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Simmons University · School of Nursing

Nursing (BSN)

BSNPrelicensure — 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

Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing offered on campus in Boston, combining classroom and lab learning with clinical placements at Boston hospitals. Graduates are prepared to sit for the NCLEX exam. A BSN for transfer students is described on the same page.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Boston campus (The Fenway) — Boston, MA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: simmons.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 registered nurse licensure exam
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prerequisite courses
Minimum grade of C+ in all science course prerequisites before enrolling in Fundamentals of Nursing or Health Assessment
Source: simmons.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: $44,208
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $44,208
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,330
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,500
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,500
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

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

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) · School of Nursing, Boston, MA

    Initial: April 21, 2004 · Most recent: November 14, 2018 · Term expires: June 30, 2029 · Next review: Fall 2028

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BORN— Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Full approval

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 rate202493%First-time test takers, BSN
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate202580%First-time test takers, BSN
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
NCLEX-RN pass rate2026 (through Q2)86%First-time test takers, BSN
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. simmons.edu/academics/programs/nursing-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. simmons.edu/directory/departments/son/accreditation-and-licensure — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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