University of Illinois Chicago
CCNE AccreditedThe University of Illinois Chicago offers a comprehensive nursing education with programs designed to meet diverse student needs. With CCNE accreditation, you can choose from traditional on-campus, online, and hybrid formats, ensuring a flexible learning experience. UIC Nursing is known for its commitment to excellence in nursing education and research, preparing you for a successful career in healthcare.
University of Illinois Chicago at a glance
- Opportunity Score: 68/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Clinical partnerships and Job market strength.
- Clinical placement access scores 100/100, based on the hospital systems this school places students into.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $10,200 to $85,000 total across 5 programs.
- 7 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD, RN-BSN offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
68/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
100/100
Clinical placement access
Source: School-published clinical partners
- Programs Offered
- 7
- Clinical Access
- 100/100
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
Nursing Programs at University of Illinois Chicago(7)
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University of Illinois Chicago
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
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University of Illinois Chicagooverall score
Strengths
- Clinical partnerships
- Job market strength
Score breakdown
- Job market strength76
- Graduation rate74
- Online flexibility54
- Tuition affordability53
- Clinical partnerships100
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
University of Illinois Chicagoclinical access
- UIC College of Nursing coordinates clinical placements for students.
- M. Christine Schwartz Experiential Learning & Simulation Laboratory is among the largest in the U.S.
- UIC Nursing is integrated within UI Health, an academic health enterprise.
- No publicly stated nurse residency pipelines or guaranteed interview programs.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- UI Health SystemAMC
- Cook County Health
- University of Chicago MedicineAMC
- Northwestern MedicineAMC
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
- Advocate Health System
- Loyola Medicine
Sources: nursing.uic.edu, nursing.uic.edu, nursing.uic.edu. How we score this
Admissions at University of Illinois Chicago
- •No published overall acceptance or admission rate (%) was found on the UIC College of Nursing site or affiliated official pages.
- •For the traditional BSN program (including freshmen and transfer applicants):
- •– All BSN prerequisite courses (e.g., General Chemistry with lab, Anatomy & Physiology I & II with labs, Microbiology, Lifespan Development, Statistics, Nutrition, and required liberal arts/general education) must be completed by the program start date. Applicants must complete 57 credit hours of college‑level coursework prior to entering the program.
- •For the Master of Science in Nursing – Graduate‑Entry (MSN for non‑RNs) (also known as the “career‑changer” program):
- •– Applicants typically have a bachelor’s degree in a non‑nursing field.
- •– Most successful applicants have at least a 2.75 GPA (on a 4.00 scale) in the last 60 hours of their first undergraduate degree.
- •– A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50/4.00 is required in the four science prerequisites (excluding statistics). At least two of those science prerequisite courses must be completed and on the submitted transcripts by the application deadline of January 15.
- •– All science prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better, and within seven years of anticipated enrollment (complete by end of the spring semester before starting the program).
- •F
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at University of Illinois Chicago
- •RN‑to‑BSN Online (Degree Completion)
- •– Delivered 100% online, fully asynchronous coursework designed for working RNs.
- •– Can be completed in as few as 12 months (seven consecutive 8‑week terms).
- •– Asynchronous, with flexibility noted (students can work early morning or late at night).
- •– Transfer/general‑education credits: 57 general education credits required (can be taken as co‑requisites or transferred in); transcript evaluation provided at no cost upon admission.
- •Traditional BSN for Transfer Students
- •– Hybrid delivery, with face‑to‑face instruction alongside hands‑on learning.
- •– Full‑time, Fall only admission; completed over four full‑time semesters (no summers).
- •Master of Science in Nursing for Non‑RNs (Graduate‑Entry MSN)
- •– Hybrid format, combining online, on‑site, and blended courses; includes on‑campus requirements and arranged clinical placements.
- •– Full‑time, admits Fall only; duration is six consecutive semesters (including summers).
- •– Requires students to reside within
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
BSN (Traditional)
All BSN prerequisite courses must be completed by the program start date.
DNP
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Required minimum GPA is at least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours.
Offered in hybrid format: all didactic coursework online, with clinicals arranged locally.
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
Hybrid format, combining online, on-site, and blended courses.
PhD in Nursing
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Minimum GPA for full consideration is at least 2.75/4.00 in the final 60 semester hours.
RN to BSN
Delivered 100% online, fully asynchronous coursework designed for working RNs.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.