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. Demonstrate sensitivity, compassion and respect while providing patient centered care.
2. Synthesize knowledge and principles from the humanities, sciences, and nursing to form purposeful judgment.
3. Apply the nursing process in diverse settings to provide care for individuals, families, communities and populations.
4. Safely perform complex therapeutic nursing interventions (with occasional supportive cues) directed at promotion and maintenance of health behaviors, prevention of disease, recovery from illness, or acceptance of death.
5. Initiate effective communication and teamwork/collaborative skills to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.
6. Integrate informatics to manage information, mitigate error and support decision making in a variety of settings.
7. Utilize healthcare research to support evidence-based practice.
8. Apply leadership and management principles to effectively develop safety and quality improvement initiatives.
9. Integrate ethical principles and legal regulations into evidence-based practice.
10. Demonstrate professional integrity, responsibility, accountability, and self-directed learning.
    
    View outcome data 2018-2021 here.

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:

• Date Reviewed: July, 2022
• 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

Program Completion Rate

Class of 2019 nursing graduation rate: 95.0%
Class of 2020 nursing graduation rate: 85.5%
Class of 2021 nursing graduation rate: 84.7%

NCLEX Pass Rate

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

Year of graduation: Class of 2019
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 93.10%
Number of graduates: 58
National pass rate: 88.18%

Year of graduation: Class of 2020
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 91.18%
Number of graduates: 68
National pass rate: 86.57%

Year of graduation: Class of 2021
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 93.54%
Number of graduates: 62
National pass rate: 82.48%

Year of Graduation: Class of 2022
WWU NCLEX-RN pass rate: 81.3%
Number of graduates: 55
National pass rate: 82.32%

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

Job Placement Rate

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

Class of 2019 job placement rate: 94.82%
Class of 2020 job placement rate: 94.2%
Class of 2021 job placement rate: 98.39%
Class of 2022 job placement rate: 96.36%