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Nursing School Comparison

I hope you find this list of nursing schools helpful! Every school is regionally and non-profit. It is a mix of private and public schools.
ABSN stands for accelerated nursing degree. These are second bachelors degree programs that cram all the nursing stuff into a year or two if you already have a bachelors degree and all required prerequisites.
Please keep in mind this is from my own research and is not comprehensive. Information may not be up to date. The cost and requirements may not be correct. If you are interested in a program do your own research. There are also more programs in the area not included on this list. Google is your friend! I recommend coping this into your own spreadsheet so you can track other information that’s relevant to you, such as deadlines, essay questions, recommendation letters etc.
I don’t think you can use FASFA for a second degree program, but double check. However there are lots of scholarships out there!
Ignore the color coding, that’s for my own records.

Nursing School Comparison
School
Total Cost
Prereqs
Duration
Essay Required
Test Required
Link
Location
Notes
1
Lehman ABSN
$13,860
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Organic Chem
Chem 3 credits
Developmental Psych
15 months
yes
HESI
Bronx
​
2
Stonybrook ABSN
$14,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Developmental Psych
Chem 3 credits
Statistics 101
Microbiology
Nutrition 101
English Composition
12 months
yes
Not Required
Long Island
​
3
Downstate SUNY ABSN
$14,140
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
Psych 101
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
English Composition
Psych elective
Math (not stats)
Sociology
15 Months
yes
TEAS
Brooklyn
​
4
SUNY Buffalo ABSN
$24,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Psych 101
Chem 3 credits
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
Psych elective
Microbiology
Nutrition 101
12 months
yes
TEAS
Buffalo NY
​
5
Hunter BSN
$28,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Chem 3 credits
Psych 101
Statistics 101
Nutrition 101
US History
Organic Chem
Microbiology
Developmental Psych
Genetics
18 months
yes
NLN PAX
Manhattan
​
6
Hunter ABSN
$28,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Chem 3 creditsPsych 101
Statistics 101
English Composition
Nutrition 101
US HistoryOrganic Chem
Microbiology
Developmental Psych
Genetics
18 months
yes
NLN PAX
Manhattan
​
7
Villanova ABSN
$51,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
theology/ religion
Chem 4 credits
Pathophysiology
Developmental Psych
Microbiology
Statistics 101
Nutrition 101
14 months
yes
Not Required
Outside Philly
​
8
New Jersey City University
$53,000
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
A&P 1
A&P 2
Nutrition 101
Chem 3 credits
Microbiology
12 months
yes
HESI
Jersey City
​
9
Mercy ABSN
$59,335
A&P 1
A&P 2
Chem 3 credits
Statistics 101
Microbiology
18 Months
yes
Not Required
Bronx
​
10
Bridgeport ABSN
$60,000
Microbiology
A&P 1
A&P 2
Psych 101
Statistics 101
Sociology
Chem 3 credits
English Composition
Math (not stats)
​
yes
Not Required
Connecticut
​
11
Rutgers ABSN
$60,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
Nutrition 101
Chem 3 credits
16 Months
yes
Not Required
Newark
40k for NJ resident
12
University of New England ABSN
$60,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Statistics 101
Developmental Psych
Chem 3 credits
16 Months
yes
Not Required
Portland Maine
​
13
Saint Joseph ABSN
$60,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
15 months
yes
​
​
​
14
Mount Sinai ABSN
$70,409
A&P 1
A&P 2
Psych 101
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
Microbiology
Nutrition 101
Ethics
Chem 3 credits
16 months
yes
Not Required
Manhattan
​
15
Mount Saint Vincent
$70,780
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
Developmental Psych
16 months
yes
Not Required
Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Yonkers
​
16
Pace ABSN
$71,151
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
Psych 101
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
18 months
yes
Not Required
Manhattan
​
17
Temple University ABSN
$80,000
Nutrition 101
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
English Composition
BioStats
15 Months
yes
Not Required
Philly
​
18
University of Rochester ABSN
$85,164
Nutrition 101
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
12 months
no
Not Required
Rochester NY
You can go for free if you work in Rochester public hospital as a nurse for 3 years after you graduate.
19
Sacred Heart University
$104,000
Nutrition 101
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Statistics 101
Developmental Psych
English Composition
Psych 101
Ethics
Sociology
Math (not stats)
15 months
yes
Not Required
Fairfield Connecticut
​
20
NYU ABSN
$120,000
A&P 1
A&P 2
Nutrition 101
Microbiology
Psych 101
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
Chem 3 credits
15 months
yes
Not Required
Manhattan
​
21
Columbia Direct entry MsN
$152,831
Nutrition 101
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Psych 101
Statistics 101
English Composition
2 years
yes
Not Required
Manhattan
​
22
LIU Brooklyn ABSN
$157,832
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
Statistics 101
Biology
16 months
yes
Not Required
Queens ?
​
23
SUNY Brockport ABSN
​
A&P 1
A&P 2
Sociology
Microbiology
Statistics 101
Chem 3 credits
Developmental Psych
Psych 101
Nutrition 101
​
yes
Not Required
Upstate NY
​
24
Wagner College ABSN
​
Nutrition 101
A&P 1
A&P 2
Microbiology
Chem 3 credits
Developmental Psych
Statistics 101
​
yes
TEAS
Staten Island
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