National Student Nurses' Association

What National Student Nurses' Association does

The National Student Nurses' Association, Inc. (NSNA) is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) professional membership organization founded in 1952 and headquartered in Queens, New York. It serves approximately 50,000 nursing students nationwide through official state associations and school chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. NSNA's core function is to provide nursing students — enrolled in diploma, ADN, BSN, and graduate programs — with professional development, leadership training, career services, NCLEX preparation resources, and a network for transitioning into registered nursing practice. Primary customer segments include individual nursing students, faculty advisors and deans, sustaining (non-student) members, and schools of nursing.

NSNA operates a membership-based platform with multiple product lines: the core Membership program priced at $25 in national dues plus state dues under the Total School Membership Plan; the Imprint membership magazine published five times per school year via Joomag; the Career Center with a Hospitals Directory organized by state; the Leadership U professional development program and Honor Society; the Stellar School Chapter Recognition Program; the Getting the Pieces to Fit handbook; and the NSNA Store for merchandise and publications. The organization runs three major annual events — the Annual Convention, MidYear Conference, and Leadership U Summer Summit — managed through Glueup. Technology architecture is built on third-party SaaS (Glueup, Joomag, Jotform, Dropbox) with no proprietary AI/ML components.

Revenue is generated from student and sustaining membership dues (with tiers ranging from $25 to $500), convention and conference registration and exhibitor/sponsorship revenue, Imprint advertising, and merchandise sales. The organization amplifies its value proposition through a Partnership Program offering NSNA members discounted access to 30+ specialty nursing organizations, with core partnerships including the American Nurses Association (ANA), Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). The affiliated Foundation of the NSNA (FNSNA) administers undergraduate nursing scholarships.

Name

National Student Nurses' Association

Legal name

National Student Nurses' Association, Inc.

Website

https://nsna.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Student Nurses' Association is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1952 that serves approximately 50,000 nursing students across all 50 states through leadership development, career services, a membership magazine, annual conventions, and partnerships with 30+ specialty nursing organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Association / Membership Organization

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Endowment Development (EDALAOAC)

Keywords

• Nursing student association
• Professional membership organization
• Nursing career resources
• Leadership development programs
• Nursing publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Student Membership Dues: Primary revenue from student nursing members paying annual dues. National dues are $25 plus state dues under the Total School Membership Plan, with standard individual rates varying by year.
2. Sustaining Membership Dues: Annual dues from non-students including Individual ($50), New Graduate ($30), Local/State/School of Nursing ($250), and National Organization ($500) tiers.
3. Convention and Conference Revenue: Revenue generated from NSNA Annual Convention, MidYear Conference, and Leadership U Summer Summit including registration fees and exhibitor/sponsor revenue.
4. Imprint Magazine Subscriptions: Non-members can subscribe to Imprint magazine for a fee, with members receiving it as part of their membership benefit.
5. NSNA Store: E-commerce sales of publications, videos, Stellar School pins, and other merchandise through the NSNA Store.
6. Advertising Revenue: Imprint magazine accepts advertising from nursing schools, healthcare facilities, and nursing product companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NSNA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership association that serves approximately 50,000 nursing students across the United States through paid annual memberships, state and school chapters in all 50 states plus DC and Guam, professional development programming (Leadership U), career resources (Career Center and Hospitals Directory), a flagship publication (Imprint Magazine), and national events (Annual Convention and MidYear Conference). It also operates a Total School Membership Plan that allows accredited schools of nursing to enroll entire student cohorts, a Partnership Program providing discounted access to specialty nursing organizations, and the NSNA Foundation scholarship program.

Product overview

NSNA operates as a professional nursing association offering a membership-based platform for 50,000 nursing students nationwide. The core product is NSNA Membership, which provides access to a portfolio of services including the Imprint Magazine (published five times per school year), the Career Center with job listings organized by state, Leadership U professional development programs, Stellar School Chapter Recognition, the Partnership Program offering reduced-rate access to 30+ specialty nursing organizations, and NSNA Foundation Scholarships. The Getting the Pieces to Fit handbook serves as the official leadership guide, while the Total School Membership Plan enables institutional enrollment. The association facilitates networking through state and school chapter affiliations and hosts three major annual meetings (Annual Convention, MidYear Conference, and Leadership U Summer Summit) powered by Glueup event management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Imprint: Official professional magazine for student nurses, published five times per school year
• NSNA Leadership U
• Project InTouch
• Stellar School Chapter Recognition
• Precious Metal Awards

Products and services

• NSNA Membership Paid annual student membership in the National Student Nurses' Association providing access to chapter activities, the Imprint Magazine, Career Center, Hospitals Directory, Leadership U development programming, the Partnership Program with specialty nursing organizations, and eligibility for NSNA Foundation scholarships. Available to students enrolled in accredited state-approved programs preparing for RN licensure (associate, diploma, baccalaureate, and generic graduate programs).
• Imprint Magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• NSNA is well known by healthcare employers for leadership development and for members who understand what it means to be a professional Registered Nurse

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Academy of Forensic Nursing (AFN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNSNA members can join AFN at discounted rates. AFN supports trauma-informed care for victims of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, neglect, and physical assault.
• Academy of Neonatal Nursing (ANN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNSNA members receive discounted rates for high-quality education for healthcare professionals in neonatal care to improve outcomes for newborns and families.
• Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNSNA members join at reduced rates for access to ALCA's Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, continuing education, and networking.
• American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNSNA members can join AAMN at special rates to support the advancement of men in nursing.
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNSNA members receive discounted rates for this 5,000+ member organization dedicated to neuroscience patient care standards.
• American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNearly 20,000 members including RNs, LPNs/LVNs in skilled nursing facilities, with NSNA member discounts available.
• American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounded in 1981, AHNA is the definitive voice for holistic nursing with NSNA member partnership rates.
• American Nurses Association (ANA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPremier nursing organization offering NSNA members discounted rates as tomorrow's nurses and tomorrow's ANA members.
• American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpecialty organization integrating nursing science, computer science, and healthcare information technology with NSNA member rates.
• American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)minorGTM or Marketing Partner12,000+ nurse leaders organization (formerly AONE) with NSNA member partnership rates.
• American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association (APSNA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPediatric surgical nursing organization for prevention, restoration, and management of children's surgical conditions.
• American Travel Health Nurses Association (ATHNA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnly North American organization for travel health nursing professional development with NSNA member rates.
• Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional organization for pediatric hematology/oncology nurses promoting optimal care for children with cancer and blood disorders.
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld's largest perioperative nurse association setting standards for optimal patient outcomes with NSNA member rates.
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner15,000+ members dedicated to infection prevention and control across healthcare and public health settings.
• Association for Radiological & Imaging Nursing (ARIN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounded in 1981, representing nurses in diagnostic, cardiovascular, ultrasonography, CT, MRI, and radiation oncology.
• Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional organization for rehabilitation nurses with certification programs and continuing education.
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNonprofit dedicated to promoting health of women and newborns through advocacy, research, and education.
• Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEstablished in 2000, promoting Better Health Through Nursing Science with NSNA member partnership rates.
• Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPromoting excellence in dermatologic care through knowledge sharing and expertise.
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFounded in 1970, the nation's only professional association dedicated solely to advancing emergency nursing.
• International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIncorporated in 1975, covering various practice settings from pediatric reconstruction to nurse injectors.
• International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional organization for transplant clinicians with NSNA member partnership rates.
• National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy® (NAWCO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDedicated to wound care and ostomy excellence through certification and credentialing proficiency.
• National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnly national professional organization dedicated to advancing the clinical nurse specialist role, with $50/year NSNA member rate.
• National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLeading advocate for Nurse Leaders in post-acute care since 1986, with $25/year student rate.
• National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnly nonprofit neonatal nursing organization dedicated exclusively to neonatal nurse professional needs, with $45/year NSNA member rate.
• Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional and ministry organization integrating faith, spirituality, and nursing practice with $25/year student rate including Journal of Christian Nursing.
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRepresents 100,000 nurses with 35,000+ members, offering FREE pre-licensure student membership plus $10 off books for NSNA members.
• Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVoluntary nonprofit specialty nursing organization with $50/year full-time student membership.
• Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLeading nursing organization for cardiovascular disease prevention with $55/year NSNA member rate.
• Foundation of the NSNAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation provides scholarships annually to undergraduate nursing students to assist them in completing their education.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA): Specialty nursing organization and NSNA Core partner offering students discounted membership. Comparable as a nursing-association peer that overlaps in the student-recruitment funnel and competes for the same specialty-engagement mindshare, though ENA primarily serves practicing emergency nurses.

Direct peers

• APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP): The student pharmacist arm of the American Pharmacists Association, with school chapters, annual meetings, and student governance. Closely parallels NSNA's model of an officially chartered student society operating as a constituency within a larger parent professional association.
• Student National Medical Association (SNMA): National student-run organization for medical students of color, organized around school chapters with annual conventions and leadership programming. Mirrors NSNA's grassroots chapter structure and student-governed model, although serving a more demographic-segmented audience.
• American Student Dental Association (ASDA): National student-run professional association for dental students with school chapters, conventions, publications, and membership dues model. Operates the same member-organization-for-students template as NSNA, but in dentistry, making it the closest structural peer in healthcare professional education.
• Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA): National student-run professional association for osteopathic medical students with school chapters, conventions, and advocacy programming. Direct structural analog to NSNA in the osteopathic medicine student population, sharing the membership-organization-for-students model.
• American Medical Student Association (AMSA): Independent national student-run organization for medical students offering leadership training, advocacy, and career resources through school chapters. Highly comparable to NSNA in mission, structure, and revenue model (membership dues, conventions, publications).

Broad incumbents

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN): National organization representing schools of nursing at the dean's-office and institutional level. Highly comparable to NSNA in that NSNA's Total School Membership Plan requires institutional coordination with AACN-member schools; serves as the institutional counterpart to NSNA's student-facing mission.
• Sigma (Sigma Theta Tau International): International nursing honor society and one of the largest nursing organizations globally. Comparable as a broader-incumbent nursing organization that overlaps with NSNA's audience during school years (chapter-based, scholarship-adjacent) but extends into practicing nurses and research.
• American Nurses Association (ANA): The premier professional association for U.S. registered nurses across all specialties. ANA is a Core NSNA partner and the natural next-step professional organization for NSNA members after graduation; comparable in nursing but serves practicing nurses, not students.
• National League for Nursing (NLN): Premier nursing education organization serving nurse faculty, schools, and nursing education programs. Highly comparable to NSNA in the nursing-education domain, though NLN's primary constituents are educators and institutions rather than students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/nsnainc

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Subsidiaries2 records

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