List of Direct Entry from High School BSN Nursing Programs

Updated to REMOVE Virginia Commonwealth University.
It’s not REALLY direct admit.
If you are admitted to the Honors college
AND you maintain a 3.5 GPA in your nursing pre-reqs
AND you get 60 hours of approved healthcare-related experience during the first year
AND 10 hours of non-clinical community service,
you will be admitted.

That’s not really direct admit. It’s similar to what non-direct admit schools offer:

do really well and you will get in.
Requirements link: https://honors.vcu.edu/admissions/guaranteed-admission/gnursing-requirements/

Updated to REMOVE Old Dominion University.
It’s not direct admit. You have to complete pre-reqs and then apply.
https://www.odu.edu/nursing/undergraduate/application-process

Adelphi NY
Augustana University SD
Alvernia University PA
Arizona State University AZ (Downtown Campus Only not Tempe)
Avila University MO
Belmont University TN
Bloomsburg University PA
Boston College MA
Bradley University IL
Cabrini University PA
California State University Fullerton CA (limited spots)
Capital University OH
Carlow University PA
Carroll University WI - Ck min requirements
Case Western Reserve University OH
Cedar Crest College PA (direct admit for 3.5 GPA, 1080SAT/22ACT)
Clarion University PA
Clemson University SC
Creighton University NE
Curry College MA
Davenport University MI
D’Youville College NY
DeSales University PA
Dominican University CA
Drexel University PA
Dusquesne University PA
East Stroudsburg University PA
Eastern University PA
Edinboro University PA
Elmira College NY
Endicott College MA
Fairfield University CT
Fairleigh Dickinson University NJ (both Teaneck and Florham campuses)
Fitchburg State University MA
Florida Atlantic University FL
Florida Southern College FL
Gannon University PA
Georgetown University DC
Gonzaga University WA
Grand Valley State University (Limited Admission - 4 freshmen) MI
Gwynedd Mercy University PA
Hartwick College NY
Hiram College OH
Holy Family University PA
Hood College MD
Husson University ME
Illinois State University IL
Illinois Wesleyan University IL
Immaculata University PA
Indiana University of PA PA
Jacksonville University FL
LaSalle University PA
Le Moyne College NY
Longwood University VA
Loyola University Chicago IL
Luther IA
Mansfield University PA
Marquette University WI
Marshall University WV
Marymount University VA
Maryville University St. Louis MO
Marywood University, PA
MCPHS - Massachusetts School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences MA
Miami University OH
Messiah College Pennsylvania
Millikin University IL
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI
Misericordia University, PA
Molloy College NY
Monmouth University, NJ
Montclair State University NJ
Moravian College PA
Mount Mercy College IA
Neumann University PA
Niagra University NY
New York University NY
Northeastern University MA
Norwich University VT
Oakland University MI
Ohio Northern University OH
Otterbein University OH
PA College of Health Sciences PA
Pace University NY ( Westchester Campus only)
Pacific Lutheran University WA
Penn State University (some satellite locations also have direct nursing) PA
Penn State - Altoona
Pennsylvania College of Technology PA
Purdue University IN
Queens University of Charlotte (NC)
Quinnipiac University CT
Ramapo College NJ
Randolph-Macon College VA
Regis College MA
Robert Morris University (Moon Township) PA
Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
Rockford University, IL
Rutgers University Camden NJ
Rutgers University New Brunswick (only 40/130 direct) NJ
Sacred Heart University CT
Saint Vincent College PA (in collaboration with Carlow)
Salve Regina University RI
Samford University AL
San Diego State University CA
Seattle University WA
Seton Hall University NJ (not main campus)
Seton Hill, PA
Shenandoah University (VA)
Simmons College MA
St. Anselm College NH
St. Francis University PA
St. Louis University MO
Stevenson University MD
Stockton University NJ
SUNY Binghamton NY
SUNY Plattsburgh NY
Temple University PA
Texas Christian University TX
The College of New Jersey NJ
Truman State University MO
University of Alabama - Birmingham (Dean’s Scholars Program)
University of California-Irvine CA
University of California-Los Angeles CA
University of Cincinnati (OH) - ck min requirements
University of Connecticut CT
University of Delaware DE
University of Detroit Mercy MI
University of Evansville IN
University of Hawaii, Manoa- HI
University of the Incarnate Word TX - ck min requirements
University of Iowa IA
University of Maine ME
University of Massachusetts – Amherst MA
University of Massachusetts- Boston, MA
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of Miami FL
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor MI
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN
University of New England ME
University of New Hampshire NH
University of North Florida FL
University of Pennsylvania PA
University of Pittsburgh (main campus) PA
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg PA
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown PA
University of Portland OR
University of San Francisco CA
University of Scranton PA
University of South Florida Tampa FL
University of Texas - Austin TX
University of Tennessee Knoxville TN
University of Vermont VT
University of Virginia VA
University of Wyoming, WY
Ursuline College OH
Valparaiso University IN
Villanova University PA
Waynesburg University PA
West Chester University, PA
Westfield State University MA
Westminster College UT
West Virginia University WV (limited spots available)
Wheeling Jesuit University WV
Widener University PA
Wilkes University PA
Wilson College PA
Worcester State University MA
Xavier University OH
York College PA
Youngstown State University OH