California State University-Long Beach nursing

Long Beach, California · Public. Bachelor's, Master's · first-time NCLEX 98.82% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98.82%

State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree
Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Long Beach98.82% (2024/2025, 169 first-time takers)
Board source

The California board’s table lists these programs without printing an approval status.

Nursing awards

2014: 3402015: 3852016: 3892017: 3402018: 5702019: 3092020: 5182021: 3612022: 4252023: 3672024: 30634020143062024
Nursing completions at California State University-Long Beach by year, IPEDS. Down 10% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014340
2015385
2016389
2017340
2018570
2019309
2020518
2021361
2022425
2023367
2024306
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree174
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 51.3811Postbaccalaureate certificate69
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degree63
Nursing Education 51.3203Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802Master's degreeNone reported
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 51.3811Master's degreeNone reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateFall 2030
CCNEMaster'sFall 2030
CCNEDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Fall 2030
CCNEPost-Graduate APRN CertificateFall 2030

Federal funding

2 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $533k. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$281kNursing Research
93.361
2023-09-27through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
$252kNursing Research
93.361
2023-01-19through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

From California State University-Long Beach’s nursing pages

NCLEX

“We are proud of our outstanding program outcomes with near 100% NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate for the last five years.”

csulb.edu

Admission

“Remember: The DNP application deadline is January 15, 2027.”

csulb.edu

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