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Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Nursing.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

For the second year running, the American duo of University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University lead the way in the Nursing subject rankings. One of the biggest movers is the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), which climbs 16 places to joint fourth this year.

As with last year, the top 20 for Nursing is dominated by universities based in countries where English is an official language. Only the Karolinska Institutet from Sweden and the National Taiwan University (NTU) break the mould.

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Nursing

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017: Nursing.

The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

For the second year running, the American duo of University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University lead the way in the Nursing subject rankings. One of the biggest movers is the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), which climbs 16 places to joint fourth this year.

As with last year, the top 20 for Nursing is dominated by universities based in countries where English is an official language. Only the Karolinska Institutet from Sweden and the National Taiwan University (NTU) break the mould.

Interested in other courses besides Nursing? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 covers 46 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 95.7
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

66.6

Academic Reputation

98.9

Citations per Paper

98.3

H-index Citations

99.6

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 93.5
Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University
location Baltimore, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

71.6

Academic Reputation

91.6

Citations per Paper

96.2

H-index Citations

100

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Scholarship

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.8
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

65.1

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

93.4

H-index Citations

94.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.3
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.8

Academic Reputation

95.8

Citations per Paper

93.2

H-index Citations

90.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =4 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.3

Employer Reputation

92.3

Academic Reputation

95.2

Citations per Paper

94

H-index Citations

84.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.8

Employer Reputation

78.6

Academic Reputation

85.9

Citations per Paper

93.4

H-index Citations

93.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.8
University of Washington University of Washington
location Seattle, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

56.5

Academic Reputation

91.1

Citations per Paper

95.7

H-index Citations

93.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 8 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89

Employer Reputation

50.8

Academic Reputation

84.8

Citations per Paper

97.6

H-index Citations

97.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 9 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.8

Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

80.9

Citations per Paper

91

H-index Citations

90.9

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Overall Score: 88.5
University of Southampton University of Southampton
location Southampton, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

52.3

Academic Reputation

92.7

Citations per Paper

95.2

H-index Citations

89.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88

Employer Reputation

64.7

Academic Reputation

89.2

Citations per Paper

91.7

H-index Citations

90.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.9

Employer Reputation

54.3

Academic Reputation

82.5

Citations per Paper

98.7

H-index Citations

93.7

International Fees

Scholarship

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Rank =12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.9
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

93.9

Academic Reputation

83.9

Citations per Paper

89.3

H-index Citations

88.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.7

Employer Reputation

55.7

Academic Reputation

77.9

Citations per Paper

98.7

H-index Citations

97.3

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Scholarship

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Rank =14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87.7
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

84.1

Academic Reputation

74

Citations per Paper

99.8

H-index Citations

90.4

International Fees

Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank 16 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 87

Employer Reputation

71.3

Academic Reputation

82.6

Citations per Paper

92.8

H-index Citations

90.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 17 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86.1
University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh
location Pittsburgh, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

57.1

Academic Reputation

73

Citations per Paper

97.8

H-index Citations

97.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 18 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 86

Employer Reputation

88.6

Academic Reputation

82.9

Citations per Paper

90.5

H-index Citations

83.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.1

Employer Reputation

67.4

Academic Reputation

75.4

Citations per Paper

98

H-index Citations

87.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.4

Employer Reputation

79.7

Academic Reputation

79

Citations per Paper

92.7

H-index Citations

83

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.4

Employer Reputation

72.5

Academic Reputation

77.4

Citations per Paper

93.1

H-index Citations

86.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 22 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.3
Duke University Duke University
location Durham, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

61.3

Academic Reputation

74.7

Citations per Paper

93.6

H-index Citations

92.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.2

Employer Reputation

74.4

Academic Reputation

66.8

Citations per Paper

96.6

H-index Citations

92.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84

Employer Reputation

90.1

Academic Reputation

78.4

Citations per Paper

90.1

H-index Citations

81.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.4
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68.1

Academic Reputation

79.1

Citations per Paper

90.4

H-index Citations

85.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.2

Employer Reputation

68.3

Academic Reputation

63.7

Citations per Paper

97.3

H-index Citations

93.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.1

Employer Reputation

59.8

Academic Reputation

75.8

Citations per Paper

95.9

H-index Citations

85.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.1

Employer Reputation

89.7

Academic Reputation

76.3

Citations per Paper

90.2

H-index Citations

80.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.9
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

64.1

Academic Reputation

75.8

Citations per Paper

95.4

H-index Citations

83.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.8

Employer Reputation

85.7

Academic Reputation

84.4

Citations per Paper

84.9

H-index Citations

78.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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