University of Washington
CCNE AccreditedThe University of Washington offers a comprehensive nursing education with a variety of programs designed for aspiring nurses. Accredited by the CCNE, you can choose from on-campus and hybrid formats that fit your lifestyle. With a focus on research and clinical practice, UW prepares you for a successful nursing career in diverse healthcare settings.
University of Washington at a glance
- University of Washington's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 93.03% on 201 candidates (2024) — up 6.5 pts since 2021.
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 87.9% over 626 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 80/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Job market strength and Graduation rate.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $36,000 to $100,000 total across 5 programs.
- 10 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD offered on campus / hybrid.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
93.03%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 201 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
87.9%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2024
Source: State board of nursing
80/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 10
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 93%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for University of Washington, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 87.9% over 626 candidates.
University of Washington's latest reported year is 2024, and that 93.03% — from a cohort of 201 first-time candidates — is 5.5 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.03% | 201 |
| 2023 | 90.91% | 143 |
| 2022 | 78.72% | 141 |
| 2021 | 86.52% | 141 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for University of Washington.
Nursing Programs at University of Washington(10)
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Strengths
- Job market strength
- Graduation rate
- NCLEX pass rate
Watch-outs
- Online flexibility
- Tuition affordability
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate91
- Job market strength96
- Graduation rate92
- Online flexibility40
- Tuition affordability42
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.
Admissions at University of Washington
- •Acceptance or admission rate (%)
- •Therefore: No verified acceptance rate found.
- •Minimum GPA requirements
- •For the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program, a minimum cumulative college-level GPA of 2.8 is required to be eligible to apply.
- •University general catalog notes that prerequisite science courses must have a minimum GPA of 3.00, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 with at least a 2.0 grade in each prerequisite. However, because the program is capacity-constrained, actual admitted GPAs are typically significantly higher.
- •TEAS / HESI exam requirements
- •The UW School of Nursing does not require the TEAS exam for BSN or ABSN applicants. HESI is not mentioned, implying it is also not required.
- •Prerequisite course and GPA details
- •Applicants to both the BSN and ABSN programs must have at least three natural sciences courses completed with satisfactory grades by the time they enroll in the program. Minimum grades are specified in program-sp
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at University of Washington
- •Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Year 1 is offered in a hybrid format—50 percent in-person, 50 percent distance learning, with required on‑campus attendance one day per week.
- •– In Year 2 and the final year, many courses require in‑person attendance, with some including distance learning methods.
- •The elective graduate course NSG 570 (“Management of Substance Use Disorders & Other Addictions”), offered Winter 2026, is delivered fully online with asynchronous lectures and coursework.
- •There is no distance learning—meaning no online or hybrid—available for the undergraduate BSN or ABSN programs.
- •Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) cohorts start in Spring and Autumn quarters, as indicated in the curriculum cohort start years table.
- •BSN cohorts begin in 2024, 2025, and 2026, but specific terms (like autumn or spring) are not detailed in the source.
- •The admissions schedule for ABSN: applications open mid‑August; programs begin in Spring or Autumn quarters; deadlines: October 15 for Spring or Autumn start; decisions released in December.
- •For graduate DNP programs, there a
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
DNP
DNP Year 1 is offered in a hybrid format—50 percent in-person, 50 percent distance learning.
DNP – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP)
The DNP program uses a hybrid format in year one and requires being on campus one day per week.
DNP – Executive Leadership / Healthcare Systems
The DNP program uses a hybrid format in year one and requires being on campus one day per week.
DNP – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
The DNP program uses a hybrid format in year one and requires being on campus one day per week.
DNP – Psychiatric Mental Health NP (PMHNP)
The DNP program uses a hybrid format in year one and requires being on campus one day per week.
Master of Nursing (MN)
The DNP program uses a hybrid format in year one and requires being on campus one day per week.
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
DNP Year 1 is offered in a hybrid format—50 percent in-person, 50 percent distance learning.
MSN — Psychiatric Mental Health NP
NSG 570 is delivered fully online with asynchronous lectures and coursework.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.