Objective.

To determine the relationship between empowerment and organizational climate in university nursing students.

Materials and methods.

Cross-sectional correlational study carried out in Huancayo, Peru, between March and December 2018. The population consisted of 189 nursing students, and the sample was 166, simple random probability sampling. A validated questionnaire was applied for each variable. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis, the IBM SPSS Statistics 24 software was used, and Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) was applied for contracting hypotheses.

Results.

58,43% and 39,15% show a medium and high level of empowerment and 84,33% perceive that the organizational climate in the academic space is moderately favorable, which determines a direct relationship between empowerment and organizational climate in nursing students (0,335), significant (p = 0,000< 0,05).

Conclusions.

It is shown that there is a direct relationship between empowerment and organizational climate, by showing a high percentage of university nursing students who perceive a medium level in both variables, which can be considered as a gap for the development personal and professional of the student and the organization.