2025 Rankings Released

Top Direct Entry MSN Programs 2025

Discover the nation's most prestigious nursing schools and accelerate your healthcare career with comprehensive program insights and expert analysis. 10 schools listed.

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Marquette University

Direct Entry MSN Research Institution

Marquette University

93.86% NCLEX Pass Rate
8:1[5] Student-Faculty Ratio
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University of Connecticut

Direct Entry MSN Research Institution

University of Connecticut - 94% NCLEX pass rate

94% NCLEX Pass Rate
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4

Johns Hopkins University

Master’s, Ph.D., DNP Research Institution

Johns Hopkins University - 96.26% NCLEX pass rate

86% NCLEX Pass Rate
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University of San Francisco

MSN: Entry Level Research Institution

University of San Francisco

58.174.1% NCLEX Pass Rate
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Northeastern University

Accelerated BSN Research Institution

Northeastern University

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University of Illinois Chicago

MSN: Graduate Entry Research Institution

University of Illinois Chicago

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Emory University

BSN (upper-division), Accelerated BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD Research Institution

Emory University - 98% NCLEX pass rate

93.43% NCLEX Pass Rate
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Yale University

PhD in Nursing, DNP, MSN, BSN Research Institution

Yale University

9498% NCLEX Pass Rate
400 students to over 100 faculty Student-Faculty Ratio
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Vanderbilt University

PreSpecialty Entry MSN Research Institution

Vanderbilt University - 97% NCLEX pass rate

97% NCLEX Pass Rate
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