School of Nursing and Health Professions

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School of Nursing and Health Professions

Improve lives. Practice your compassion. Transform our health system from the inside. 

 

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USF Shines in U.S. News Rankings

In the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings, USF places No. 1 for diversity, in the top 3 percent for nursing, and in the top 25 percent overall.

Learn to Lead the Health Care Revolution

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Undergraduate Programs

Prepare to care for the whole patient — mind, body, spirit.

Graduate Programs

Prepare to advance in the health care industry.

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USF Ranks…

Top 3%

in Undergraduate Nursing

U.S. News & World Report 2025
Top 10%

Best Nursing Schools, Master's

U.S. News & World Report 2024
Best Value

among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2025
#1

in campus diversity among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2025
Top 15%

for social mobility

U.S. News & World Report 2025
Top 25%

among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2025
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Celebrating 70 YEARS of Nursing Education

Since 1954, our students have improved the health of all populations through equitable and compassionate service, value-driven research, and innovative education. Visit our anniversary website and learn how the USF experience has shaped students' lives and careers.

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SONHP Dean Eileen Fry-Bowers

Eileen Fry-Bowers

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

A Message From the Dean

We work to eliminate health inequity and pursue health justice while navigating changes in higher education, the public sector, and the healthcare industry."

Eileen Fry-Bowers

Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions

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