California Baptist University
Private nonprofit school in Riverside, California. 8,179 undergraduates. School website
- 87.6%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $24,138
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $99,363
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, California Baptist University's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 87.6% of the time (598 test-takers), 1.1 points below the California BSN average of 88.7%.
- That puts it 30th of 44 ranked BSN programs in California on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $24,138 a year is $6,647 above the $17,491 median of the 39 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate rose 1.1 points between 2022/2023 and 2024/2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2022/2023 234 first-time takers85.5%
- 2023/2024 177 first-time takers91.5%
- 2024/2025 187 first-time takers86.6%
California BSN average, latest year: 88.7%
Source: California board of nursing, fiscal (Jul-Jun). Listed by the board as California Baptist University - BSN.
- 2022/2023 37 first-time takers81.1%
- 2023/2024 41 first-time takers95.1%
- 2024/2025 40 first-time takers95.0%
Source: California board of nursing, fiscal (Jul-Jun). Listed by the board as California Baptist University - MSN.
Nursing programs at California Baptist University
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 188 | $28,500 | $99,363 | CCNE | Partly |
| Master's (MSN) | 31 | $86,089 | $124,142 | CCNE | No |
Graduates are IPEDS completions for 2023–24 and include RN-to-BSN completers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of graduates who borrowed; pay is the median earnings of graduates working one year out (2024 dollars). Both from the College Scorecard. A dash means the figure is not published. “Partly” means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be completed fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track.
About these figures
61% of first-time, full-time students at California Baptist University finish within 150% of normal time (whole school, not nursing alone). Pass rates, cost and pay come from public sources listed on data sources and are combined by the method on how we rank programs. We do not accept payment to change a school's listing.
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