Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Grand Canyon University

Overview

Tuition $17,263

Licensure pass rate (2025) 97.05%

Accreditor CCNE

Duration 4 years

A pre-licensure BSN that prepares students for RN licensure through coursework aligned to the NCLEX-RN and hands-on clinical experience.

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 Grand Canyon University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2

Minimum GPA 2.8

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Pre-licensure BSN admission: 2.8+ unweighted GPA, or 2.5+ unweighted GPA with ACT 19 or SAT 1000; high school graduate, 16+ years old. 123 credits; campus tuition listed at $8,250 per semester (15-week semesters); up to 90 transfer credits accepted. NCLEX pass rate 97.05% (n=296) for the Phoenix main campus in 2025.

Prerequisite courses

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 Grand Canyon University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

15

Entrance exams

3

Health and background checks

2

Application basics

2

Paths

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

Pre-Nursing to RN

University BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find university BSN programs that fit your goals, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline: 4 years

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Pre-Nursing to RN

HBCU BSN pathway

Pre-Nursing BSN

Ready to become a nurse? Start with Pre-Nursing, find BSN programs at historically Black colleges and universities, and get help planning your prerequisites and applications.

Timeline: 4 years

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CNA Exam Prep to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA Prep BSN

Ready to become a nurse? Start by preparing for your CNA exam, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a university BSN program.

Timeline: 4 years

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Georgia CNA to RN

University BSN pathway

CNA BSN

Ready to become a nurse in Georgia? Start with your CNA, gain patient care experience, and get help planning your path into a BSN program at a Georgia university.