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San Francisco State University nursing program: how to get in

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

San Francisco, CA · Public · BRN-approved · CCNE-accredited

San Francisco State University BSN in San Francisco: selection method: not published by the school; published TEAS minimum: 78%; 92 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $34,484 (Tuition + Books). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowNot published
  • Selection methodNot published by the school
  • TEAS minimum78%
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)92
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2581.8% (88 testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$34,484
Compare BSN programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
81.8%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%80%
First-time testers
882024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
101’20–2160’21–22103’22–2394’23–2488’24–25
On-time completion
99%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%60%
Attrition
1%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
1.7%’19–200%’20–216%’21–220%’22–231%’23–24

How to get in

Application deadline
Fall (2027): opens Cal State Apply: October 1; NursingCAS: December 1, closes January 18, 8:59 p.m. Pacific TimeSpring (2028): opens Cal State Apply: August 1; NursingCAS: August 1, closes September 7, 8:59 p.m. Pacific TimeSee it in the deadlines table
Selection method
Not published by the schooloptional documented experiences earn points; method/weights not published Details and source
TEAS minimum
78% Check your score
Prerequisites
8 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 San Francisco State 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.

    RequirementWhat the school publishesSource
    Entrance examTEASSourceChecked
    Minimum overall score78%SourceChecked
    Section minimumsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overallNot published by the schoolSF State transfer admissibility appliesSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or science3.0 prerequisite GPA (4 sciences + statistics)SourceChecked
    Selection methodNot published by the schooloptional documented experiences earn points; method/weights not publishedSourceChecked
    Application opensNursingCAS Dec 1 (Fall) / Aug 1 (Spring); Cal State Apply Oct 1 / Aug 1SourceChecked
    Application closesJan 18 (Fall) / Sep 7 (Spring), 8:59 pm PTSourceChecked
    Published applicant and admit countsApproximate: 'Typically more than 1000 applications are received for 60 spaces (20 in the fall, 40 in the spring) each academic year' (no year given)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
    Human Anatomy with LabAnatomy
    Units
    4 (semester)
    Lab
    Yes (online lab acceptable)
    Minimum grade
    C (letter grade; P/NP not accepted)
    Recency limit
    Within last 7 years (science)
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    Human Physiology with LabPhysiology
    Units
    4 (semester)
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C (letter grade; P/NP not accepted)
    Recency limit
    Within last 7 years (science)
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    Survey of Chemistry with Lab (general, inorganic, organic or integrated)Chemistry
    Units
    4 (semester)
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C (letter grade; P/NP not accepted)
    Recency limit
    Within last 7 years (science)
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    General Microbiology with LabMicrobiology
    Units
    4 (semester)
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C (letter grade; P/NP not accepted)
    Recency limit
    Within last 7 years (science)
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    Written Communication (freshman/sophomore composition; CCC Area A2)English composition
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Not published by the school
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    Oral Communication (public speaking/interpersonal; CCC Area A1)Communication (speech)
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Not published by the school
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    Critical Thinking (logic, argumentation, debate or advanced composition; CCC Area A3)Critical thinking
    Units
    Not published by the school
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Not published by the school
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		SourceChecked
    Statistics (AP, business, psych stats acceptable)Statistics
    Units
    3 (semester)
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    Letter grade required (CR/NC, P/F not accepted)
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Completed by NursingCAS application submission (no in-progress)
    		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 92 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 $34,484 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

    NCLEX pass rates

    In 2024–25, 81.8% of 88 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 8.4 points below the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 88.3% of 446 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

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

    San Francisco State University (BSN)California, all programs
    80%85%90%95%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2590.1%88.3%85.4%95.7%81.8%CaliforniaBSN program
    80%85%90%95%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2590.1%88.3%85.4%95.7%81.8%
    Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables (listed as “San Francisco State University - BSN”); California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
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    Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
    2020–2110190.1%89.2%+0.9
    2021–226088.3%85.9%+2.4
    2022–2310385.4%85.7%-0.3
    2023–249495.7%94.0%+1.7
    2024–258881.8%90.2%-8.4

    Completion and attrition

    In 2023–24, the program reported 99% on-time completion and 1% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2098.3%1.7%
    2020–21100.0%0.0%
    2021–2294.0%6.0%
    2022–23100.0%0.0%
    2023–2499.0%1.0%

    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 Francisco
    SectorPublic
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(415) 338-1801
    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 public BSN programs with 30+ first-time testers in 2024–25, by pass rate.

    ProgramTesters2024–255-year
    CSU Long BeachLong Beach16998.8%98.5%
    CSU SacramentoSacramento14896.6%96.1%
    CSU Los AngelesLos Angeles10396.1%95.7%
    CSU San MarcosSan Marcos18895.2%93.4%
    CSU FullertonFullerton7894.9%97.2%
    CSU FresnoFresno11494.7%93.0%

    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). San Francisco State University (BSN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/san-francisco-state-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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