Admissions
What sets us apart?
Top-ranked and trailblazing
- Virginia's only nursing programs ranked among the nation's top 20 (#8 among public institutions), including the Commonwealth's first Clinical Nurse Leader master's program, currently ranked #1 in the United States (US News 2021)
- Academic home to 10 key regional and national nursing and healthcare organization presidents and past-presidents
- Fiercely devoted to purposeful instruction in compassion and self-care through our Compassionate Care Initiative
- Dedicated to lively, affecting, high-quality interprofessional learning, thanks to the UVA Center for Interprofessional Collaborations
- Proud of the hundreds of preceptors throughout the Commonwealth under whose mentorship UVA Nursing students learn and flourish
- Unafraid to address difficult or uncomfortable topics (this is Charlottesville, after all) through an Inclusion & Diversity initiative to foster humility, respect, and inclusion in powerful and profound ways
A destination and nursing pedigree that opens doors
- BSN applications have tripled over the last decade and today attract a growing diversity of students from all walks of life
- UVA Nursing graduates rank among the top when it comes to passing the NCLEX and specialty certification exams
- Nearly 8 in 10 of our newly minted nurse graduates find job offers both abundant and well-paying well before graduation; 99% have jobs within three months of graduating
Inclusivity first
- 1/3 of undergraduates hail from under-represented and minority backgrounds; many are first-generation college attendees
- With some $2 million in scholarships distributed each year to both undergraduates and graduate students, we're proud of our work to make UVA an attractive and affordable option