Selected characteristics of 64 registered nurse students who entered a baccalaureate nursing program between September 1968 and September 1970 and obtained their degree by June 1971 were compared with characteristics of 33 students who either withdrew or otherwise did not complete the program within the time limitations of this study. Findings indicated that overall grade point average in the baccalaureate program. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) verbal score, National League for Nursing Medical-Surgical Examination scores, and type of initial nursing program discriminated significantly between students who completed the baccalaureate degree and those who did not.