Proud Educator of Knight Nurses
The College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida (UCF) offers nationally ranked and accredited degree programs supported by a global healthcare simulation center of excellence and renowned faculty experts active in research.
Fueled by excellence and innovation and grounded in evidence-based practice, we are unleashing potential to positively impact the future of nursing and create a healthier future for all.
Discover UCF’s College of Nursing.
Excellence in Education
For more than 40 years, UCF has been educating compassionate and skilled nurses, strong nurse leaders, inspiring nurse educators, and innovative nurse scientists who are directly impacting the health of our communities. Of the 17,000+ Knight nurse alumni, and growing, 85% live and work in Florida and nearly 60% stay in Central Florida.
UCF’s nursing graduates are in high-demand by employers and continually exceed both state and national first-time pass-rate averages on RN and NP licensing exams.
Follow your calling in nursing, the nation’s most trusted profession, and choose from more than 20 nursing degree and graduate certificate programs — from the BSN to the Ph.D. — with offerings online, at the new Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion on UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona, and 4 regional campuses across Central Florida.
A Recognized Leader
UCF’s College of Nursing is a leader in nursing education, research and practice, continually named among the nation’s best nursing programs and recognized internationally in the innovative field of healthcare simulation.
Our nursing faculty are renowned experts in their respective fields who are impacting the future of nursing and improving patient care through innovative and collaborative research, helping UCF earn national recognition for patents, innovation and research activity.
- Top 20 Best Online Graduate Nursing (MSN), U.S. News & World Report
- Top 30 Best Nursing Program (BSN) among public universities (no. 39 overall), U.S. News & World Report
- Top 75 Best Graduate Schools (DNP), no. 51 among public universities, U.S. News & World Report
- Top 5 Most Innovative Public Universities, top 15 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report
- No. 20 among public universities for producing patents
- No. 39 among nursing schools for NIH funding, Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, 2024
- Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Florida’s first to earn three global recognitions for excellence in healthcare simulation: Society for Simulation in Healthcare Accredited Program in Teaching, Education and Research, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement, and Accreditation in Human Simulation by the Association of SP Educators
College of Nursing Strategic Map 2023–2027
Facts 2024-2025
Programs Offered
| Total | 21 |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 6 |
| Master’s | 3 |
| Doctorate | 6 |
| Graduate certificate | 6 |
Student Enrollment
| Total | 2,743 |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate – Nursing pending | 878 |
| Undergraduate – Upper division | 1364 |
| Graduate | 501 |
Graduate Pass Rates
Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Pass Rate: 2023| Certification Organization | Certification Exam | No. of Students Taking Exam | Certification Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AANP | FNP | 6 | 100% |
| ANCC | FNP | 14 13 |
92.86% 100% (First time) |
| AANP | AGPCNP | 3 | Not Reported |
| ANCC | AGACNP | 13 | 92.31% |
| Track | Campus/Site | No. of 1st-Time Test Takers | 1st-Time Pass Rate | All Test Takers Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN (Fall) | Main | 131 | 98.5% | 98.5% |
| BSN (Spring) | Main | 60 | 90% | 89% |
| BSN | Cocoa | 39 | 97.4% | 97.5% |
| BSN | Daytona | 45 | 93.3% | 93.8% |
| Accel. 2nd Degree | Main | 71 | 97.2% | 97.2% |
| BSN & Accel. | All | 346 | 95.95% | 95.8% |
Nursing Faculty
Full-time Faculty
Full-time Faculty with Doctoral Degrees
National Fellows
Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame Honorees