US News’ 21 best BSN programs| 2025

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the nation’s best Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs.

The rankings, released Sept. 23, are part of the media company’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings evaluating nearly 1,700 institutions on up to 17 academic quality measures.

They are based on the average of scores received from surveys of deans and senior faculty members of 686 nursing schools and departments at institutions across the U.S. Officials rated the overall academic quality of undergraduate BSN programs they were familiar with on a 5-point scale. 

To have received the survey and been ranked, schools must have bachelor’s-level accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The institutions must also have recently awarded at least 50 BSN degrees.

The 21 leading nursing programs, according to U.S. News & World Report:

1. Duke University (Durham, N.C.)

2 (tie). Emory University (Atlanta) 

2 (tie). University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

4 (tie). The Ohio State University (Columbus)

4 (tie). University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 

6 (tie). University of Illinois-Chicago

6 (tie). University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

8 (tie). University of Iowa (Iowa City)

8 (tie). University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minneapolis)

8 (tie). University of Pittsburgh

8 (tie). University of Washington (Seattle)

8 (tie). University of Wisconsin-Madison

13 (tie). Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 

13 (tie). Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland) 

13 (tie). Indiana University Indianapolis

13 (tie). Loyola University Chicago

13 (tie). New York University (New York City) 

13 (tie). University of Alabama at Birmingham

13 (tie). University of California-Los Angeles

13 (tie). University of Maryland-Baltimore

13 (tie). University of Virginia (Charlottesville)

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