Walla Walla University School of Nursing accreditations

 The nursing program is approved by:

• The Washington State Board of Nursing
• The Oregon State Board of Nursing 

Walla Walla University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

Walla Walla University is a non-profit organization, authorized by the State of Oregon to offer and confer the academic degree of Bachelor of Science/major in Nursing as described in the current University bulletin, aligning with state academic standards satisfied under OAR 538-030.

The outcomes of the curriculum are:

1. Provide compassionate, respectful, and culturally sensitive care that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
2. Synthesize nursing science with humanities, biological, physical, and social sciences to guide clinical judgment.
3. Apply clinical reasoning and the nursing process to advocate for and provide safe, holistic care to individuals, families, communities, and populations across the lifespan .
4. Safely perform nursing interventions and participate in quality improvement initiatives to promote health, prevent disease, and optimize outcomes.
5. Use effective communication and interprofessional teamwork to deliver person-centered, evidence-based care.
6. Use information systems and technology to manage care, support decision-making, and improve outcomes for diverse populations in a variety of settings.
7. Integrate best available evidence with clinical judgement and patient preferences to guide care.
8. Apply leadership principles and systems thinking to influence care delivery, health equity and quality improvement.
9. Integrate ethical principles, professional standards, legal regulations, and advocacy into nursing practice.
10. Demonstrate professional integrity, responsibility, accountability, and commitment to lifelong learning. 
     

The Bachelor in Science with a major in Nursing program at Walla Walla University meets the educational requirements for professional RN licensure in all 50 US states and the following jurisdictions:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky

Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah US Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

• Date Reviewed: 2026
• Will be reviewed annually

Note: The educational requirements for professional RN licensure requirements for American Samoa cannot be determined at the time of the last review.

Title IV - Regulation 34 CFR 668.43

Our program results

Program Completion Rate

Class of 2022 nursing graduation rate: 88.2%
Class of 2023 nursing graduation rate: 91.1%
Class of 2024 nursing graduation rate: 89.2%

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NCLEX Pass Rate

Our graduates pass the NCLEX-RN exam at the following rates:

Year of Graduation: Class of 2023
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 94.9%
Number of graduates: 59
National pass rate: 90.16%

Year of graduation: Class of 2024
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 93.3%
Number of graduates: 46
National pass rate: 91.9%

Year of graduation: Class of 2025
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 94.6%
Number of graduates: 37
National pass rate: 87.6%

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Job Placement Rate

The majority of our nursing graduates are employed as RNs within 9-12 months of graduation:

Class of 2022 job placement rate: 96.4%
Class of 2023 job placement rate: 100%
Class of 2024 job placement rate: 97.8%