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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is one of the top nursing schools in
the country. It was recently ranked the number one nursing school in the country,
tied with Johns Hopkins
and University of Washington nursing programs. The University
of Pennsylvania nursing program, also known as Penn Nursing, is one of the oldest
nursing schools in the country. Established in 1886, the nursing school was founded
by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and has influenced the nursing
profession on a local and global scale. Penn Nursing is home to many "firsts" including
the first operating room nurse in the nation, first aerospace nurses in the NASA program
and first nursing doctorate in the Ivy League. The school is located in historic Philadelphia,
the largest city in Pennsylvania.
Why choose University of Pennsylvania?
Penn Nursing offers a premier nursing education. The program offers experiences not
found at other schools such as a state-of-the-art simulation labs with life-like
mannequins, classrooms with the latest electronic medical record systems, and clinical
experiences at two of the nation's best hospitals, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Attending an accredited nursing school
is important. Penn Nursing undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The school also features low faculty-student
ratios in labs and clinical courses. There are currently 556 bachelor degree students,
470 master's degree students and 60 doctoral degree students. Penn Nursing cares about
it's students and wants them to succeed. To ensure a good start to a nursing career,
academic advisement, job placement and career services are available to each nursing
student.
Degrees and Specializations
Penn Nursing is the only Ivy League nursing school that offers a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing (BSN) degree. In addition to the traditional BSN program, Penn offers an
accelerated BSN program, BSN Second Degree program, Hillman Scholars BSN-PhD program
and BSN-MSN program. There are 18 different master's degree programs encompassing
three categories of specialization: Certified registered nurse practitioner programs,
advanced practice specialist programs and administration programs. Nurse practitioner
sub-specialties include adult acute care, adult-gerontology primary care, family and
pediatric critical care. Advanced practice specialist sub-specialties include adult
health, neonatal and pediatric clinical nurse specialists. Penn Nursing also offers
a PhD doctoral degree to prepare nurse scientists for successful research careers.
Admissions
Admission to Penn Nursing is highly competitive. The acceptance rate for Penn Nursing
for 2012 was 12.6 percent. Potential nursing students should possess excellent academic
skills with high collegiate entrance exam scores and high school grade point averages.
High school students applying to Penn Nursing must fill out the common Penn application,
provide two letters of reference, all academic records and SAT or ACT scores. Graduate
school applicants must hold an active registered nursing license, have competitive GRE
scores, provide all academic records and provide three letters of recommendation. Interviews
are required prior to admission to a graduate program.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition at Penn Nursing is similar to other Ivy League schools. Undergraduate tuition
for the 2012-2013 school year is $43,738, not including room and board or books. For
the accelerated BSN program, the total program tuition cost is $106,624. Full time
tuition for a master's degree program at Penn Nursing is $37,950 per year. Full time
tuition for the doctoral degree program is $30,800 per year.
Penn Nursing offers generous financial aid to it's students. Aid is based on financial
need. Once the financial need of a student is determined, Penn Nursing will meet 100
percent of the need with various types of loan-free aid. University of Pennsylvania
is one of a few universities that does not include loans as part of a financial aid
package. Scholarships and grants are also available to undergraduate and graduate
students. Graduate students can also apply for loan forgiveness programs, with awards
ranging from $1,000 to $35,000 per year. Penn Nursing is dedicated to providing all
full-time doctoral students with three years of tuition, fees, stipend and health
insurance. Stipends are provided September to May in exchange for service as a teaching
assistant up to 16 hours per week. The stipend amount for full-time doctoral students
the 2012-2013 year is $21,425.
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is one of the top nursing schools in the
nation. With a rich history and an excellent reputation, Penn Nursing offers exceptional
nursing education. Students at Penn Nursing learn from top nursing faculty and have access
to state-of-the-art simulation labs and clinical experiences at renown local hospitals.
Penn Nursing students are supported throughout the nursing program with academic advisement,
career placement services and generous financial aid services. Graduates of Penn Nursing
are perfectly poised to start a rewarding and exciting nursing career.
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