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UIC - University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Nursing
 
   
   
 

Quick Facts

Founded
1955 with preliminary in 1951

Dean
Joan L. Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN

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

Regional Campuses
Peoria
Quad Cities
Rockford
Urbana-Champaign

Programs of Study
BSN
RN-BSN (BSN for nurses with an associate degree)
MS (Master of Science)

  • Nurse Practitioner Options: acute care*, adult*, adult/geriatrics*, family, geriatrics*, mental health, occupational health, pediatrics, school nurse, women’s health
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist Options: acute care*, geriatrics*, mental health, occupational health, pediatrics*, perinatal*, school nurse
  • Health Systems Leadership Options: administrative nursing (can be combined with MBA or health informatics), advanced community health specialist (can be combined with MPH)
  • Nurse midwifery
*Optional Advanced Practice Palliative Care Nurse Certificate Program

Graduate Entry Program (GEP - Master’s level study for individuals with a bachelor’s degree in another field. Refer to the specialty areas listed above in the MS program.)

BSN-PhD (expedited program for preparing faculty)
PhD
Certificates

  • Advanced Nursing Leadership
  • Advanced Practice Palliative Care Nurse
  • Health Informatics
  • School Nurse Certification (Type 73)
  • Teaching

Students
Undergraduate: 350
Graduate: 500 (100 doctoral)

Faculty
170 (including part-time)

Alumni
9,400

Extramural Funding (in millions)
$8.7 NIH, $3.8 Other, $12.5 Total

Points of Pride

  • Ranked 1st locally for nursing schools in Illinois
  • Ranked 8th nationally for graduate schools of nursing by reputation
  • Ranked 3rd nationally for certified nurse midwifery MS program
  • Ranked 5th nationally for community/public health nursing MS progran
  • 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
*Rankings come from U.S. News & World Report and are based on faculty excellence and productivity, quality of graduates, and school leadership.