Overview
- Ranked #17 in the nation for best graduate nursing program by U.S. News & World Report (2017)
- The major center of nursing education and scholarship in Texas
- Ranked among the top universities in research funding by the National Institutes of Health
- More than $20 million in extramural funding
Students: 795
Charts showing the number of Undergraduate, Graduate, and Degree Awarded in 2017.
*Note: Asian-American/ Pacific Islander, African American, Native American, Hispanic
Faculty: 79
- 23 tenured/tenure-track faculty
- 56 clinical faculty (full- and part-time)
- 34 adjunct/affiliate faculty
- 33% of faculty are minorities; 3.8% are men
- 12 American Academy of Nursing fellows (current faculty)
- 8 faculty emeriti, all of whom are AAN Fellows
Staff: 79
- full- and part-time
Current Research
- 14 Research Grant Awards
- 10 Training and Special Projects
- 21 Pending Research Projects
- 1 Graduate Student Project
- Total Value: 20.4 million