University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

School of Nursing

Former name	John Sealy Hospital Training School for Nurses
Type	Public nursing school
Established	1890
Affiliation	University of Texas at Austin
Dean	Alexa Stuifbergen
Academic staff	90
Administrative staff	73
Students	755
Undergraduates	437
Postgraduates	318
Location	Austin, Texas , USA 30°16′40″N 97°44′01″W / 30.2777287°N 97.7335961°W / 30.2777287; -97.7335961
Website	nursing.utexas.edu

The School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin confers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field of nursing. As of 2021, the School has 755 students and its current Dean is Alexa Stuifbergen.^[1][2] In 2021, the School was ranked 21st by U.S. News & World Report in Best Nursing School's: Master's and 23rd in Nursing.^[3][4] The school is located adjacent to the Dell Seton Medical Center, the University's teaching hospital.^[5]

The University of Texas School of Nursing was originally established in Galveston, Texas, in 1890 as the John Sealy Hospital Training School. In 1923, the School began offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in cooperation with the University of Texas.

In 1960, the first nursing courses were offered on the Austin campus. In 1976, as part of a reorganization of University of Texas' system of nursing schools, the School of Nursing officially became a part of the University of Texas at Austin. In 1974, the School began offering a PhD in Nursing, the seventh school in the nation to do so.^[6]

• Billye J. Brown, 1972–1989
• Dolores V. Sands, 1989–2009
• Alexa Stuifbergen, 2010–present^[6]