Objective To know the enrollment and training status of doctor of nursing in China. Methods Official websites of the colleges with doctoral admissions were searched. Data regarding admission contents,examination method,research area,number of enrollment,and examination contents were analyzed. Results The number of nursing doctoral enrollment university expanded from 28 in 2017 to 30 in 2019,and 10 colleges had part-time positions. Applications for the doctoral entrance were increasing. The areas of nursing research and types of entrance examinations were gradually increasing. Conclusion There is a single training mode for doctoral students in nursing education,the mode of enrollment assessment is gradually diversified and research areas are gradually increasing. It is suggested that more attention should be paid to the comprehensive quality and potentials of the students. Research areas should be refined further. Research-bases and practice-based cultivation should be simultaneously used.