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Dominican University of California nursing program: how to get in

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): requirements, deadlines, NCLEX pass rates and data

San Rafael, CA · Private · BRN-approved · CCNE-accredited

Dominican University of California BSN in San Rafael: selection method: holistic review; 134 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $207,272 (Tuition + Books). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowNot published
  • Selection methodHolistic review
  • TEAS minimumNo TEAS · None required (TEAS not required)
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)134
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2578.2% (124 testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$207,272
Compare BSN programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
78.2%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%70%
First-time testers
1242024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
118’20–21118’21–22139’22–23118’23–24124’24–25
On-time completion
100%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%60%
Attrition
0%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
5.9%’19–200%’20–210%’21–220%’22–230%’23–24

How to get in

Application deadline
Fall (2027): opens Not published, closes March 1stSpring (2028): opens Not published, closes Sept. 1stFall (2027 first-year entry): opens Not published, closes November 1 (Early Decision, binding); February 1 (Regular Decision)See it in the deadlines table
Selection method
Holistic reviewCompetitive direct entry to nursing major via university application (limited spaces) Details and source
TEAS minimum
Entrance exam, in the school’s words: None required (TEAS not required)
Prerequisites
7 courses listed by the school See the list
Check yourself against these published rules
Prerequisites you have completed or will finish in time

    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 Dominican University of California 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.

    RequirementWhat the school publishesSource
    Entrance examNone required (TEAS not required)SourceChecked
    Minimum overall scoreNot applicableno examSourceChecked
    Section minimumsNot applicableno examSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overall3.25 cumulative (transfer); 3.5 cumulative and prerequisite (first-year direct entry)SourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or science3.25 prerequisite GPA (transfer)SourceChecked
    Selection methodHolistic reviewCompetitive direct entry to nursing major via university application (limited spaces)SourceChecked
    Application opensNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Application closesMarch 1 (fall); Sept 1 (spring)SourceChecked
    Program cost (school figure)Not published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Cohort startsTransfer admission for fall and springSourceChecked
    Published applicant and admit countsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked

    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.

    Prerequisite courses

    Course names are the school’s; the grey label is the category SEAPHE uses in the prerequisite planner.

    CourseRequirementsSource
    Human Anatomy/labAnatomy
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    B minimum on first attempt; Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Five-year recency (nursing sciences)
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked
    Human Physiology/labPhysiology
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    B minimum on first attempt; Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Five-year recency (nursing sciences)
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked
    Chemistry/lab (must include both organic and inorganic content)Chemistry
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Five-year recency (nursing sciences)
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked
    General or Introduction to PsychologyPsychology
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked
    College Writing/CompositionEnglish composition
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked
    Public SpeakingCommunication (speech)
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked
    Intro Sociology or Cultural AnthropologySociology or anthropology
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Prerequisite GPA 3.25 (transfer); repeats to raise GPA disregarded unless taken 5+ years ago
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Priority to applicants with all prerequisites complete before applying
    		SourceChecked

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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 134 new students a year.2 Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.

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    California nursing school acceptance rates →

    Cost

    The BRN lists a cost of $207,272 before financial aid (Tuition + Books).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

    • In 2024–25, 78.2% of 124 first-time NCLEX-RN testers from Dominican University of California (BSN) passed, compared with a California average of 90.2%. Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • Across 2020–21 to 2024–25, its tester-weighted first-time pass rate was 80.6% over 617 testers (SEAPHE calculation). Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • The BRN lists an approved enrollment of 134 new students per year for this program. Source: CA BRN list of approved RN programs, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • Its nursing program accreditation, as reported to the BRN, is CCNE. Source: CA BRN accreditation and attrition table, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

    NCLEX pass rates

    In 2024–25, 78.2% of 124 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 12.0 points below the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 80.6% of 617 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

    First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, by reporting year

    Dominican University of California (BSN)California, all programs
    70%80%90%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2584.8%80.5%71.9%89.0%78.2%CaliforniaBSN program
    70%80%90%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2584.8%80.5%71.9%89.0%78.2%
    Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables; California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
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    Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
    2020–2111884.8%89.2%-4.5
    2021–2211880.5%85.9%-5.4
    2022–2313971.9%85.7%-13.8
    2023–2411889.0%94.0%-5.0
    2024–2512478.2%90.2%-12.0

    Completion and attrition

    In 2023–24, the program reported 100% on-time completion and 0% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2092.1%5.9%
    2020–21100.0%0.0%
    2021–2299.0%0.0%
    2022–23100.0%0.0%
    2023–24100.0%0.0%

    Self-reported by the program to UCSF for the BRN Annual School Survey.

    Accreditation and program facts

    State approvalCalifornia BRN
    InstitutionWSCUC
    Nursing programCCNE
    DegreeBSN
    StateCalifornia
    CitySan Rafael
    SectorPrivate
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(415) 485-3204
    WebsiteVisit

    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.

    What ACEN, CCNE and CNEA mean →

    Similar programs

    Open private BSN programs with 30+ first-time testers in 2024–25, by pass rate.

    ProgramTesters2024–255-year
    Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego5496.3%89.8%
    Simpson UniversityRedding4395.3%94.9%
    Stanbridge UniversityIrvine33295.2%96.0%2-yr avg
    Concordia University IrvineIrvine12395.1%96.5%
    Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, ConcordConcord9193.4%84.5%4-yr avg
    Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara3992.3%93.2%2-yr avg

    Sources

    1. California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates, First Time CA Educated Exam Testers, 2020–21 to 2024–25. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    2. California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs (cost, enrollment, sector). Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    3. California BRN, Accreditation, Attrition and On Time Completion Rates. Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    4. 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

    Last updated . Please cite SEAPHE and the original public source.

    Suggested citation: SEAPHE. (2026). Dominican University of California (BSN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/dominican-university-of-california-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.

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