University of Saint Joseph

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) School of Nursing is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and offers prospective students many pathways to become a nurse, including: a traditional BSN program, an RN to BSN program, and an accelerated second degree (ASD) - BSN program.

The traditional BSN program requires students to apply in the fall of their sophomore year, and also requires CPR certification to be completed prior to application.

The RN to BSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and allows nurses with an associate degree and a valid Connecticut nursing license to complete 30 credit hours of online coursework to earn their BSN.

A unique offering of USJ, the ASD program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and allows a student who has previously earned a bachelor’s degree in another discipline to earn their BSN in just 15 months. The program begins a new class every May, and the application deadline is February of the anticipated year of starting.

The nursing school at University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN and CCNE.

Degree types you can earn at University of Saint Joseph include Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus, hybrid and online formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Accelerated BSN, APRN Certificate, Bachelor Degree, BSN to DNP, Master Degree, MSN to DNP, Post Master's NP Certificate and RN to BSN level degrees.

For nursing students in Connecticut, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 87.00% and for BSN programs is 86.75%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 22 nursing schools in Connecticut, the nursing program at University of Saint Joseph ranks #4 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #57. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 97.00%, giving the University of Saint Joseph an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for University of Saint Joseph

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 97.00%
• Connecticut State Rank: 4
• National Rank: 57

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