University of Florida College of Nursing

College of Nursing
Established 1956
Type Nursing school
Parent institution Health Science Center
Academic affiliation University of Florida
Location Gainesville, Florida,
United States
Dean Anna M. McDaniel
Academic staff 70
Students 930
Undergraduates 700
Postgraduates 230
Doctoral students 48
Alumni 11,000+
Website www.nursing.ufl.edu

The University of Florida College of Nursing is the nursing school of the University of Florida. Established in 1956, the College of Nursing is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida main campus. The college is fully accredited, and is one of six academic colleges and schools that constitute the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center.[1]

The college is part of the Health Science Center.

The college is ranked among the top ten percent of all baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting nursing schools in the United States. The average overall grade point average (GPA) for incoming upperclassmen to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program is 3.57. The college currently has 70 faculty members and 930 total students, including 230 graduate students, of which 48 are doctoral candidates.

U.S. News & World Report ranks the college at 32nd overall among all U.S. nursing schools.

The college received more than $5 million in research grants last year.

The current Dean is Dr. Anna M. McDaniel.

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