Rasmussen University-Illinois · School of Nursing

Professional Nursing (ADN/RN)

ADNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate for-profit

Award: Associate Degree in Nursing

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

Overview

Online courses combined with on-campus lab simulations and on-site clinicals across 25 courses; no prerequisite coursework is required for admission.

Credential: Associate degree in nursing
Delivery: Hybrid
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: As few as 21 months
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 102 credits
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Romeoville/Joliet Campus — Romeoville, IL; Aurora/Naperville Campus — Aurora, IL; Mokena/Tinley Park Campus — Mokena, IL; Rockford Campus — Rockford, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: rasmussen.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 sit for the NCLEX-RN
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses: No prerequisite coursework required for admissionNot required
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement: Minimum score on an accepted entrance exam (HESI A2, TEAS, ACT or SAT), or an active unencumbered LPN/LVN license, or a conferred bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree with a GPA of 2.25 or higher
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee: $0No-cost application
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
HESI Admission Assessment (A2): One accepted test requiredOne of several accepted entrance exams, or an LPN/LVN license, or a conferred degree with a GPA of 2.25 or higher
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ATI TEAS: One accepted test requiredOne of several accepted entrance exams, or an LPN/LVN license, or a conferred degree with a GPA of 2.25 or higher
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
ACT: One accepted test requiredOne of several accepted entrance exams, or an LPN/LVN license, or a conferred degree with a GPA of 2.25 or higher
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
SAT: One accepted test requiredOne of several accepted entrance exams, or an LPN/LVN license, or a conferred degree with a GPA of 2.25 or higher
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

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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: $13,400
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,400
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,368

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Eight start dates per year at most campuses
Multiple start dates per year
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Date not confirmed

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

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

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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

ACEN— Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Scope as stated by the source
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

State board of nursing approval

IDFPR— Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Illinois Board of Nursing)
Scope as stated by the source
Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Approved

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.

Measure	Year	Result	Population / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rateRomeoville/Joliet Campus	2025	62.96%	First-time candidates, Romeoville/Joliet campus Professional Nursing associate degree Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Program completion rateRomeoville/Joliet Campus	Cohort beginning July 2023 to April 2024	33.6%	Romeoville/Joliet campus, completed in no more than 100% of the stated program length Source: rasmussen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/nursing-entrance-exam/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/professional-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/professional-nursing/program-outcomes-course-sequence/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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Rasmussen University-Illinois

LPN to RN Bridge (ADN)

ADNLPN / LVN-to-RNPrelicensure

Romeoville/Joliet Campus — Romeoville, IL · Aurora/Naperville Campus — Aurora, IL · Mokena/Tinley Park Campus — Mokena, IL · Rockford Campus — Rockford, IL
Hybrid
As few as 18 months
For: Licensed practical / vocational nurse

Not yet verified: tuition, upcoming deadline

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