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UC Irvine nursing program: how to get in

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

Irvine, CA · Public · BRN-approved · CCNE-accredited

UC Irvine BSN in Irvine: selection method: holistic review; 50 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $76,397.96 (Tuition + Fees). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowNot published
  • Selection methodHolistic review
  • TEAS minimumNo TEAS · None listed
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)50
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2591.3% (46 testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$76,397.96
Compare BSN programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
91.3%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%80%
First-time testers
462024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
44’20–2142’21–2250’22–2348’23–2446’24–25
On-time completion
88%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%60%
Attrition
12%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
8%’19–209%’20–214%’21–224%’22–2312%’23–24

How to get in

Application deadline
Fall (2027): opens Not published, closes November 30th (UC Application; year not stated in body text)See it in the deadlines table
Selection method
Holistic reviewholistic via UCI Office of Undergraduate Admissions (method not described) Details and source
TEAS minimum
Entrance exam, in the school’s words: None listed
Prerequisites
14 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 UC Irvine 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 listedSourceChecked
    Minimum overall scoreNot applicableSourceChecked
    Section minimumsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overall3.0 cumulative UC-transferable (transfer); 3.0 HS GPA (first-year)SourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or scienceNot published by the schoolB or better in each required courseSourceChecked
    Selection methodHolistic reviewholistic via UCI Office of Undergraduate Admissions (method not described)SourceChecked
    Application opensUC Application (Aug 1 / Oct 1 per UC)SourceChecked
    Application closesNov 30, 2026SourceChecked
    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
    One year of general chemistryChemistry
    Units
    One year (quarter sequence)
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Biology course with laboratoryGeneral biology
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    GeneticsOther school-specific course
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Human physiologyPhysiology
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Human physiology labPhysiology
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Yes (separate lab course)
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Microbiology with laboratoryMicrobiology
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Anatomy with labAnatomy
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    StatisticsStatistics
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    PsychologyPsychology
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    SociologySociology or anthropology
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    PhilosophyArts and humanities
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Public healthOther school-specific course
    Units
    One quarter or semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    B
    Recency limit
    Recommended (not required): completion within last 5 years
    When to complete
    Not published by the school (UCI general transfer timing applies)
    		SourceChecked
    Recommended: lifespan/developmental psychologyNot a requirement
    Units
    One quarter/semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    Not published by the school
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Recommended
    		SourceChecked
    Recommended: nutritionNot a requirement
    Units
    One quarter/semester
    Lab
    Not published by the school
    Minimum grade
    Not published by the school
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    Recommended
    		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 50 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 $76,397.96 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, 91.3% of 46 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 1.1 points above the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 89.1% of 230 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

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

    UC Irvine (BSN)California, all programs
    80%85%90%95%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2588.6%83.3%86.0%95.8%91.3%UC IrvineCalifornia
    80%85%90%95%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2588.6%83.3%86.0%95.8%91.3%
    Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables (listed as “UC Irvine - BSN”); California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
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    Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
    2020–214488.6%89.2%-0.6
    2021–224283.3%85.9%-2.6
    2022–235086.0%85.7%+0.3
    2023–244895.8%94.0%+1.8
    2024–254691.3%90.2%+1.1

    Completion and attrition

    In 2023–24, the program reported 88% on-time completion and 12% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2090.0%8.0%
    2020–2179.0%9.0%
    2021–2292.0%4.0%
    2022–2396.0%4.0%
    2023–2488.0%12.0%

    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
    CityIrvine
    SectorPublic
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(949) 824-1514
    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 →

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    Based on its 2024–25 first-time NCLEX-RN results from the BRN, this program qualifies for a SEAPHE badge. Schools are welcome to display it on their website. How badges are awarded.

    UC Irvine: First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate above the California average in 2024–25 (91.3% vs. 90.2%). SEAPHE. Independent; not affiliated with the California BRN.

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    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). UC Irvine (BSN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/uc-irvine-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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