San Diego State University nursing

San Diego, California · Public. Bachelor's, Master's · first-time NCLEX 91.04% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91.04%
Full institution profile California nursing schools

State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree
Baccalaureate Degree Programs		San Diego91.04% (2024/2025, 134 first-time takers)
Board source

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

Nursing awards

2014: 2122015: 2262016: 2482017: 2292018: 2052019: 1892020: 2592021: 2492022: 2292023: 2122024: 23121220142312024
Nursing completions at San Diego State University by year, IPEDS. Up 9% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014212
2015226
2016248
2017229
2018205
2019189
2020259
2021249
2022229
2023212
2024231
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree200
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degree31

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateSpring 2026
CCNEMaster'sSpring 2026

Federal funding

11 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $8.0m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$2.9mNursing Research
93.361		2014-06-01 to 2020-06-30National Institutes of Health
$2.6mNursing Research
93.361		2020-09-30 to 2025-07-31National Institutes of Health
$984kNursing Workforce Diversity
93.178		2013-07-01 to 2017-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$969kNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2022-09-30 to 2025-09-29Health Resources and Services Administration
$229kNursing Research
93.361		2025-07-29through THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$165kNursing Research
93.361		2023-06-26through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
$69kNursing Research
93.361		2021-08-19through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
$52kNursing Research
93.361		2026-05-15through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
$48kNursing Research
93.361		2016-01-04 to 2017-08-15National Institutes of Health
$45kNursing Research
93.361		2023-07-12through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
$29kNursing Research
93.361		2024-03-11through UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

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