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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Millikin University Decatur, Illinois

Overview

Tuition $43,570
Licensure pass rate (2025) 79%
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 Millikin University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam Required
Minimum GPA 2.5
Apply through School application

What you'll need

  • Prerequisite courses

Direct entry for first-year students with ACT composite 20+ and reading 22+ (or SAT 1030+ with EBRW 480+, or college-ready Nelson Denny reading score). Transfer direct admission requires 3.0 cumulative GPA and C- or better in prerequisites (one repeat allowed). To begin the first nursing courses students need a 2.50 cumulative GPA and C- or better in at least 3 of 4 science prerequisites.

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 Millikin University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

6

Entrance exams

4

Health and background checks

1

Application basics

1

Paths

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