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UC San Francisco nursing program: how to get in

Entry-level master’s (ELM): requirements, deadlines, NCLEX pass rates and data

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

Not accepting new students (UCSF: MEPN paused; UCSF page updated November 19, 2025). UCSF says: “The school has paused the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) while our evaluation of our academic offerings continues. […] In fall 2025, as planned, the school began the process of reassessing the decision to pause MEPN. MEPN remains paused during this reassessment, which will take time.” (UCSF Graduate Division, Nursing MEPN; UCSF School of Nursing, Admissions, checked ). The BRN's Pre-Licensure RN Programs list still shows 52 approved seats a year, and no change in status. Its profile stays here for the record; it is left out of open-program counts, rankings and similar-program lists.

UC San Francisco ELM in San Francisco: selection method: not applicable; 52 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $77,748 (Total Program). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowNot published
  • Selection methodNot applicable
  • TEAS minimumNot published
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)52
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–25No 2024–25 testers
  • Listed cost, before aid$77,748
Compare ELM programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
—2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%80%
First-time testers
—2024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
76’20–2177’21–2275’22–2347’23–24n/a’24–25
On-time completion
98%2022–23
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23100%60%
Attrition
2%2022–23
Share of students who left the program
0%’19–200%’20–210%’21–222%’22–23

How to get in

Application deadline
Opens Not applicable, closes Not applicablepaused Source
Selection method
Not applicablepaused Details and source
TEAS minimum
Entrance exam, in the school’s words: Not applicable
Prerequisites
1 course 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

    This program is not accepting new students (see the note above). These are the requirements the school last published. Here is what UC San Francisco publishes about applying to its ELM 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.

    Show the requirements the school last published
    RequirementWhat the school publishesSource
    Entrance examNot applicableprogram pausedSourceChecked
    Minimum overall scoreNot applicableSourceChecked
    Section minimumsNot published by the schoolSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overallNot applicableprogram pausedSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or scienceNot applicableprogram pausedSourceChecked
    Selection methodNot applicablepausedSourceChecked
    Application opensNot applicablepausedSourceChecked
    Application closesNot applicablepausedSourceChecked
    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
    n/a - program paused; no current prerequisite list verified for an open cycleNot a requirement
    Units
    Not applicable
    Lab
    Not applicable
    Minimum grade
    Not applicable
    Recency limit
    Not applicable
    When to complete
    Not applicable
    		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 ELM programs, 33.6% of 3,322 qualified applications were accepted in 2024–25.4 This program is approved for 52 new students a year.2 Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.

    California nursing school acceptance rates →

    Cost

    The BRN lists a cost of $77,748 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

    NCLEX pass rates

    The BRN reported no first-time testers for 2024–25. In 2023–24, 87.2% of 47 first-time testers passed. Over the years reported, 87.6% of 275 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

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

    UC San Francisco (ELM)California, all programs
    80%85%90%95%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2589.5%87.0%86.7%87.2%California
    80%85%90%95%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2589.5%87.0%86.7%87.2%
    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
    2020–217689.5%89.2%+0.3
    2021–227787.0%85.9%+1.1
    2022–237586.7%85.7%+1.0
    2023–244787.2%94.0%-6.8
    2024–25No first-time testers reported

    Completion and attrition

    In 2022–23, the program reported 98% on-time completion and 2% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2097.5%0.0%
    2020–2199.0%0.0%
    2021–2297.0%0.0%
    2022–2398.0%2.0%

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

    Accreditation and program facts

    State approvalCalifornia BRN
    InstitutionWSCUC
    Nursing programCCNE
    DegreeELM
    StateCalifornia
    CitySan Francisco
    SectorPublic
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(415) 476-1435
    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 ELM programs with 30+ first-time testers in 2024–25, by pass rate.

    ProgramTesters2024–255-year
    University of the PacificSacramento4197.6%97.4%2-yr avg
    California Baptist UniversityRiverside4095.0%88.3%
    Western University of Health SciencesPomona7293.1%90.8%4-yr avg
    UC DavisSacramento4689.1%88.9%
    Charles Drew UniversityLos Angeles4586.7%84.9%
    UC Los AngelesLos Angeles6785.1%88.0%

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