BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Offered by Saint Anselm College Manchester, New Hampshire

Overview

Tuition $46,810

Licensure pass rate 99%

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 Anselm College asks for, taken from its own admissions page.

Recommendation letters 1

Apply through Common App

Seats per cohort 90

What you'll need

Personal statement
Transcripts

Test-optional. About 90 first-year students enter the four-year nursing program each fall; first-years apply directly to nursing with the same materials as other applicants and are encouraged to apply Early Action (Nov 15) or Early Decision (Dec 1), with nursing decisions by Jan 15; Regular Decision priority Feb 1. Nursing applicants strongly encouraged to take chemistry, biology, one more lab science and four years of math. Interview optional. 99% NCLEX pass rate stated without a year.

Checked Oct 2026 on the school's site. Requirements change each cycle, so confirm before you apply.

Paths

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

CNA to BSN

CNA BSN

Bridge from frontline care to a four-year nursing degree, with your patient-care hours working for you.

Time: 4 years
State: All states

California State University, Fresno

View path

Georgia CNA to RN Pathway

CNA BSN

Start as a Certified Nursing Assistant in Georgia and earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Georgia State. Begin patient-care work in weeks, then ladder into a four-year BSN that prepares you to sit for the NCLEX-RN.

Time: 4 years
State: GA

University of Texas at Arlington