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This paper reports finding of an exploratory study conducted to determine an association between academic and non-academic factors and academic success of the nursing diploma students in a province of Pakistan. Data were collected from the academic records of a cohort of 628 students. Multiple linear regression method was used to identify the predictive association between certain academic and non-academic factors and academic success of the nursing students. Regression models for each of three year were developed. Results indicated academic factors including preadmission qualification, previous academic performance, academic performance in year one, academic performance in year two and type of school as significantly associated with the academic success of the nursing students. Among non-academic factors, gender and place of domicile were found to be significantly associated with the …