Fast Facts

  • FIU Undergraduate Nursing was established when the university first opened its doors to South Florida in 1972. The baccalaureate RN-to-BSN completion degree was the only program offered at that time.
  • The FIU Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program was approved in 1982 by the Board of Regents of the State University System.
  • Our Generic, Accelerated Option and Veterans BSN programs are based at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus in southwest Miami.
  • Our Online RN-to-BSN program admits students every semester and is delivered entirely through FIU ONLINE.
  • The Generic BSN program admits students once a year in the fall.
  • More than 12,000 FIU nursing alumni serve across the world.

By the Numbers*

  • 671Annual student enrollment
  • 68%Female students
  • 32%Male students
  • 48%Hispanic students
  • 19%Black non-Hispanic students
  • 19%White non-Hispanic students
  • 8%Asian/Pacific Islander students
  • 6%Other Ethnicities
  • 97%Graduate rate
  • 88%First-time licensure pass rate
  • 22Full-time faculty

*For the past academic year