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University of Pennsylvania · Penn Nursing (University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

BSNPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPrivate nonprofit

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

Overview

A four-year in-person BSN that combines science, nursing and liberal arts courses; clinicals begin in the spring of sophomore year across primary care, acute care, women's health and mental health settings.

Credential
Bachelor's degree in nursing
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
4 years
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Claire M. Fagin Hall — Philadelphia, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam

Admissions requirements

Other requirement
High school applicants apply through Penn's central undergraduate admissions office
Source: nursing.upenn.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.

Other fees

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,620
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,620
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $7,484
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $41,544
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $41,544
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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, Philadelphia, PA

    Initial: April 21, 2004 · Most recent: September 27, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.upenn.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.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
NCLEX-RN pass rate202498%BSN program, NCLEX first-time pass rate (published 2022/2023/2024: 88%, 92%, 98%)
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (PA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. srfs.upenn.edu/costs-budgeting/undergraduate-cost-attendance — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.upenn.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.upenn.edu/academics/bachelor-of-science-in-nursing-bsn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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University of Pennsylvania

MSN - Nurse-Midwifery

MSNCNMFor licensed nurses
  • Claire M. Fagin Hall — Philadelphia, PA
  • On-campus · Full-time · Part-time
  • Full-time 15 months; part-time 24 months
  • For: RN with a BSN
  • Next deadline: November 2, 2026 (Summer 2027 (full-time))

Not yet verified: tuition

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