How to get in
- Application deadline
- Spring 2027: opens Aug 8, 2025, closes Oct 24, 2026 (11:59 PM PT) Open nowSee it in the deadlines table
- Selection method
- Holistic reviewDirect-entry competitive admission via NursingCAS with interviews; more qualified applicants than spaces Details and source
- TEAS minimum
- 65% composite (catalog: 'recommended minimum'; TEAS page: 'must be achieved') Check your score
- Prerequisites
- None required at college level (direct entry; first-time students need HS 4 yrs English, 3 yrs math Algebra I+, 2 yrs lab natural science, 2 yrs social science with B- or better)
Check yourself against these published rules
A checklist against the school’s published rules only: this is not a prediction of a decision. Section minimums, GPA, grade and recency rules, and anything else the school lists still apply; read the full requirements above.
Admissions requirements
Here is what California Northstate University publishes about applying to its BSN program, taken from the school’s own website, catalog or application documents. Each row links to the page we used and shows the date we checked it. Requirements change from cycle to cycle, so confirm with the school before you apply.
| Requirement | What the school publishes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance exam | ATI TEAS (SAT/ACT may be submitted for consideration) | SourceChecked |
| Minimum overall score | 65% composite (catalog: 'recommended minimum'; TEAS page: 'must be achieved') | SourceChecked |
| Section minimums | Not published by the school | SourceChecked |
| Minimum GPA, overall | 2.7 cumulative (high school for first-time students; college for transfers) | SourceChecked |
| Minimum GPA, prerequisites or science | B- or better in required high school courses; transfer: B minimum in college natural/behavioral courses to transfer | SourceChecked |
| Selection method | Holistic reviewDirect-entry competitive admission via NursingCAS with interviews; more qualified applicants than spaces | SourceChecked |
| Application opens | 2025-08-08 | SourceChecked |
| Application closes | 2026-04-06 (Summer 2026); 2026-08-03 (Fall 2026); 2026-10-24 (Spring 2027) | SourceChecked |
| Program cost (school figure) | $164,807 total estimated tuition and fees for 3-year program (2026-27 schedule: $50,950 / $55,931 / $57,926 per year); total estimated cost of attendance $86,313 / $91,399 / $93,044 per yearTuition $50,000 / $52,500 / $55,125 by year | SourceChecked |
| Cohort starts | Three per year (summer, fall, spring) | SourceChecked |
| Published applicant and admit counts | 30 per cohort, 3 cohorts per year (max 90/year)No term given | SourceChecked |
How we label selection. SEAPHE sorts each school’s stated method into one of five groups: Lottery, Points (ranked), Points and lottery (hybrid), Holistic review or Eligibility-based. The school’s own wording appears under the label, with a link to the page we used. How California nursing schools choose students.
Published applicant and admit counts: numbers the school itself publishes about its applicants and admissions, with the term or year the school gives; formats vary by school. No term given: the school published this figure without saying which cycle it covers. The BRN does not publish per-school applicant or admit counts.
Prerequisite courses
Course names are the school’s; the grey label is the category SEAPHE uses in the prerequisite planner.
None required at college level (direct entry; first-time students need HS 4 yrs English, 3 yrs math Algebra I+, 2 yrs lab natural science, 2 yrs social science with B- or better) (source, checked )
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Admissions
The BRN does not publish acceptance rates for individual schools. Across California’s BSN programs, 29.9% of 37,452 qualified applications were accepted in 2024–25.4 This program is approved for 90 new students a year.2 Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.
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Cost
The BRN lists a cost of $164,113 before financial aid (Total Program).2 That figure comes from the school’s report to the Board and may not include housing, transport or exam fees. Check the program’s current cost of attendance.
Key facts
Last updated
- The BRN lists an approved enrollment of 90 new students per year for this program. Source: CA BRN list of approved RN programs, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
NCLEX pass rates
The BRN has not reported any first-time NCLEX-RN testers for this program from 2020–21 to 2024–25, often because it is new.1
| Year (Jul–Jun) | Testers | Pass rate | California | vs. state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | No first-time testers reported | |||
| 2021–22 | No first-time testers reported | |||
| 2022–23 | No first-time testers reported | |||
| 2023–24 | No first-time testers reported | |||
| 2024–25 | No first-time testers reported | |||
Completion and attrition
The BRN table has no retention figures that we could match to this program.3
Accreditation and program facts
| State approval | California BRN |
| Institution | — |
| Nursing program | — |
| Degree | BSN |
| State | California |
| City | Rancho Cordova |
| Sector | Private |
| Admits | Generic pre-licensure |
| Phone | (916) 686-7300 |
| Website | Visit |
State approval and program details from CA BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs. Institutional and nursing program accreditation from CA BRN, Accreditation, Attrition and On Time Completion Rates. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
Similar programs
| Program | Testers | 2024–25 | 5-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego | 54 | 96.3% | 89.8% |
| Simpson UniversityRedding | 43 | 95.3% | 94.9% |
| Stanbridge UniversityIrvine | 332 | 95.2% | 96.0%2-yr avg |
| Concordia University IrvineIrvine | 123 | 95.1% | 96.5% |
| Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, ConcordConcord | 91 | 93.4% | 84.5%4-yr avg |
| Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara | 39 | 92.3% | 93.2%2-yr avg |
Sources
- California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates, First Time CA Educated Exam Testers, 2020–21 to 2024–25. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
- California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs (cost, enrollment, sector). Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
- California BRN, Accreditation, Attrition and On Time Completion Rates. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
- California BRN, 2024–25 Annual School Report: Data Summary, Table 3, p. 3.
SEAPHE Editorial Team. Data updated Oct 7, 2026. Spot an error? See our corrections policy.
How to cite this data
Suggested citation: SEAPHE. (2026). California Northstate University (BSN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/california-northstate-university-bsn/ (updated Oct 7, 2026).
Original source: California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates: First Time CA Educated Exam Testers; California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs.