Rasmussen University – Wausau, Wisconsin, Wausau | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Rasmussen is a lot like buying groceries at a gas station. You are paying for convenience, not quality. Only one person from our entire class passed the NCLEX. You’re paying at least $5000 per quarter. There is no wait list, which is nice. There are a lot of manipulation practices. First, they claim to have a low failure rate. Which is true, but that’s because people withdraw before they fail. Second, the “military grant” doesn’t go to you, it goes to the government. They informed me that the government owes me, but the government doesn’t pay anybody back so good luck getting it. The professors are really knowledgeable and I learned a lot but most of what they cover isn’t on the tests. If you want to succeed, buy the books and use your time preparing for tests and not studying the presentations. Rasmussen has high turnover because I think they overload the professors and aren’t willing to pay them what they’re worth. This has caused last minute changes before the quarter starts and sometimes during the quarter and several people are using their PTO unnecessarily due to last minute changes. Lastly, they do something called item analysis. This is where they arbitrarily pick and choose what is considered an unfair question and give points back to the few students who missed the question. If they didn’t do that, most people would fail. My opinion, the reason they don’t use a curve instead like most reputable nursing schools is that it’s a control mechanism to manipulate students into not complaining about the quality of their education. None of the credits transfer either so if you don’t finish, you wasted anywhere from $5 to $50 thousand dollars in debt with nothing to show for it. Luckily, I got all of my gi bill reimbursed so it didn’t cost me anything. Every single person who started in my nursing class had to retake at least one quarter. Our class started with 12 and only 3 of us graduated. 2 to my knowledge are still trying and they had to retake at least 2 quarters. Midstate is harder to get into but your chances of passing are a lot higher, they curve the tests, and are a lot more accommodating. This review isn’t personal it’s just a fact.

I have had a wonderful time at Rasmussen. There have been many times where I have felt that things are unorganized and chaotic, but regardless, the advisors ensure that you understand what is going on and provide with all the information that they can at any given time. I would have chosen a UW school for better organization, but Rasmussen has allowed me to obtain the same degree in less time. The one main criticism that I have is that many online professors are not very accountable for their actions and contracts that they sign regarding timeliness of responses and grading. However, the BSN program currently has very small class sizes, which has been extremely beneficial for my learning as I feel comfortable asking what I need to ask. My cohort has become my second family, and Rasmussen has provided me with the opportunity to become a nurse with a four-year degree in less than four years!