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Overview

Tuition $31,270
Licensure pass rate (2025) 91.67%
Duration 48 months
Accreditor ACEN
A bachelor's-level nursing degree that prepares graduates for RN licensure and broader leadership, community-health, and evidence-based-practice roles. Many hospitals now require the BSN for advancement.

Career outlook

Employers hire BSN-prepared registered nurses for direct patient care as well as roles requiring expanded leadership, research, and community-health competencies across nearly every healthcare setting.

Getting in

What Davis & Elkins College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam TEAS
Minimum GPA 3.0
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Four year in-person BSN plus a three year accelerated option (in person or hybrid); 94 credit hours; dual NLN CNEA and ACEN accreditation. D&E uses its own application portal (separate portals for BSN/Accelerated BSN and for Hybrid BSN/RN to BSN), is test optional, lists no application fee and has no application deadlines (rolling, decisions in 24 to 48 hours). Nursing-specific GPA or exam requirements are not stated on the program or admission pages.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites you'll need to meet to apply to this program at Davis & Elkins College. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

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Entrance exams

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Health and background checks

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Paths

Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.