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Western Governors UniversityBachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): NCLEX pass rates & data

California · BRN-approved · CCNE-accredited

Closed

The BRN lists this program as closed. Its past results stay here for the record; it is left out of rankings, panels and similar-program lists.

  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–25100.0% (+9.8 vs. state · 1 testers)
  • Five-year pass rate91.0% of 100
  • Listed cost, before aidNot listed
  • Approved new students per yearNot listed
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NCLEX pass rate
100.0%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%60%
First-time testers
12024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
22’20–2127’21–2247’22–233’23–241’24–25
On-time completion
100%2020–21
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21100%60%
Attrition
0%2020–21
Share of students who left the program
9.2%’19–200%’20–21

Key facts

Last updated

  • In 2024–25, 100.0% of 1 first-time NCLEX-RN testers from Western Governors University (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 91.0% over 100 testers (SEAPHE calculation). Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, 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, 100.0% of 1 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 9.8 points above the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 91.0% of 100 testers passed. With fewer than 20 testers, a single result moves the rate a lot.1

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

Western Governors University (BSN)California, all programs
60%70%80%90%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2595.5%100.0%85.1%66.7%100.0%BSN programCalifornia
60%70%80%90%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2595.5%100.0%85.1%66.7%100.0%
Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables (listed as “Western Governors University (Closed)”); California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
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Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
2020–212295.5%89.2%+6.2
2021–2227100.0%85.9%+14.1
2022–234785.1%85.7%-0.6
2023–24366.7%94.0%-27.3
2024–251100.0%90.2%+9.8

Completion and attrition

In 2020–21, the program reported 100% on-time completion and 0% attrition to the BRN.3

Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
2019–2080.0%9.2%
2020–21100.0%0.0%

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

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 The BRN list does not show an approved enrollment for this program. Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.

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Cost

The BRN list does not show a cost for this program.2 Check the program’s current cost of attendance.

Accreditation and program facts

State approvalCalifornia BRN
InstitutionNWCCU
Nursing programCCNE
DegreeBSN
StateCalifornia
City—
AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
SourceBRN program list

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Similar programs

Open 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%
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego5496.3%89.8%
CSU Los AngelesLos Angeles10396.1%95.7%
Simpson UniversityRedding4395.3%94.9%
CSU San MarcosSan Marcos18895.2%93.4%

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 · Reviewed by a practicing registered nurse (RN, BSN). 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). Western Governors University (BSN): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/western-governors-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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