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!
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