Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 6 years: 93.4% over 2,002 candidates.

Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 96.13% — from a cohort of 362 first-time candidates — is 9.4 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing.

Admissions

Admissions at Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing

• No published overall acceptance or admission rate (%) could be found on the official LHSON or Baylor University websites.
• Minimum GPA requirements for different applicant types:
• For Transfer applicants: minimum 3.0 GPA in completed prerequisite courses; 2.75 science GPA; 2.75 overall cumulative GPA.
• For Pre‑Nursing students (Traditional Track): to advance into the nursing major as PNU2, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50, and science GPA of 2.75 in at least two of the four required science courses. Additionally, for entry into nursing proper, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 is required, as well as a 3.0 GPA in prerequisite courses for admission to the Traditional Track.
• HESI A2 (entrance exam) thresholds:
• Applicants must score at least 80 or higher on both the English Composite (includes Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar) and Math sections.
• Exam may be repeated up to three times, with a 60-day wait period between attempts; scores cannot be “superscored.”

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Format

Schedule and format at Baylor University – Louise Herrington School of Nursing

• Undergraduate BSN program delivery options include Traditional (on‑campus), FastBacc® (12‑month accelerated track on the Dallas campus with traditional classroom, online courses, clinicals/labs, and hybrid interactive learning), and Distance Accelerated BSN (online track with on‑campus immersions, online instruction, and preceptor‑managed clinicals).
• Traditional BSN admits students each fall and spring; FastBacc® also admits in (likely) the same cycles, though FastBacc® application deadline is January 15; Distance Accelerated BSN admits in fall (September) and spring (January) with application deadlines of June 5 and October 8, respectively.
• FastBacc® is full‑time and intensive, beginning each summer (start of academic year), blending traditional, online, clinical, lab, and hybrid interactive learning methods.
• For the Distance Accelerated BSN, coursework is primarily online with required on‑campus immersions and clinical experiences arranged with preceptors.
• Graduate offerings include online MSN in Leadership & Innovation and DNP programs (FNP, Nurse‑Midwifery, Neonatal NP, Pediatric NP, PMHNP, Executive Nurse Leadership) delivered online; the school explicitly states availability of both h

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