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National University nursing program: how to get in

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

San Diego, CA · Private · BRN-approved · CCNE-accredited · Campuses: San Diego; Los Angeles; Fresno

National University BSN in San Diego: selection method: holistic review; published TEAS minimum: No minimum (TEAS ranked, 40%); 150 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $67,561 (Tuition + Fees). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowNot published
  • Selection methodHolistic review
  • TEAS minimumNo minimum (TEAS ranked, 40%)
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)150
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2587.8% (221 testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$67,561
Compare BSN programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
87.8%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%70%
First-time testers
2212024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
282’20–21239’21–22227’22–23233’23–24221’24–25
On-time completion
97%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%60%
Attrition
3%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
2.3%’19–200%’20–211%’21–222%’22–233%’23–24

How to get in

Application deadline
Opens Packet lists cycles through May 12, 2025 open, closes Packet lists deadlines through Nov 14, 2025 (passed) (April 2026 cohorts) Source
Selection method
Holistic reviewSeparate nursing application after NU admission; competitive (meeting minimums does not guarantee admission) Details and source
TEAS minimum
No minimum (TEAS ranked, 40%) Check your score
Prerequisites
9 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 National 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.

    Needs a recheck Some details below may be out of date, so check the school’s current pages before you rely on them. We plan to recheck by Dec 31, 2026.

    RequirementWhat the school publishesSource
    Entrance examATI TEAS VIISourceChecked
    Minimum overall scoreNo minimum (TEAS ranked, 40%)SourceChecked
    Section minimumsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overall2.75 cumulative (or 3.0 in last 60 sem/90 qtr units of bachelor's)SourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or science2.75 cumulative in GE and prerequisite coursesSourceChecked
    Selection methodHolistic reviewSeparate nursing application after NU admission; competitive (meeting minimums does not guarantee admission)SourceChecked
    Application opensPacket lists cycles through May 12, 2025 openSourceChecked
    Application closesPacket lists deadlines through Nov 14, 2025 (passed) (April 2026 cohorts)SourceChecked
    Program cost (school figure)Not published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Cohort startsSan Diego: January, April, July, October; Fresno and Los Angeles: April and OctoberSourceChecked
    Published applicant and admit countsSan Diego (Rancho Bernardo) 40 seats x 4 cohorts/yr; Fresno 20 seats x 2; Los Angeles 19 seats x 2 (incl. LVN students)No term givenSourceChecked

    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.

    CourseRequirementsSource
    ENG 102 Effective College EnglishEnglish composition
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    COM 103 Public SpeakingCommunication (speech)
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    BST 322 Introduction to Biomedical StatisticsStatistics
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    ILR 260 Information LiteracyOther school-specific course
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    SOC 100 Principles of SociologySociology or anthropology
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    PSY 100 Introduction to PsychologyPsychology
    Units
    3
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    BIO 201/201A Anatomy and Physiology I with LabAnatomy + Physiology (combined A&P)
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    BIO 202/202A Anatomy and Physiology II with LabAnatomy + Physiology (combined A&P)
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked
    BIO 203/203A Microbiology with LabMicrobiology
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C or higher (C- not accepted); GE + prerequisite cumulative GPA 2.75
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    All final grades posted before submitting nursing application (in-progress not accepted)
    		SourceChecked

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    SEAPHE collected these details from official school pages. “Not published by the school” means we couldn’t find the detail on the school’s public pages when we checked; we don’t estimate missing values. “Could not be retrieved from the school’s website” means the page was blocked or wouldn’t load. Spot an error? See our corrections policy.

    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 150 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 $67,561 before financial aid (Tuition + Fees).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

    NCLEX pass rates

    In 2024–25, 87.8% of 221 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 2.4 points below the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 85.0% of 1,202 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

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

    National University (BSN)California, all programs
    70%80%90%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2589.4%79.9%75.8%91.4%87.8%CaliforniaNational University
    70%80%90%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2589.4%79.9%75.8%91.4%87.8%
    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
    2020–2128289.4%89.2%+0.2
    2021–2223979.9%85.9%-6.0
    2022–2322775.8%85.7%-9.9
    2023–2423391.4%94.0%-2.6
    2024–2522187.8%90.2%-2.4

    Completion and attrition

    In 2023–24, the program reported 97% on-time completion and 3% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2097.7%2.3%
    2020–21100.0%0.0%
    2021–2296.0%1.0%
    2022–2397.0%2.0%
    2023–2497.0%3.0%

    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 Diego
    SectorPrivate
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(858) 521-3911
    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). National University (BSN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/national-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.

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