<p>How competitive is the Nursing program at UDel? How many people are accepted? Does anyone know how Penn State, UCONN, and UDel are ranked in their Nursing programs--which is at the top?</p>
<p>My son was just accepted into the Nursing program. They only accept 120 students. Another poster said that Nursing and Chemical Engineering are the two hardest program to get in at UD. Unfortunately, the only rankings I have found are a few years old but it will give you a point of reference:</p>
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<p>A person posted saying that UDel saves a significant percentage of nursing spots for in-state residents, to meet local needs. That makes the out of state spots even harder. </p>
<p>You will find that in most colleges, it is harder to get into the RN program than the general population. That is certainly true at Pitt, West Chester, Bloomsburg, Penn State etc. At U. Penn and Villanova, it is now equally difficult to get into nursing as the general population, whereas at many very selective schools, it used to be easier. </p>
<p>There is much more discussion over at the Nursing part of this website.</p>
<p>Found this info off a Fact Sheet on UD Nursing:</p>
<p>What Makes UD Undergraduate Nursing Remarkable?</p>
<p>• Direct admission as freshman into the undergraduate nursing program
• All nursing courses are taught by nursing faculty (not graduate teaching assistants)
• Residency program model
• Small clinical course sizes (maximum 1:8 ratio)
• State of the Art Simulation Labs
• National League for Nursing (NLN) exams after each didactic course & 2-day NLN review @ end of senior year guide individual preparation for NCLEX exam, toward success in licensing as a registered nurse</p>
<p>What is the Residency Model?</p>
<p>• Freshman Experience: Introduction to the profession and clinical skills with essential science and liberal arts courses.
• Sophomore Experience: Development of clinical skills and decision making in nursing through simulation and laboratory experiences.
• Junior Experience: Expansion of nursing knowledge into essential and specialty clinical nursing with associated field experiences.
• Senior Experience: Clinical immersion and enhancement of nursing knowledge for entry into practice.
o Overall # of experiential hours:
• 504 hours of clinical immersion experiences
• 33 hours of field experiences
• 66 hours of simulation laboratory experience.</p>
<p>Traditional Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Program Facts*</p>
<p>• 92% NCLEX pass rates for 2009 graduates
• ~1,000 applicants to the nursing program annually
• ~130 students admitted into program annually
• ~120 graduates annually
- The UD School of Nursing offers two other programs to earn a baccalaureate degree in nursing: The RN to BSN online program for those holding an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, and the Accelerated program for persons holding baccalaureate degrees in other majors.</p>
<p>I would have some concerns if you have not even applied yet for the Fall semester of this year, especially for application to the nursing major. These spots are highly competitive and early application is highly recommended (like in September). For UD I believe you can list a second alternative major for admission consideration but I don’t know for sure how this works (I would contact the admissions office and ask them so you can get reliable information). If you are serious about being a nursing major be advised that if you enter any college in an alternative major with the intent of transferring later into nursing that the odds of being successful are extremely, extremely low. When my D was at UD only 2-3 transfers from other major were accepted into the Nursing Program and actually some students with 4.0 GPAs in other majors were rejected. This would be an extremely risky plan and I would not advise it. Best of luck to you.</p>