Background: Bullying in nursing is a widespread problem from academic area to the clinical settings. It occurs in nursing practice, as well as in nursing education at all levels and in all contexts. Aim of this study: to assess coping pattern related to bullying exposure among nursing school students. Design: A descriptive study design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at five nursing schools affiliated to Giza Directorate of Health Affairs. Sample: A convenience sample of 208 students from both genders at first, second, and third grades. Tools: 1^st tool: Self-administered questionnaire to gather data in relation to nursing students' personal data, nursing students' knowledge and nursing students' response to bullying exposure. 2^nd tool: Coping pattern scale. Results: showed that 61.5% of nursing school students had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding to bullying, 77.9% had exposed to bullying, 68.5% had exposed to consequences of bullying, 93.8%were suffering from psychological consequences for bullying while 73.6% had passive coping pattern. Conclusion: According to current study results more than three-quarters of the nursing school students had exposed to bullying. Less than three quarters of the nursing school students had passive coping pattern. It was concluded that there was a highly statistically significant relation between total level of nursing school students' total knowledge and their total pattern of coping regarding bullying. Recommendation: Providing educational program for the nursing student about bullying, and how to improve or prevent bullying.