World
8 Europe
6
United Kingdom
5 Manchester
University Information
Acceptance
39%*
Publications
266398
Citations
9228292
35
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
36
Edmonton, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
64 World
48 North America
4
Canada
1 Edmonton
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
233302
Citations
7552530
37
London, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
70 World
11 Europe
7
United Kingdom
6 London
University Information
Acceptance
40%*
Publications
205426
Citations
7284184
38
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
39
Nashville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
76 World
54 North America
50
United States
1 Nashville
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
154991
Citations
6697687
40
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
41
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
81 World
5 Asia
1
Singapore
1 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
23%*
Publications
231992
Citations
8035566
42
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
84 World
58 North America
54
United States
4 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
133197
Citations
6016526
43
Hong Kong, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
86 World
6 Asia
3
China
1 Hong Kong
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
224036
Citations
7771729
44
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
88 World
59 North America
55
United States
1 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
102640
Citations
3243749
45
Mexico City, Mexico
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
90 World
2 Latin America
1
Mexico
1 Mexico City
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
196742
Citations
2912461
46
Ames, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
91 World
60 North America
56
United States
2 Ames
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
180621
Citations
4539834
47
Vienna, Austria
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
97 World
22 Europe
1
Austria
1 Vienna
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
139566
Citations
3921459
48
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
49
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
50
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nursing
Rankings
107 World
64 North America
60
United States
4 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
168389
Citations
5519325