University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Former names
University Hospital Training School for Nurses
TypePrivate
Established1935[1]
Parent institution
University of Pennsylvania
Academic affiliations
University of Pennsylvania Health System, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
PresidentM. Elizabeth Magill
DeanAntonia M. Villarruel
Academic staff
53
Students1275
Undergraduates650
Address
Claire M. Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard
,
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
,
U.S.

39°56′52″N 75°11′53″W / 39.94786°N 75.19806°W / 39.94786; -75.19806
CampusUrban
Websitewww.nursing.upenn.edu

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (more commonly referred to as Penn Nursing) is an undergraduate and graduate institution at the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. According to U.S. News & World Report, the School of Nursing at Penn is among the top-ranked undergraduate and graduate nursing schools in the United States.[2][3] The School of Nursing receives approximately $480 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, making it among the most highly funded nursing schools in the country.[4]

  1. ^ "A 75-year legacy" (PDF). UpFRONT. No. 5–6. Fall 2009. Although HUP began operating a school of nursing in 1886, it wasn't until 1935 that Penn responded to The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association's request for higher education institutions by adding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education to its list of academic programs. In 1944, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania authorized the newly created School of Nursing to grant the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  2. ^ "Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs". Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Rankings". USNews. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "NIH Awards by Location and Organization - NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)". Report.nih.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2019.