Unitek College
Private for-profit school in Fremont, California. 4,972 undergraduates. School website
- 85.4%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $27,942
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $143,152
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, Unitek College's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 85.4% of the time (950 test-takers), 3.3 points below the California BSN average of 88.7%.
- That puts it 37th of 44 ranked BSN programs in California on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $27,942 a year is $10,451 above the $17,491 median of the 39 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate rose 5.1 points between 2022/2023 and 2024/2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2022/2023 292 first-time takers81.2%
- 2023/2024 315 first-time takers88.2%
- 2024/2025 343 first-time takers86.3%
California BSN average, latest year: 88.7%
Source: California board of nursing, fiscal (Jul-Jun). Listed by the board as Unitek College - BSN.
Nursing programs at Unitek College
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical nursing | 1,107 | $16,649 | $69,801 | – | No |
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 355 | $41,195 | $143,152 | 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
73% of first-time, full-time students at Unitek College 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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