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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Drexel University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 93.6% over 1,939 candidates.

Drexel University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 94.16% — from a cohort of 308 first-time candidates — is 7.5 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 Drexel University.

Admissions

Admissions at Drexel University

• Acceptance / admission rate
• No published acceptance or admission rate (%) for any Drexel nursing program was found on official Drexel‑hosted sources.
• Minimum GPA (ACE BSN program):
• Applicants must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 or better over their last 60 credits.
• Catalog states candidates for admission “must be college graduates with a 3.0 overall GPA or a 3.0 GPA in their most recent 60.0 semester hours of coursework completed.”
• TEAS or HESI thresholds:
• Drexel’s official materials for nursing programs (including ACE BSN) do not mention TEAS or HESI requirements; none are stated.
• Prerequisites (ACE BSN program):
• Required prerequisite courses must be completed by August 1 (fall entry) or January 15 (spring entry), no exceptions. Applicants must complete at least three of the four science prerequisites by application, including the Anatomy/Physiology sequence (two courses). Specifically:
• English Composition (3 credits)
• Developmental Psychology (lifespan, 3 credits)
• Human Nutrition (3 credits)
• Statistics (3 credits)
• General Chemistry I with lab (4 credits)
• Anatomy with lab or Anatomy & Physiology I with lab (4 credits)
• Physiology with lab or Anatomy & Physiology II with lab (4 credits)
• Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
• Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology must have been taken within 5 years of enrollment; Chemistry, Nutrition, and Statistics within 10 years.
• The Drexel catalog echoes this: science prerequis

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Wages

Pennsylvania RN mean wage

Published tuition is in the figures above. This is the mean annual wage for a registered nurse in the school's home state.

$90,830

Salary is the BLS OEWS May 2024 mean annual wage for registered nurses in Pennsylvania. Tuition is the school-published program total and excludes fees, books, and living costs.

About

About Drexel University

With all programs delivered 100% online (except the PhD in Nursing), you can balance your education with your personal and professional commitments. Accredited by the CCNE, Drexel emphasizes innovation, quality education, and a commitment to nursing excellence.

Format

Schedule and format at Drexel University

• Program Delivery (online, hybrid, on‑campus):
• The RN‑to‑BSN online completion program is offered fully online, with all general electives transferable and no on‑campus requirements.
• The online RN‑to‑BSN Completion program delivers courses primarily asynchronously, with any planned synchronous sessions archived for later access.
• Online Nurse Practitioner (NP) programs (MSN and Post‑Master’s) are delivered part‑time and online, but include mandatory On‑Campus Intensives (OCIs) of 2–4 days during clinical portions.
• The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is offered online, part‑time, with blended coursework and practicum experiences; specific synchronous/asynchronous details are not provided.
• The ACE (Accelerated Career Entry) BSN is a fast‑track, full‑time on‑campus program (“located in Philadelphia”) with some minimal online components, and may require weekday, evening, and/or Saturday classes or clinicals.
• The traditional BSN Co‑op programs (4‑y

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