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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania

Overview

Tuition $37,951
Licensure pass rate (2025) 95%
Accreditor CCNE
Duration 4 years
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 Gannon University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required

Villa Maria School of Nursing BSN; program page states nearly 1,000 clinical hours including 224 preceptored hours and a 95% average NCLEX pass rate over the last five years (no single year given). No GPA, exam, fee, materials or deadlines stated on the fetched page; the site's separate Admission Requirements link was not reachable.

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 Gannon University. Open a category to see each one.

Certifications

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Health and background checks

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Application basics

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Paths

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