Program and Student Performance Data

Student Application and Enrollment Data, By Program

2023 Entry

  Applied Admitted Selectivity Enrolled Yield
MS Program 159 104 65% 82 79%
Nursing PhD 22 14 64% 10 71%
Sociology PhD 28 7 25% 4 57%
Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pathway 43 41 95% 34 83%

2022 Entry

  Applied Admitted Selectivity Enrolled Yield
MEPN 394 63 16% 46 73%
MS Program 161 78 48% 62 79%
Nursing PhD 30 11 37% 10 91%
Sociology PhD 30 5 17% 4 80%
Doctor of Nursing Practice  34 33 97% 26 79%

2021 Entry

  Applied Admitted Selectivity Enrolled Yield
MEPN 584 89 15% 75 84%
MS Program 224 88 39% 79 90%
Nursing PhD 24 17 71% 11 65%
Sociology PhD 39 8 21% 4 50%
Doctor of Nursing Practice  20 18 90% 17 94%

Student Demographics, Across All Programs (November 2023)

Total Number of Students 490
Gender  
Female 81%
Male 17%
Other gender or declined to state 2%
Self-Identified Race and Ethnicity*  
African American 9%
American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Asian 22%
Hispanic/Latinx 20%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander <1%
White 38%
Multiracial (2 or more ethnic groups selected by applicant) 6%
Unknown 5%
Underrepresented Ethnic Minority** 41%
First Generation ***  
First generation college graduate 40%
Residency  
California resident**** 91%
Non-California U.S. resident**** 5%
International Students 3%

* As selected on UCSF application. Applicants may choose multiple race/ethnic groups.

** At UCSF, our working definition of an underrepresented minority (URM) is someone whose racial or ethnic makeup is from one of the following: African American / Black; Asian: Filipino, Hmong, or Vietnamese; Hispanic / Latinx; Native American / Alaskan Native; Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander;  two or more races, when one or more are from the preceding racial and ethnic categories in this list

*** A first-gen college graduate is the first generation in their family to graduate from a four-year college.

****Data for the MEPN, MS, Nursing PhD and Sociology PhD programs.

Graduation Rates

Master's Entry Program in Nursing-Master of Science

Entering Cohort 4-Year Graduation Rate Average Time To Degree
Fall 2016 95% 3.2 Years
Fall 2017 86% 3.0 Years
Fall 2018 97% 3.0 Years
Fall 2019 100% 3.0 Years

Master of Science Program

Entering Cohort 3-Year Graduation Rate Average Time to Degree
Fall 2017 94% 1.8 Years
Fall 2018 94% 1.8 Years
Fall 2019 94% 1.8 Years
Fall 2020 91% 1.7 Years

Nursing PhD

Entering Cohort 10-Year Graduation Rate Average Time to Degree
Fall 2015 100% 4.9 Years
Fall 2016 50% 3.4 Years
Fall 2017 89% 4.2 Years
Fall 2018 100% 4.1 Years

Sociology PhD

Entering Cohort 10-Year Graduation Rate Average Time to Degree
Fall 2013 40% 5.38 Years
Fall 2014 33% 4.8 Years
Fall 2015 100% 6 Years

Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Pathway

Entering Cohort 7-Quarter Graduation Rate
Spring 2018 93%
Spring 2019 100%
Spring and Fall 2020 95%
Spring and Fall 2021 91%

*Graduation Rate is calculated as the percent of a cohort that graduated within four years for the MEPN program, three years for MS program and 10 years for PhD program. (Data source: UCSF Registrar Student Academic Affairs Portal)

 

MEPN Students Passing NCLEX-RN® Licensure Examinations

Year Number of Test Takers Passed First Time Overall Pass Rate
2023 47 87% 98%
2022 75 87% 89%
2021 83 84% 96%

National Certification Examination Results

Year Number of Test Takers Number of First-Time Test Takers Pass Rate Overall Pass Rate for First-Time Test Takers
2022 168 152 85%  
2021 154 142 84% 84%
2020 158 154 92% 93%
2019 145 119 92% 92%

 

Employment Data

PhD Nursing, AY 2021-2022

  • Employed 100%

Doctor of Nursing Practice, 2020 Graduating Class

  • Employed 100%

PhD Sociology, AY 2021-2022

  • Employed: 100%

Master of Science Program, Class of AY 2021-2022 graduates (83 alumni survey respondents)

  • Employed: 96%
  • Employed in California: 88%
  • Employed in primary care: 20%
  • Employed in health professions shortage area: 27%
  • Employed as an advanced practice registered nurse: 84%

*Data above does not include the MS Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership Program.

Updated November 2023