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Overview

Tuition $43,160
Licensure pass rate (2025) 100%
Duration 48 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Entrance exam None required
Seats per cohort 50

What you'll need

  • Background check
  • Immunizations

Four-year BSN with 50 seats each fall; no interview required. Background check and immunization documentation required before sophomore-year clinicals; students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and C or better in science and nursing 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Open a category to see each one.

Certifications

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Health and background checks

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Paths

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