Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 6 years: 100% over 522 candidates.

Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 100% — from a cohort of 84 first-time candidates — is 13.3 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 Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing.

Admissions

Admissions at Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing

Moderately Competitive.

• No acceptance or admission rate (%) is published in the sources I could find.
• RN to BSN (Online Completion Program):
• – Minimum overall GPA required: 2.5.
• – Minimum nursing school GPA required: 2.5.
• – Must hold a current, unencumbered RN license (Nursys report or equivalent).
• – Applicants completing ADN in their graduating semester may be conditionally accepted and allowed to take courses while completing RN licensure.
• Traditional pre-licensure BSN (St. David’s School of Nursing):
• – Prerequisite GPA requirement: minimum 3.0.
• – Science GPA requirement: minimum 3.0.
• – Application periods:
• Priority admission: opens September 15, closes January 15.
• General application: opens September 15, closes March 15.
• – Typical coh

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Wages

Texas 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.

$91,690

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

About

About Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing

David's School of Nursing offers a CCNE-accredited online RN-to-BSN program in San Marcos, Texas. Completable in as few as 10 months, 30 credit hours of upper-division nursing coursework at $404/credit (~$12,120 total). Hispanic-Serving Institution and Military Friendly. Part of the Texas State University System.

Format

Schedule and format at Texas State University – St. David's School of Nursing

• The RN to BSN program is offered 100% online in a format designed for maximum flexibility for working adults.
• It is accelerated, allowing students to complete the program in as few as 10 months, depending on transfer credits and chosen pace.
• The program provides multiple cohort start options throughout the year (e.g., Summer 2026, Fall 1 2026, Fall 2 2026), enabling students to choose the start date that fits their schedule.
• Coursework is asynchronous, meaning students can complete it on their own schedule, with access 24/7—no mention of synchronous sessions or fixed meeting times.
• Transfer credit / advanced-standing: Students who earned an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing (ADN) from a regionally accredited institution are awarded 30 semester credit hours toward the BSN completion upon submission of the intent to graduate form in the final semester. General education coursework may also be transferred in after transcript review.

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