Watts College of Nursing
Durham, North Carolina 27705-2505
Data last updated: May 29, 2026
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Known for health sciences — close-knit campus
Watts College of Nursing is a private urban institution in Durham, North Carolina. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.
A small campus of 134 undergraduates with a 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The urban location puts students at the center of city life.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price reflects most recent cohort of federally-aided undergraduates.
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- •History The original Watts Hospital was established in 1895, on land donated by George Watts, with an endowment of $50,000, provided solely by Watts.
- •The land fronted on West Main Street with Guess Road (later renamed Buchanan Blvd.
- •By 1909, the 22-bed hospital was insufficient for the explosive growth of Durham, and new, larger facility was built on 25 acres (10.
- •1 ha) at the intersection of Club Boulevard and Broad Street, where the hospital remained until it closed in 1976.
- •The hospital was enlarged in 1926 with the Valinda Beale Watts Pavilion, designed by the local architectural firm of Atwood and Nash.
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