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BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois

Overview

Tuition $20,280
Licensure pass rate (2025) 82%
Duration 36 months
Accreditor CCNE
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 Roosevelt University asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam HESI A2
Minimum GPA 2.5
Recommendation letters 2
Apply through School application
Seats per cohort 30

What you'll need

  • Letter of interest
  • Transcripts
  • Prerequisite courses

Direct-entry freshmen: minimum 2.5 unweighted HS GPA, SAT 1200 or ACT 23, two letters of recommendation and a letter of intent; applications accepted until July 15 pending seats, cohort of about 30 per year, three-year program. Transfer and pre-nursing pathway applicants need GPA 2.75+ and HESI A2 of 78% or higher in each section plus listed 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 Roosevelt University. Open a category to see each one.

College courses

8

Entrance exams

3

Application basics

4

Paths

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