At Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, our students, faculty and staff are part of an environment that values and practices excellence in nursing education.
We educate future nurses who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. And nowhere is a better environment to transform that passion than here, where we enjoy partnerships with several of the nation’s leaders in health care, possess the most advanced resources for learning, and have faculty and staff dedicated to mentoring students to achieve their fullest potential.
Fast Facts about the College (as of Fall 2020)
| 680 |
Total Enrollment |
| 12% |
Male Students |
| 87% |
Female Students |
| 1% |
Additional Genders Students |
| 21.5% |
First Generation College Students |
| 53.8% |
Gen-Z |
| 42.1% |
Millennials |
| 3.8% |
Gen-X |
| 0.3% |
Baby Boomers |
| 14% and 16.5% |
Undergraduate and Graduate Minority Students |
| Over 12,000 |
Alumni since 1902 |
| 93.3% |
NCLEX Pass Rate (2019) |
| 93.96% |
NCLEX Pass Rate (Q1-3, 2020) |
| 91.46 |
NCLEX PAss Rate (2020) |
| 93.36% |
BSN Program- One Time Completion Rate (2019) |
| 100% |
MSN (CRNA)- One Time Completion Rate (2019) |
| .7% |
Student Loan Default Rate (Fall 2020) |
| 18 out of 106 |
2016 U.S. News & World Report Ranking for Nurse Anesthesia Graduate Programs |
| 51 out of 100 |
2018 Nursing Schools Almanac for Top 100 nursing schools in the United States |
| 146 out of 220 |
2019 U.S. News & World Report Ranking for Best Nursing Schools: Master's |