What is Your School's Selection Rate?

[Clodhopper]

Just curious. It was told to us yesterday during orientation that 112 RN student candidates were selected out of 1235 applications to nursing school. That is over a 90 percent rejection rate! Is it that comparable to get into other nursing schools?

[rubato, ASN, RN]

Yes. My school accepts 64 out of over 400. It's kind of cutthroat right now.

[CardiacKittyRN]

Our ADN program accepted 20 twice a year.. the semester I was accepted 217 applied. Now they cut down and are only taking 35 once a year.

[vintage_RN, BSN, RN]

I was told there were 2000 applicants for 100 spots for my program in Ontario, Canada.

[WahineMakai]

I'm not certain if it's accurate, but I heard there were about 500 applicants for 35 spots in my program. I feel very lucky!

[samrusrn]

They told us that 48 people applied this semester and that half got accepted. It used to be more than 100 each semester.

[nlynrob]

I'm not sure about the freshman rate, but I transferred from a CC to a BSN program and they said they had 160ish transfer applications and accepted six people.

[alovelymother]

Geez! I'm grateful that I'm in a small community. We had 127 apply for 50 spots at 2 campuses.

[BloomNurseRN, ASN, BSN, RN]

My program accepts 60 in the fall (40 ASN and 20 LPN) from about 500 applicants.

[anw0014]

My program accepted 120 for my class. At our first orientation in May they told us that it had become so competetive that everyone who got accepted had at least a 3.5 GPA.

[ames86]

My program gets 400+ applicants and only accept the top 40 students! I know people who have been trying to get in for years. Lucky for me I got in on my 2nd try!

[FinallyMine]

I am in a direct entry NP program (No prior nursing experience or degree). There were about 180 applicants with only 18 accepted.