University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing
CCNE AccreditedThe University of Mount Saint Vincent is a CCNE-accredited private Catholic university in the Bronx offering an Accelerated BSN across 5 NYC-area locations: Riverdale (Bronx), Long Island City (Queens), Brooklyn, Yonkers, and a second Queens site. 64 credit hours, completable in 16 months. Three start dates per year (January, May, September). Requires non-nursing bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA. Clinicals at top NYC healthcare facilities.
University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing at a glance
- University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 75% on 64 candidates (2025) — down 6.1 pts since 2023.
- Across 3 reported years (2023–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 82.2% over 488 total candidates.
- Nursing programs here admit roughly 85% of applicants.
- 1 nursing program listed — BSN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
75%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 64 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
82.2%
Candidate-weighted average, 2023–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 75%
- Acceptance Rate
- ~85%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 3 years: 82.2% over 488 candidates.
University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 75% — from a cohort of 64 first-time candidates — is 12.5 points below the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75% | 64 |
| 2024 | 85.51% | 207 |
| 2023 | 81.1% | 217 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing.
Nursing Programs at University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing(1)
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Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN)
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Admissions at University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing
- •Bulleted summary:
- •Acceptance / Admission Rate
- •– No specific acceptance or admission rate is published for the ABSN program on the official site. General institutional admission statistics (e.g., ~85% overall university acceptance) are available elsewhere but do not reflect nursing-specific rates.
- •Minimum GPA Requirement
- •– A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is required for admission into the ABSN program.
- •– Additionally, the nursing handbook reiterates that to enter the clinical phase, students must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
- •Entrance Exam (TEAS / HESI) Thresholds
- •– Applicants must submit scores from either the TEAS or the HESI entrance exams.
- •– A minimum composite score of 65% is required on the TEAS exam, or 75% on the HESI exam.
- •– The Nursing Handbook confirms these thresholds—65% for TEAS, 75% for HESI—and notes that all transfer students must meet these standards prior to acceptance.
- •Prerequisite Course Requ
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at University of Mount Saint Vincent – Nursing
- •Delivery formats:
- •– The ABSN program is delivered on‑site at multiple NYC locations (Riverdale, Long Island City, Brooklyn, Yonkers) with in‑person coursework, labs, and clinical rotations.
- •– At the Saint Joseph’s Medical Center (Yonkers) site, the program offers hybrid classes—combining some online instruction with in‑person nursing labs (at Riverdale) and clinical training across the Saint Joseph’s Medical Center network.
- •Start dates (multiple cohorts):
- •– There are three start dates each year: January, May, and September.
- •Evening, weekend, or flexible hours:
- •– The Brooklyn site operates Monday–Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., suggesting some weekend availability for in‑person sessions.
- •– Other sites (Bronx, Queens, Yonkers) list typical weekday hours (e.g., Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.) but no evening classes are specified.
- •Asynchronous vs synchronous coursework:
- •– The program emphasizes in‑person learning for coursework, labs, and clinicals; specific wording on asynchronous vs synchronous delivery is not provided on the official site ([absn.mountsaintvincent.edu](https://absn.mountsaintvincent.edu/accelera
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
No specific acceptance or admission rate is published for the ABSN program, but general institutional admission statistics indicate an overall university acceptance rate of ~85%.
The ABSN program is delivered on-site at multiple NYC locations with in-person coursework, labs, and clinical rotations. The Brooklyn site operates on Saturdays, suggesting some weekend availability.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.