Overview

School of Nursing / School of Nursing is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science/Master of Public Health (MS/MPH)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult/gerontology	Clinical nurse specialist
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult/gerontology acute care	Nurse practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Adult/gerontology primary care	Nurse practitioner

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	43
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

75

Applied

42

Accepted

23

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in nursing, undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on the last 60 credits, academic references, 2 original papers or other scholarly work, essay, RN license (for DNP), 1 year of professional nursing experience (for DNP)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$60,000

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

133

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.01%
Black or African American	2.26%
White or Caucasian	76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.26%
Asian	3.76%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	1.5%

Gender

Male (13%)

Female (86%)

Faculty

43

Total faculty

Full-time - 30

Part-time - 13

Male (2)

Female (41)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Nursing informatics to promote self-care and disease management skills among patients and caregivers; quality of care to frail, vulnerable, and chronically ill populations; study of health-related and health-seeking behaviors; eliminating health disparities; pain and symptom management for patients with cancer
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,762,790

Location & Contact

Address Signe Skott Cooper Hall
701 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI  53705
United States

Contact Dr. Linda D. Scott
Dean and Professor
Email: ldscott@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-9725

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