Dakota Wesleyan University nursing

Mitchell, South Dakota · Private nonprofit. Bachelor's · first-time NCLEX 93.9% · ACEN and CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 93.9%

State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeMitchellInterim
Board source
RN, bachelor’s degreeMitchellFull93.9% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 562015: 612016: 1472017: 712018: 712019: 682020: 612021: 512022: 402023: 352024: 42562014422024
Nursing completions at Dakota Wesleyan University by year, IPEDS. Down 25% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
201456
201561
2016147
201771
201871
201968
202061
202151
202240
202335
202442
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree42

Counts cover first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENAssociate
Candidate
CCNEBaccalaureateSpring 2028

From Dakota Wesleyan University’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“Effective November 26, 2025, this nursing program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.”

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NCLEX

“The program’s three year mean for NCLEX-RN pass rates will be at or above the minimum standard of 80% required by the accrediting body (ACEN) Accreditation Commission for Education”

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Clinical placements

“Gain real world experience at our clinical sites 1 day per week.”

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Admission

“Students with a GPA of 2.99 or below will be placed on a holding list until the application deadline of May 1.”

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