Overview
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 New York University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.
What you'll need
- Essay
- Transcripts
Apply via Common App; first-year students admitted for fall only; 128 credits over four years; no prerequisite courses required for the traditional 4-year BS. NYU requires one recommendation letter (up to three accepted), standardized testing optional, $85 fee. Deadlines: Early Decision I November 1, Early Decision II January 1, Regular Decision January 5. NCLEX pass rate for 2024 graduates 92%.
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 New York University. Open a category to see each one.
Health and background checks
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Application basics
5
Paths
Routes into BSN. The first step is where you enroll today.
Pre-Nursing to RN
University BSN pathway
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
Pre-Nursing to RN
HBCU BSN pathway
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
CNA Exam Prep to RN
University BSN pathway
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
Georgia CNA to RN
University BSN pathway
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.
- Timeline
- 4 years
Acceptees
Acceptees whose paths lead to this program, and how they got in.
jervin
Accepted toNew York University Accelerated BSN student at NYU · sharing the journey
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Jaina Carpio
Accepted toNew York University nyu absn student · 23 · NY
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Kateleen
Accepted toNew York University Accelerated BSN student at NYU Meyers · prior bachelor's · NY
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Nina
Accepted toNew York University NYU ABSN student · nurse aide to RN · NY
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