Montana State University – College of Nursing

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Montana State University – College of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 87.8% over 1,426 candidates.

Montana State University – College of Nursing's latest reported year is 2024, and that 91.6% — from a cohort of 369 first-time candidates — is 4.9 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 Montana State University – College of Nursing.

Admissions

Admissions at Montana State University – College of Nursing

Programs here admit roughly 80% of applicants. Moderately Competitive.

• Acceptance/Admission Rate
• – Approximately 80% of applicants are offered placement into the nursing program each application cycle, although this varies by cycle.
• Minimum GPA Requirement (Prerequisite Courses)
• – A calculated GPA of 3.0 or higher in all nursing prerequisite courses is required for application to both the traditional BSN and ABSN programs.
• Minimum Grades in Prerequisites
• – All required prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C‑ or better.
• – Applicants may repeat prerequisite courses no more than twice to achieve the required grade.
• – At the time of application, at least three of the five required natural science courses (BIOH 201, BIOH 211, BIOM 250/251, CHMY 121/122, CHMY 123/124) must be completed with C‑ or better, and one of those must be BIOH 201.
• Entrance Exams (TEAS/HESI)
• – No entrance exam is required for admission into the nursing program (i.e., the program does not require TEAS or HESI exams).
• Placement and Waitlist Notes
• – Admission and campus placement are two separate steps:
• 1. Applicants are admitted to the BSN major via NursingCAS using a holistic review (co

Based on publicly available information. Source

Format

Schedule and format at Montana State University – College of Nursing

• Delivery modes
• Graduate programs (Master’s of Nursing and DNP) are offered via distance delivery: web-based (BrightSpace D2L) combined with interactive videoconferencing and teleconferencing. Graduate students are required to attend the Bozeman campus once per year in the fall and for their Comprehensive Exam and Project Defense at one of the five sites.
• Undergraduate programs (Traditional BSN and Accelerated BSN) are delivered fully on-campus at one of five locations across Montana—Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell, or Missoula.
• On-campus, hybrid, or online
• Undergraduate BSN (traditional and accelerated) is strictly on-campus—no mention of online or hybrid formats for these programs.
• Graduate MN and DNP programs use a hybrid/distance-based format: primarily online with required in-person attendance as noted above.
• Evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options
• No mention found of evening classes, weekend scheduling, or multiple cohort start dates in any of the sources consulted.
• — (Note: unclear if such options exist; not stated on official pages.)
• Asynchro

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