About Beal University
Beal University is a private for-profit college in Bangor, Maine, in a small city. It enrolls roughly 484 undergraduates, most of them full time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 14 to 1.
Nursing programs at Beal University
According to federal completion records, Beal University awards nursing credentials at the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma, associate degree in nursing (ADN), bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), and master’s degree in nursing (MSN) levels. A recent year’s totals include about 63 associate-degree nursing graduates and fewer than 5 master’s-level nursing graduates. Offering both associate and bachelor’s pathways under one roof can make it easier to start with an ADN, earn your RN license, and move on to a BSN later; our ADN vs. BSN guide explains how to weigh the two. The MSN option is aimed at licensed nurses moving into advanced practice, leadership, or teaching.
Cost and student outcomes
The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $49,200 a year. About 52% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal debt and earnings figures for nursing graduates at this school are limited or suppressed for privacy, so ask the nursing department for current outcomes. Schoolwide, about 29% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 25% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, so ask the admissions office how applicants are evaluated. Admission to the nursing major or program is often a separate, competitive step with prerequisites, minimum grades, and capped enrollment. Check deadlines with the nursing department, and read our nursing school requirements guide to prepare. Licensure runs through the state board of nursing in Maine, and graduates sit for the NCLEX. Confirm that the specific program holds ACEN or CCNE accreditation and is approved by the state before you enroll. Compare other schools on our nursing schools in Maine page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.