Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

The University of Pennsylvania School of nursing offers the finest in nursing education to undergraduate and graduate students. Penn School of Nursing was the first in the Ivy League to offer Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in nursing, and has long been committed to producing innovative research and scholarship in the nursing field.

All Penn Nursing students benefit from the school's state-of-the-art science and clinic facilities, an educational program that guarantees clinical exposure during the first year of study, low student-to-faculty ratios (typically eight to one for clinical courses) and accomplished professors, many of whom have Ph.D.s or other advanced degrees and are members of the American Academy of Nursing. Students at the University of Pennsylvania school of Nursing can also take advantage of the schools strong partnerships with the Penn Health System and Children's Hospital, and the school's six active research centers. Facilities at the University of Pennsylvania school of Nursing are first-rate as well. Technology is integrated throughout classrooms, labs and residence halls, and more than 80 percent of classrooms are "smart classrooms." All students are assigned both a faculty and peer advisor to provide mentoring and other services. Organizations for Penn Nursing students include Student Nurses at Penn (SNAP), Minority Nursing Organization (MNO) and Male Association of Nursing - University of Pennsylvania (MANUP).

Graduates of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing quickly see the benefits of their education. On average, graduates have an $18,000 increase in yearly earnings after earning their degrees, and 90 percent are employed immediately after graduation. Alumni work in world-class hospitals and facilities including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Johns Hopkins, Beth Israel Boston, Mass General and Denver Children's Hospital. Nearly all Penn Nursing graduates are able to pass their boards on the first try. Alumni also have lifelong access to the school's career services and alumni network of more than 8,000 people.

Quick Facts:

The 2008 Penn Nursing class was the largest in the school's history.

Penn Nursing is part of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school founded in 1740 by Ben Franklin.

The student-to-faculty ratio in clinical courses at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is eight to one.

Ninety-five percent of Penn Nursing graduates are able to pass their board exams on their first try.

Five students of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have received the Sigma Theta Tau International Episteme Research Award, which is often call the "nobel prize of nursing."

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