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Western University of Health Sciences nursing program: how to get in

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

Pomona, CA · Private · BRN-approved · CCNE-accredited

Western University of Health Sciences ELM in Pomona: the application window is open now and closes Nov 1, 2026; selection method: holistic review; 100 BRN-approved new students a year; listed cost $138,029 (Total Program). From the school’s pages and the BRN; details and sources below.

  • Application windowOpen now · closes Nov 1, 2026
  • Selection methodHolistic review
  • TEAS minimumNo TEAS · None required (no entrance ex…
  • Approved seats per year (BRN)100
  • NCLEX pass rate, 2024–2593.1% (72 testers)
  • Listed cost, before aid$138,029
Compare ELM programsProgram website
NCLEX pass rate
93.1%2024–25
Blue: this program · dashed: California
’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–25100%80%
First-time testers
722024–25
Graduates sitting the NCLEX for the first time
n/a’20–2168’21–2272’22–2371’23–2472’24–25
On-time completion
100%2023–24
Self-reported to the BRN
’19–20’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24100%60%
Attrition
0%2023–24
Share of students who left the program
0%’19–200%’20–211%’21–221%’22–230%’23–24

How to get in

Application deadline
Fall 2027: opens Jul 1, 2026, closes Nov 1, 2026 Open nowSee it in the deadlines table
Selection method
Holistic reviewAdmissions committee review with interview Details and source
TEAS minimum
Entrance exam, in the school’s words: None required (no entrance exam listed in application requirements)
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 Western University of Health Sciences 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.

    RequirementWhat the school publishesSource
    Entrance examNone required (no entrance exam listed in application requirements)SourceChecked
    Minimum overall scoreNot applicableno examSourceChecked
    Section minimumsNot applicableno examSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, overall3.0 overall and 3.0 in last 60 semester / 90 quarter unitsSourceChecked
    Minimum GPA, prerequisites or scienceNot published by the schoolC or better per courseSourceChecked
    Selection methodHolistic reviewAdmissions committee review with interviewSourceChecked
    Application opens2026-07-01SourceChecked
    Application closes2026-11-01SourceChecked
    Program cost (school figure)$145,829 estimated tuition and fees (sum of published yearly figures: $79,314 year 1 + $66,515 year 2; 2026-27 California budget); tuition $1,475 per credit hourTuition $70,800 + $57,525; clinical fees $1,061/semester; health insurance $5,374/yr includedSourceChecked
    Cohort startsOnce a year (fall/August)SourceChecked
    Published applicant and admit countsAbout 200 interviews; about 100 seats Pomona, about 25 OregonNo 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
    NutritionNutrition
    Units
    3 semester / 4 quarter units
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    Social ScienceSociology or anthropology or Other social science
    Units
    3 semester / 4 quarter units
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    Statistics (introductory)Statistics
    Units
    3 semester / 4 quarter units
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    PsychologyPsychology
    Units
    3 semester / 4 quarter units
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    Microbiology with LabMicrobiology
    Units
    4 semester / 6 quarter units (California campus)
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    Human Anatomy with LabAnatomy
    Units
    4 semester / 6 quarter units
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    Human Physiology with LabPhysiology
    Units
    4 semester / 6 quarter units
    Lab
    Yes
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked
    Communication (two courses)Communication (speech)
    Units
    6 semester units (two courses of at least 3 units each) / 8 quarter units
    Lab
    No
    Minimum grade
    C or better (C- not accepted); no AP, P/NP or CR/NC
    Recency limit
    Not published by the school
    When to complete
    By end of spring term before fall (August) matriculation
    		SourceChecked

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    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 100 new students a year.2 Ask the school for last cycle’s qualified applicants and seats.

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    Cost

    The BRN lists a cost of $138,029 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

    • In 2024–25, 93.1% of 72 first-time NCLEX-RN testers from Western University of Health Sciences (ELM) 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 90.8% over 283 testers (SEAPHE calculation). Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
    • The BRN lists an approved enrollment of 100 new students per year for this program. Source: CA BRN list of approved RN programs, 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, 93.1% of 72 first-time testers passed the NCLEX-RN, 2.9 points above the California average of 90.2%. Over five years, 90.8% of 283 testers passed.1

    Compare every program: California NCLEX pass rates by school.

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

    Western University of Health Sciences (ELM)California, all programs
    80%85%90%95%100%2020–212021–222022–232023–242024–2589.7%86.1%94.4%93.1%ELM programCalifornia
    80%85%90%95%100%’20–21’21–22’22–23’23–24’24–2589.7%86.1%94.4%93.1%
    Data source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables (listed as “Western University of Health Sciences - MSN”); California average is a SEAPHE tester-weighted calculation.Download CSV
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    Year (Jul–Jun)TestersPass rateCaliforniavs. state
    2020–21No first-time testers reported
    2021–226889.7%85.9%+3.8
    2022–237286.1%85.7%+0.4
    2023–247194.4%94.0%+0.4
    2024–257293.1%90.2%+2.9

    Completion and attrition

    In 2023–24, the program reported 100% on-time completion and 0% attrition to the BRN.3

    Year (Aug–Jul)On-time completionAttrition
    2019–2098.4%0.0%
    2020–2190.0%0.0%
    2021–2299.0%1.0%
    2022–2399.0%1.0%
    2023–24100.0%0.0%

    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
    CityPomona
    SectorPrivate
    AdmitsGeneric pre-licensure
    Phone(909) 469-5523
    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.

    Western University of Health Sciences: First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate above the California average in 2024–25 (93.1% vs. 90.2%). SEAPHE. Independent; not affiliated with the California BRN.

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    Similar programs

    Open private 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%
    Charles Drew UniversityLos Angeles4586.7%84.9%
    Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland8085.0%82.4%
    University of San FranciscoSan Francisco11182.9%89.2%

    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). Western University of Health Sciences (ELM): NCLEX-RN pass rates and program data [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing public records. https://seaphe.org/schools/western-university-of-health-sciences-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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