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New York University · NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Accelerated 15-Month BS

BSNAccelerated BSN (ABSN)Prelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate nonprofit

Award: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

A 15-month full-time BS for college graduates in other fields who have finished the science and nutrition prerequisites. Students enter with 44 advanced-standing liberal arts credits and complete 64 credits of nursing courses over four consecutive semesters.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Pathway
Accelerated BSN (ABSN)
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
15 months (four consecutive full-time semesters)
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
64 credits of nursing courses plus 44 advanced-standing liberal arts credits
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing — New York, NY

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Prepares graduates to take the NCLEX-RN
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized institutional accreditor
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Anatomy & Physiology I and II, chemistry with lab, microbiology, nutrition, statistics, developmental psychology across the lifespan; grade of C or better; taken within ten years of matriculation
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement
One full-length essay of up to 400 words
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
One to two professional or academic letters of recommendation recommended but not requiredRecommended
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$80$80 non-refundable application fee; fee waivers available
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Interviews are not part of the admissions processNot required
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Background check
Criminal background check and drug test required before off-campus clinical learning experiences
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other test
Not requiredStandardized test scores are not required and are not used in admission decisions; TOEFL or IELTS requested if English is not the first language
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $60,438
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $60,438
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $38,826
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $38,826
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall (September), Spring (January) Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • Priority March 1; Final March 15 (year not printed)

    Fall entry · Priority / Final

    Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • Priority September 15; Final October 15 (year not printed)

    Spring entry · Priority / Final

    Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical placements
NYU Meyers does not guarantee an alternate clinical placement if a facility does not accept a student after a background check or drug screen
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Simulation
State-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Learning Center
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Baccalaureate (BSN) · Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY

    Initial: October 28, 2006 · Most recent: April 5, 2017 · Term expires: December 31, 2027 · Next review: Spring 2027

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rateNYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing202492%2024 graduates of the undergraduate nursing programs (state-wide pass rate 88%), as stated on the undergraduate programs page
Source: nursing.nyu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NY) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.nyu.edu/about-college/accreditation — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate/accelerated-15-month — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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