Fast Facts
- Founded: 1901
- Average first year class size: 70
- Number of concentrations: 2
What is offered in the School of Nursing?
Nurses, often in collaboration with other health care professionals, promote the optimal health care and comfort of individuals and groups through the systematic application of knowledge from nursing and related disciplines. Implicit in the practice of professional nursing is accountability for professional growth and practice, demonstration of leadership, and commitment to the development and application of nursing theory and research. Students at UVA start in the classroom but transition to hands on experience in not only a hospital setting, but also in the community at large.
How is advising handled?
Students are assigned a faculty advisor upon entry to the University.
What do UVA faculty have to say about the School of Nursing?
“The contributions made by nurses and nursing students at UVA are immeasurable, and are an important part of the long tradition of service, education, and research at this institution. As just one example, University of Virginia Nursing graduates joined physicians to staff military hospital units in both World War I and World War II. Back home in Charlottesville, nursing students literally ran the hospital, ensuring seamless continuity of care for patients and their families. Those young women, accepting weighty responsibilities beyond their years, worked long hours with little complaint to ensure hospital services were available.” –John Casteen III, President Emeritus
What do students have to say about the School of Nursing?
“The first day I went to class all the professors already knew my name because they looked me up ahead of time. They made a real effort to get to know us inside and outside of the classroom. They are really supportive.” Quincey Edwards (Nurs ’23)
How do I know if the School of Nursing is right for me?
The School of Nursing is great for students who are interested in one-on-one patient care as well as medicine.
For more information, please visit the School of Nursing website and the School of Nursing records.