Established in 1956, the College of Nursing is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida main campus.

The college is fully accredited, and is one of six academic colleges and schools that constitute the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center.

[2] The college is ranked among the top ten percent of all baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting nursing schools in the United States.

The college currently has 70 faculty members and 930 total students, including 230 graduate students, of which 48 are doctoral candidates.

[3] U.S. News & World Report ranks the college at 32nd overall among all U.S. nursing schools.