About

Lobby in Conway with stairwell and painting.

Established in 1935, the Conway School of Nursing at Catholic University is one of the top nursing schools in the nation. We are built on the dual desires to serve and to heal, strengthened by a rich heritage of Catholic teachings and Christian values.

Conway building with single inspirational banner and sky.

Service, Faith, and Academic Excellence

At the Conway School of Nursing, we form nurse leaders to respect the dignity of every person and to care for and heal patients as whole human persons — mind, body, and spirit. Our academic programs have long provided outstanding nursing education that emphasizes the role of ethics, values, and spirituality in health care.

a nursing instructor instructing her students in a simulation room

Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post-Graduate Certificates

We offer undergraduate BSN programs, graduate master's, DNP, and PhD programs, and post-graduate certificates. Students in the nursing programs gain clinical experience with first-class healthcare partners spread across the Washington D.C., area. Our academic programs consistently receive national recognition for excellence, attesting to the strength of our programs and faculty. And our alumni hold prominent positions in nursing practice, education, and research, and have made significant contributions to national and international health care.