Nursing students and faculty at Westhaven Nursing Clinic.

About

You've come to an extraordinary place.

Our 766-member student body hails from every background and arrive with endlessly interesting and compelling backstories. Two-thirds are from Virginia, nearly one in five identifies as male, 2/5 are first-generation college attendees, and roughly one-third come from minority and underrepresented backgrounds. About one in five is a first-generation college-attendee. 

Each of them came to UVA to become nurses or advance their nursing education through our applauded BSN, MSN, DNP, and PhD programs, Virginia's only programs to be ranked among the nation's top 3%.

  • #1 Virginia's top-ranked nursing program 
  • #7 acute care nurse practitioner program
  • #16 public BSN program
  • A "Best School for Men in Nursing" 
  • a top-ranked Clinical Nurse Leader program

(U.S. News & World Report 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; American Association for Men in Nursing, 2023)

Our Students

  • 766 students (272 graduate students, 494 undergraduate students, FY’24)
  • 15% male (incoming BSN students, FY’24)
  • 40% first generation college attendees (incoming BSN students, FY’24)
  • 45% students of color (incoming BSN students, FY’24)
  • 60% of undergraduates and 57% of graduate students earned a scholarship (FY’24)
  • $3.8M in scholarships distributed (FY’24)
  • $30K annually invested in summer student research experiences
  • $50K in support for nursing students to study abroad (FY’24)

Our Faculty

  • 60 full-time faculty
  • 22% of faculty are men
  • $3.8M in active research grants

Areas of excellence, research, and service

NCLEX Pass Rates

  • BSN: 97.4% first time pass rate (BSN class of 2023)
  • CNL: 97% first time pass rate (CNL class of 2023)
  • APRN certification pass rates: 91% (average)

The BSN and CNL programs include preparation for the NCLEX-RN exam (National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses). See our graduates' NCLEX pass rates for the past five years.

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