About Us

Quick Facts

Founded
1955 with preliminary in 1951

Interim Dean
Mi Ja Kim, PhD, RN, FAAN

Departments
Department of Biobehavioral Science
Department of Health Systems Science
Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science

Regional Campuses
Central Illinois (Peoria-Urbana)
Quad Cities
Rockford

Programs of Study
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), including RN/BSN option for registered professional nurses with an associate degree

Master of Science (MS)

• Nurse Practitioner Options: acute care, adult, adult/geriatric, family, geriatric, mental health, occupational health/family, pediatric, school/family, women’s health
  
• Clinical Nurse Specialist Options: acute care, geriatric, mental health, pediatric, perinatal
  
• Health Systems Leadership Options: administrative nursing (can be combined with MBA or MS in health informatics), advanced community health nurse specialist (can be combined with MPH), occupational health/advanced community health nurse specialist, school/advanced community health nurse specialist
  
• Nurse midwifery

Graduate Entry Program (GEP) - Master’s level study for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in another field, leading to RN licensure and culminating in MS degree in one of the master's specialties listed above

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Certificates

• Administrative Nursing Leadership
• Advanced Practice Cardiometabolic Nursing
• Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing
• Advanced Practice Palliative Care Nursing
• CNS and NP/Midwifery Post-master's Certificate
• School Nurse (Type 73)
• Teaching/Learning in Nursing and Health Sciences

Students
BSN: 314
MS: 556
DNP: 43
PhD: 93
Certificate: 63

Faculty
190 (including part-time)

Alumni
9,500

Extramural Funding (in millions)
$9.2 NIH, $2.8 Other, $12 Total

Points of Pride

• Ranked 3rd in NIH funding for nursing
• 1st U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative Centre for Nursing and Midwifery - International Nursing Development in Primary Health Care