Stanbridge University
Private for-profit school in Irvine, California. 2,643 undergraduates. School website
- 96.0%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 2 years pooled
- $25,124
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $110,463
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 2 reporting years, Stanbridge University's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 96.0% of the time (400 test-takers), 7.3 points above the California BSN average of 88.7%.
- That puts it 9th of 44 ranked BSN programs in California on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $25,124 a year is $7,633 above the $17,491 median of the 39 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 4.8 points between 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023/2024 68 first-time takers100.0%
- 2024/2025 332 first-time takers95.2%
California BSN average, latest year: 88.7%
Source: California board of nursing, fiscal (Jul-Jun). Listed by the board as Stanbridge University - BSN.
- 2023 194 first-time takers94.6%
- 2024 272 first-time takers94.3%
- 2025 387 first-time takers91.4%
Source: California board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as Stanbridge University, Irvine; Stanbridge University, Los Angeles; Stanbridge University, Riverside.
Nursing programs at Stanbridge University
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical nursing | 258 | $19,999 | $62,846 | – | No |
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 79 | $43,084 | $110,463 | CCNE | Partly |
| Master's (MSN) | 5 | – | – | – | Partly |
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
57% of first-time, full-time students at Stanbridge 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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