University of San Diego Nursing School Rises in U.S. News & World Report's Rankings

The University of San Diego Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science Master’s Program in Nursing is now ranked 28^th in the nation, up six spots from a year ago, according to U.S. News & World’s Reports latest ranking.  The master’s program ranks 2^nd in California.

The nursing school’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is ranked #38^th and remains the highest-ranked program in California.

“I am very proud of our faculty, staff, and students who all work very hard and together to create our wonderful School of Nursing," said Sally Brosz Hardin, Dean of the USD Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science.

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Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.