
Rankings and Quick Facts
With a proud history of firsts in the state of North Carolina and an exemplary heritage of bests among schools of nursing in the country, Carolina educates and graduates talented students for leadership in practice, research, education and administration.
Our Rankings
Overall
- 4th among US schools of nursing by the American Health Council
- 6th among nursing schools worldwide in the 2022 Shanghai Ranking‘s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
- 8th in the 2022 QS Top Universities World Rankings of Colleges of Nursing
Online
- Online Master’s Program in Nursing Administration and Leadership: tied for 9th, U.S. News and World Report for 2023
Undergraduate
- Tied for 5th, U.S. News and World Report for 2023
Graduate
MSN
- Overall: tied for 10th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Nursing Administration: tied for 6th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Family Nurse Practitioner: 3rd, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: 3rd, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: tied for 7th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
DNP
- Overall: tied for 15th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Nursing Administration: 10th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Family Nurse Practitioner: 4th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: tied 4th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
- Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner: tied for 6th, U.S. News and World Report for 2024
NIH Funding
- Ranked 19th overall and 12th among public schools of nursing, Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research for 2022
Rankings and Quick Facts

5th
Best Nursing Schools: Undergraduate

9th
Online Master's Program in Nursing Administration and Leadership

10th
Best Nursing Schools: Masters

2023
Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
By the Numbers
