Overview

School of Nursing / School of Nursing is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Doctoral Programs

Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Program in Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Program in Health Systems and Organizational Leadership

Program in Nurse Anesthesia

Program in Nurse Midwifery

Program in Nursing Education

Program in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Program in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
(Post Master's Certificate)
Master of Nursing (MN)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	85
Doctoral Degrees	42

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

294

Applied

138

Accepted

118

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	No
Summer deadline	January 5th	January 5th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in nursing, minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, previous course work in statistics
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree in nursing; minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, 3.5 graduate
Additional Entrance Requirements	Master's degree in nursing

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 83

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

248

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.26%
Black or African American	1.61%
White or Caucasian	73%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.81%
Asian	5.65%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.24%
Unknown	3.23%

Gender

Male (14%)

Female (85%)

Faculty

73

Total faculty

Full-time - 45

Part-time - 28

Male (8)

Female (65)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Palliative care and end-of-life care for older adults with chronic illness, cancer symptom management and cancer survivorship, decreasing non-evidence based cesarean delivery, data science and information technology, rural community-based approaches to childhood obesity
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3455 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road
Portland, OR  97239-2941
United States

Contact Dr. Sarah Shannon
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Email: shannons@ohsu.edu
Phone: 503-494-8311

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