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Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Nursing

The UK, US, Canada and Australia remain the top study destinations for nursing this year, with all four represented at least once in the top 10 schools ranked below. The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is the one new entrant in the top 10, moving up seven places to sixth. The University of Pennsylvania continues to be ranked in first place, helped by a perfect score for academic reputation.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 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.

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Nursing

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Nursing

The UK, US, Canada and Australia remain the top study destinations for nursing this year, with all four represented at least once in the top 10 schools ranked below. The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is the one new entrant in the top 10, moving up seven places to sixth. The University of Pennsylvania continues to be ranked in first place, helped by a perfect score for academic reputation.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 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.

Interested in other courses besides nursing? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

Explore the QS World University Rankings for Nursing 2020

and QS World University Rankings for Life Sciences and Medicine 2020

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Overall Score: 95.4
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
location Philadelphia, United States
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Employer Reputation

76.3

Academic Reputation

100

Citations per Paper

92.4

H-index Citations

100

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Rank 2 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 92.7
King's College London King's College London
location London, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.4

Academic Reputation

95.3

Citations per Paper

92

H-index Citations

95.8

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Rank 3 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 91.2
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
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Employer Reputation

88

Academic Reputation

92.6

Citations per Paper

91.4

H-index Citations

90.5

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Overall Score: 90.5
Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University
location Baltimore, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

85.2

Academic Reputation

86.4

Citations per Paper

87.5

H-index Citations

99.3

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Overall Score: 90.4
University of Southampton University of Southampton
location Southampton, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77.6

Academic Reputation

89.9

Citations per Paper

94.9

H-index Citations

90.5

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Rank 6 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.9

Employer Reputation

78.7

Academic Reputation

81.5

Citations per Paper

94

H-index Citations

97.8

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Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank =7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.2

Employer Reputation

92.1

Academic Reputation

78.1

Citations per Paper

91

H-index Citations

97.4

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Rank =7 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 89.2
University of Washington University of Washington
location Seattle, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

69.8

Academic Reputation

82.9

Citations per Paper

94

H-index Citations

97

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Overall Score: 89.1
Yale University Yale University
location New Haven, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

95.5

Academic Reputation

77.1

Citations per Paper

96.6

H-index Citations

91.5

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Overall Score: 89

Employer Reputation

88.9

Academic Reputation

90.3

Citations per Paper

92.4

H-index Citations

84.2

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Scholarship

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Rank 11 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.8

Employer Reputation

79.3

Academic Reputation

72.9

Citations per Paper

98.8

H-index Citations

97.8

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Scholarship

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Rank 12 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 88.6

Employer Reputation

84.5

Academic Reputation

84

Citations per Paper

89.3

H-index Citations

93.7

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Overall Score: 85.7
Duke University Duke University
location Durham, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

82.2

Academic Reputation

73.5

Citations per Paper

90.8

H-index Citations

94.1

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Rank 14 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 85.5

Employer Reputation

54.3

Academic Reputation

78.2

Citations per Paper

94.2

H-index Citations

94.6

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Scholarship

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English Tests

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Rank =15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.9

Employer Reputation

82.5

Academic Reputation

71.5

Citations per Paper

95.4

H-index Citations

88.5

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Scholarship

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Rank =15 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84.9

Employer Reputation

100

Academic Reputation

69.4

Citations per Paper

88.9

H-index Citations

91.5

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Overall Score: 84.3
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

89.9

Academic Reputation

68.1

Citations per Paper

91

H-index Citations

91.9

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Overall Score: 84.1
University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh
location Pittsburgh, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.4

Academic Reputation

71

Citations per Paper

91.1

H-index Citations

94.6

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Rank 19 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 84

Employer Reputation

91.3

Academic Reputation

68

Citations per Paper

94.4

H-index Citations

87

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Rank 20 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 83.7
Columbia University Columbia University
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.1

Academic Reputation

66.1

Citations per Paper

93.6

H-index Citations

92.8

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Rank =21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.7

Employer Reputation

88.2

Academic Reputation

67.6

Citations per Paper

91.6

H-index Citations

87

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Rank =21 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.7
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland
location Brisbane City, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

83

Academic Reputation

68.5

Citations per Paper

89.4

H-index Citations

90

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Rank 23 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.6

Employer Reputation

70.9

Academic Reputation

71

Citations per Paper

89.8

H-index Citations

91

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Scholarship

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Rank 24 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.5

Employer Reputation

91.4

Academic Reputation

62.5

Citations per Paper

91.5

H-index Citations

90.5

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Rank 25 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 82.1
The University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh
location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

68.4

Academic Reputation

74.8

Citations per Paper

93

H-index Citations

83

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Rank 26 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.9

Employer Reputation

89.5

Academic Reputation

74.4

Citations per Paper

90.4

H-index Citations

78.4

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Rank 27 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.6
University of Nottingham University of Nottingham
location Nottingham, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

73.2

Academic Reputation

68.5

Citations per Paper

90.6

H-index Citations

88.5

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Rank 28 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.2
Deakin University Deakin University
location Burwood, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

87.6

Academic Reputation

68.1

Citations per Paper

89.8

H-index Citations

83.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

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Rank 29 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.1

Employer Reputation

91.8

Academic Reputation

67.7

Citations per Paper

89

H-index Citations

83

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

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Rank 30 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

77

Academic Reputation

66.7

Citations per Paper

90.2

H-index Citations

87.5

International Fees

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