Drexel University
CCNE AccreditedDrexel University offers a robust selection of nursing programs designed for aspiring and current healthcare professionals. 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.
Drexel University at a glance
- Drexel University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 94.16% on 308 candidates (2025) — held steady (+0.4 pts since 2021).
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 93.6% over 1,939 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 86/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: NCLEX pass rate and Clinical partnerships.
- Clinical placement access scores 83/100, based on the hospital systems this school places students into.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $20,850 to $72,000 total across 6 programs.
- 9 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD, RN-BSN offered online / on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
94.16%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 308 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
93.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
86/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
83/100
Clinical placement access
Source: School-published clinical partners
- Programs Offered
- 9
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 94%
- Clinical Access
- 83/100
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
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.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.16% | 308 |
| 2024 | 98.28% | 343 |
| 2023 | 95.34% | 451 |
| 2022 | 87.2% | 422 |
| 2021 | 93.73% | 415 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Drexel University.
Nursing Programs at Drexel University(9)
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Drexel Universityoverall score
Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
- Clinical partnerships
- Job market strength
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate93
- Job market strength76
- Graduation rate69
- Online flexibility68
- Tuition affordability71
- Clinical partnerships83
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
Drexel Universityclinical access
- Drexel's undergraduate nursing students gain co-op experiences at major healthcare systems.
- A partnership with Cooper University Health Care enhances clinical placements for Accelerated BSN students.
- Drexel's Center for Interprofessional Clinical Simulation and Practice offers extensive simulation training.
- Historical data shows strong job conversion rates for BSN co-op graduates.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Penn Medicine
- Cooper University Health Care
Sources: drexel.edu, drexel.edu, drexel.edu. How we score this
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
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility 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
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
RN to BSN
Fully online, primarily asynchronous coursework.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.