The Rutgers Nursing Edge 

Rutgers School of Nursing is where research meets real-world impact. Powered by nurse scientists, innovators, educators, leaders, and students, we don’t just shape the future of nursing — we define it. 


Points of Pride

As one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive nursing schools, Rutgers School of Nursing is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, evidence-based health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. 

Offering programs across all levels of nursing practice — bachelor’s, advanced practice, doctoral, and certificate and professional development programs — there’s no better place in New Jersey for a nursing education.

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Top 10 percent Bachelors Programs in the US, NO. 4 in DNP Programs, No. 17 in Masters programs - US News and World Report
95+ Full-time Faculty -15,000 Alumni - 200 Clinical Sites
Enrollment - Priding ourselves in Diversity. 1,800 students, 16% Male, 29% Caucasian, 27% Asian/Pacific Islander, 26% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Multi-Racial.  - 71% Total Population of students from Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups
$55+ Million in Grant Funds, 96% NCLEX pass rate for 1st time test takers, 2024 - World-renowned research faculty

A History of Impactful Research

Rutgers School of Nursing is an expanding research powerhouse rooted in a university-wide tradition of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. As the academic backbone of the State of New Jersey, with $929.3 million currently in research and sponsored programs, Rutgers is among America’s highest-ranked, most diverse public, and research-intensive universities.

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Insight into Academia - Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award 2025 - Health Professions School
National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence | Member
Campus locations include Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood

School of Nursing is one of the eight schools comprising Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) — New Jersey’s largest and most influential constellation of academic institutions devoted to nursing, medicine, dentistry, advanced health-related sciences, pharmacy, public health, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

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