Pre-Health

The following colleges will set students up well for a career in health professions. As you'll see from the featured schools, both large research universities and small liberal arts schools can provide a strong foundation for medical, veterinary, or dentistry school.

While these schools vary considerably in some ways (size, location, academic approach), they all have strong pre-health advising programs, rigorous academics, and relevant experiential leaning opportunities (such as research and health internships). All of these components are critical for building up your skills and demonstrating that you are a competitive applicant for medical school!

Centre College

Denison University

Rhodes College

University of Denver

University of Miami

University of Rochester

CollegePoint Schools with Nursing (BSN)

**This list only includes private schools. The vast majority of state flagships offer nursing programs, as well as many satellite campuses.**

Secular

  • Augustana University

  • Bradley University

  • Case Western Reserve University

  • Drexel University (4 and 5 year BSN programs, the latter has longer co-op)

  • Duke

  • Emory

  • Maryville University

  • NYU

  • Northeastern (4 and 5 year BSN programs, the latter has longer co-op)

  • Quinnipiac

  • Simmons College (women only)

  • University of Miami

  • UPenn

  • University of Rochester (don't start nursing classes / clinical practice until your junior year)

  • Valparaiso


Non-CP

  • Howard University (HBCU; apply to major and start nursing classes your junior year)

Religiously Affiliated

  • Baylor

  • Boston College (semi-religious, Jesuit focused)

  • BYU

  • Calvin College (nursing classes don't start until junior year)

  • Concordia Moorhead

  • Creighton University

  • DeSales University

  • Duquesne University

  • Elmhurst College

  • Fairfield University

  • Georgetown (semi-religious, religious founding)

  • Goshen College

  • Gonzaga

  • Hope College (apply to major your freshman year, start nursing classes sophomore year)

  • Loyola Chicago

  • Marquette University

  • Misericordia University

  • Saint Anselm College

  • Saint Louis University

  • Saint Mary's College

  • Samford University

  • Seattle University

  • Texas Christian University

  • University of Portland

  • University of San Diego

  • University of San Francisco

  • University of Scranton

  • Villanova

  • Xavier University in Cleveland