West Coast University-Miami
Private for-profit school in Doral, Florida. 961 undergraduates. School website
- 85.1%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $37,774
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $100,459
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, West Coast University-Miami's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 85.1% of the time (792 test-takers), 1.9 points below the Florida BSN average of 87.0%.
- That puts it 31st of 45 ranked BSN programs in Florida on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $37,774 a year is $11,934 above the $25,840 median of the 34 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate rose 2.9 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 286 first-time takers81.8%
- 2024 257 first-time takers89.1%
- 2025 249 first-time takers84.7%
Florida BSN average, latest year: 87.0%
Source: Florida board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as WEST COAST UNIVERSITY - BS (US70501800).
- 2023 10 first-time takers90.0%
- 2024 37 first-time takers81.1%
- 2025 33 first-time takers84.8%
Source: Florida board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as WEST COAST UNIVERSITY - ADN (US70416400).
Nursing programs at West Coast University-Miami
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate (ADN) | 30 | $19,000 | – | – | No |
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 280 | $34,500 | $100,459 | – | 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
36% of first-time, full-time students at West Coast University-Miami 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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