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Online BSN Programs Ranked by NCLEX Pass-Rate Index

This ranking currently reflects the accredited pre-licensure BSN programs in the ScrubScope dataset, sourced from Texas Board of Nursing, California Board of Registered Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and New York State Education Department reporting. It covers four states, not the whole country, so it is not a national ranking. Coverage expands as more state boards are added. How the index is built.

Ranked by the NCLEX Pass-Rate Index

The index ranking

Schools below are ranked by the NCLEX Pass-Rate Index, a recency-weighted, baseline-normalized signal computed from public first-time NCLEX-RN pass rates. A score of 50 sits exactly at the national first-time pass rate. The index is one sourced signal, not an accreditation or an outcome guarantee. Read the full methodology.

Schools ranked by NCLEX Pass-Rate Index, highest first
RankSchoolIndex scoreMost recent first-time rateAccreditation
1Otterbein University (Nursing Program)84.1
above the national baseline
100% (2023)CCNE
2Florida Gulf Coast University (Marieb College of Health and Human Services)82.8
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
3Cedar Crest College (Department of Nursing)82.6
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
4California State University, Long Beach (School of Nursing)80.6
above the national baseline
98.82% (2024)CCNE
5University at Buffalo, SUNY (School of Nursing)80.6
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
6Alvernia University (Department of Nursing)80.3
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
7University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (School of Nursing)79.8
above the national baseline
99.3% (2024)CCNE
8Texas Christian University (Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences)78.5
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
9Stephen F. Austin State University (School of Nursing)77.9
above the national baseline
98.97% (2024)CCNE
10Ohio Northern University (Nursing Program)77.7
above the national baseline
100% (2023)CCNE
11Sonoma State University (Department of Nursing)77.5
above the national baseline
95.65% (2024)CCNE
12Texas A&M University Health Science Center (College of Nursing)76.9
above the national baseline
99% (2024)CCNE
13Cedarville University (School of Nursing)76.6
above the national baseline
96.32% (2023)CCNE
14Pensacola Christian College (Department of Nursing)74.8
above the national baseline
99.01% (2024)CCNE
15University of Mount Union (Department of Nursing)74.8
above the national baseline
92.86% (2023)CCNE
16Lamar University (JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing)74.7
above the national baseline
97.56% (2024)CCNE
17California State University, Sacramento (School of Nursing)74.1
above the national baseline
96.62% (2024)CCNE
18Duquesne University (School of Nursing)74.1
above the national baseline
96.36% (2024)CCNE
19West Chester University of Pennsylvania (Department of Nursing)73.9
above the national baseline
96.05% (2024)CCNE
20Ohio University (School of Nursing)73.9
above the national baseline
98.49% (2023)CCNE
21Concordia University Irvine (Townsend Institute and Nursing)73.8
above the national baseline
95.12% (2024)CCNE
22California State University, Fullerton (School of Nursing)73.4
above the national baseline
94.87% (2024)CCNE
23California State University, Los Angeles (School of Nursing)73.4
above the national baseline
96.12% (2024)CCNE
24Neumann University (Division of Nursing and Health Sciences)73.4
above the national baseline
96.23% (2024)CCNE
25Farmingdale State College, SUNY (Department of Nursing)73.3
above the national baseline
97.18% (2024)CCNE
26Florida Southern College (Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences)73.2
above the national baseline
97.3% (2024)CCNE
27University of Tampa (College of Natural and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing)72.5
above the national baseline
97.37% (2024)CCNE
28York College of Pennsylvania (Stabler Department of Nursing)72.5
above the national baseline
96.74% (2024)CCNE
29University of Florida (College of Nursing)72.0
above the national baseline
97.53% (2024)CCNE
30University of San Diego (Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science)71.8
above the national baseline
96.43% (2024)CCNE
31Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions)71.5
above the national baseline
97.08% (2024)CCNE
32Drexel University (College of Nursing and Health Professions)71.3
above the national baseline
94.16% (2024)CCNE
33University of the Incarnate Word (Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing)71.2
above the national baseline
95.76% (2024)CCNE
34University of Miami (School of Nursing and Health Studies)70.8
above the national baseline
97.42% (2024)CCNE
35Texas Woman's University (College of Nursing)70.5
above the national baseline
97.18% (2024)CCNE
36Point Loma Nazarene University (School of Nursing)70.5
above the national baseline
96.3% (2024)CCNE
37California State University, San Bernardino (School of Nursing)70.4
above the national baseline
94.07% (2024)CCNE
38University of Central Florida (College of Nursing)69.7
above the national baseline
96.23% (2024)CCNE
39California State University, Bakersfield (Department of Nursing)69.4
above the national baseline
93.85% (2024)CCNE
40Pennsylvania State University (Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing)69.3
above the national baseline
94.09% (2024)CCNE
41University of Scranton (Department of Nursing)69.3
above the national baseline
93.85% (2024)CCNE
42Misericordia University (College of Health Sciences and Education, Nursing)69.1
above the national baseline
95.06% (2024)CCNE
43Capital University (School of Nursing)69.1
above the national baseline
97.56% (2023)CCNE
44Franciscan University of Steubenville (Department of Nursing)69.1
above the national baseline
95% (2023)CCNE
45St. John Fisher University (Wegmans School of Nursing)69.0
above the national baseline
98.83% (2024)CCNE
46Carlow University (College of Health and Wellness, Nursing)69.0
above the national baseline
93.81% (2024)CCNE
47Stony Brook University, SUNY (School of Nursing)68.8
above the national baseline
96.15% (2024)CCNE
48Mount St. Joseph University (Department of Nursing)68.8
above the national baseline
93.94% (2023)CCNE
49UTHealth Houston (Cizik School of Nursing)67.7
above the national baseline
95.58% (2024)CCNE
50San Jose State University (The Valley Foundation School of Nursing)67.6
above the national baseline
92.86% (2024)CCNE
51California State University, Chico (School of Nursing)67.5
above the national baseline
93.24% (2024)CCNE
52California State University, Fresno (School of Nursing)67.3
above the national baseline
94.74% (2024)CCNE
53California State University, San Marcos (School of Nursing)67.3
above the national baseline
95.21% (2024)CCNE
54Hunter College, CUNY (Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing)67.1
above the national baseline
97.58% (2024)CCNE
55University of Pittsburgh (School of Nursing)66.7
above the national baseline
92.25% (2024)CCNE
56Sam Houston State University (School of Nursing)66.5
above the national baseline
93.98% (2024)CCNE
57Villanova University (M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing)66.4
above the national baseline
92.04% (2024)CCNE
58University of Cincinnati (College of Nursing)66.3
above the national baseline
92.71% (2023)CCNE
59University of South Florida (College of Nursing)66.1
above the national baseline
96.55% (2024)CCNE
60Baldwin Wallace University (Nursing Program)66.1
above the national baseline
91.3% (2023)CCNE
61Robert Morris University (School of Nursing, Education and Human Studies)65.5
above the national baseline
89.36% (2024)CCNE
62Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (School of Nursing)65.4
above the national baseline
94.66% (2024)CCNE
63UT Health San Antonio (School of Nursing)65.2
above the national baseline
94.79% (2024)CCNE
64California State University, Stanislaus (School of Nursing)65.2
above the national baseline
92.47% (2024)CCNE
65Baylor University (Louise Herrington School of Nursing)64.9
above the national baseline
94.49% (2024)CCNE
66University of Texas at Tyler (School of Nursing)64.7
above the national baseline
96.02% (2024)CCNE
67University of Pennsylvania (School of Nursing)64.1
above the national baseline
91.46% (2024)CCNE
68University of Texas at El Paso (School of Nursing)63.7
above the national baseline
92.81% (2024)CCNE
69The Ohio State University (College of Nursing)63.7
above the national baseline
94.17% (2023)CCNE
70Ashland University (Dwight Schar College of Nursing and Health Sciences)63.4
above the national baseline
88.54% (2023)CCNE
71Jacksonville University (Keigwin School of Nursing)63.3
above the national baseline
92.19% (2024)CCNE
72DeSales University (Department of Nursing and Health)63.3
above the national baseline
92.68% (2024)CCNE
73University of North Florida (Brooks College of Health, School of Nursing)63.0
above the national baseline
93.98% (2024)CCNE
74Miami University (Department of Nursing)62.9
above the national baseline
91.85% (2023)CCNE
75University of Texas at Arlington (College of Nursing and Health Innovation)62.3
above the national baseline
94.17% (2024)CCNE
76Case Western Reserve University (Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing)62.3
above the national baseline
89.72% (2023)CCNE
77Loma Linda University (School of Nursing)60.9
above the national baseline
91.39% (2024)CCNE
78University of West Florida (Usha Kundu, MD College of Health, School of Nursing)60.9
above the national baseline
97.67% (2024)CCNE
79University of California, Los Angeles (School of Nursing)60.8
above the national baseline
92.16% (2024)CCNE
80Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Nursing Program)60.7
above the national baseline
88.46% (2023)CCNE
81San Diego State University (School of Nursing)60.6
above the national baseline
91.04% (2024)CCNE
82Mount Saint Mary College (School of Nursing)60.5
above the national baseline
93.33% (2024)CCNE
83SUNY Plattsburgh (Department of Nursing)60.5
above the national baseline
91.11% (2024)CCNE
84University of California, Irvine (Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing)59.8
near the national baseline
91.3% (2024)CCNE
85Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson College of Nursing)59.5
near the national baseline
92.35% (2024)CCNE
86St. Thomas University (College of Health Sciences and Technology, Nursing)59.2
near the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
87Florida International University (Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences)59.0
near the national baseline
92.66% (2024)CCNE
88University of Rochester (School of Nursing)58.7
near the national baseline
96.92% (2024)CCNE
89Pennsylvania College of Technology (School of Nursing and Health Sciences)58.5
near the national baseline
87.1% (2024)CCNE
90Malone University (School of Nursing)58.5
near the national baseline
100% (2023)CCNE
91Ave Maria University (Nursing Program)58.4
near the national baseline
89.47% (2024)CCNE
92Pennsylvania Western University - Clarion (Department of Nursing)58.2
near the national baseline
86.42% (2024)CCNE
93SUNY Brockport (Department of Nursing)57.5
near the national baseline
91.35% (2024)CCNE
94University of Texas at Austin (School of Nursing)56.8
near the national baseline
93.27% (2024)CCNE
95Gwynedd Mercy University (Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions)56.7
near the national baseline
89.63% (2024)CCNE
96Binghamton University, SUNY (Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences)56.5
near the national baseline
93.81% (2024)CCNE
97University of San Francisco (School of Nursing and Health Professions)56.1
near the national baseline
89.55% (2024)CCNE
98New York University (Rory Meyers College of Nursing)56.1
near the national baseline
91.71% (2024)CCNE
99Florida State University (College of Nursing)55.7
near the national baseline
88.38% (2024)CCNE
100University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (School of Nursing)54.4
near the national baseline
92.14% (2024)CCNE
101Kent State University (College of Nursing)54.1
near the national baseline
90.31% (2023)CCNE
102West Coast University53.6
near the national baseline
91.39% (2024)CCNE
103Palm Beach Atlantic University (School of Nursing)52.7
near the national baseline
97.18% (2024)CCNE
104Biola University (Department of Nursing)50.8
near the national baseline
90.48% (2024)CCNE
105Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg (Department of Nursing)50.8
near the national baseline
86.86% (2024)CCNE
106Elmira College (Nursing Program)50.7
near the national baseline
90% (2024)ACEN
107California Baptist University (College of Nursing)49.3
near the national baseline
86.63% (2024)CCNE
108Widener University (School of Nursing)48.3
near the national baseline
85.71% (2024)CCNE
109Molloy University (Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing and Health Sciences)47.1
near the national baseline
91.05% (2024)CCNE
110Prairie View A&M University (College of Nursing)46.8
near the national baseline
91.3% (2024)CCNE
111York College, CUNY (Department of Nursing)46.7
near the national baseline
93.75% (2024)ACEN
112Florida Atlantic University (Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing)46.6
near the national baseline
94.12% (2024)CCNE
113Nova Southeastern University (Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing)46.6
near the national baseline
89.26% (2024)CCNE
114Nazareth University (School of Health and Natural Sciences, Nursing)44.0
below the national baseline
84.62% (2024)CCNE
115Holy Family University (School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions)43.6
below the national baseline
83.5% (2024)CCNE
116Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles (Department of Nursing)43.4
below the national baseline
84.08% (2024)CCNE
117Wagner College (Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing)43.1
below the national baseline
91.67% (2024)ACEN
118Pace University (College of Health Professions, Lienhard School of Nursing)42.7
below the national baseline
90.16% (2024)CCNE
119Florida A&M University (School of Nursing)41.4
below the national baseline
93.48% (2024)CCNE
120La Salle University (School of Nursing and Health Sciences)40.8
below the national baseline
77.61% (2024)CCNE
121SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (College of Nursing)40.5
below the national baseline
93.62% (2024)CCNE
122Azusa Pacific University (School of Nursing)37.8
below the national baseline
82.16% (2024)CCNE
123Mount Carmel College of Nursing37.0
below the national baseline
87.78% (2023)CCNE
124Cleveland State University (School of Nursing)34.0
below the national baseline
84.88% (2023)CCNE
125Russell Sage College (School of Nursing)33.4
below the national baseline
87.01% (2024)CCNE
126Samuel Merritt University (College of Nursing)32.0
below the national baseline
79.25% (2024)CCNE
127Barry University (College of Nursing and Health Sciences)30.4
below the national baseline
82.28% (2024)CCNE
128Kettering College (Division of Nursing)30.2
below the national baseline
81.18% (2023)CCNE
129Long Island University, Post (Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing)29.5
below the national baseline
87.62% (2024)CCNE
130Southeastern University (College of Natural and Health Sciences, Nursing)29.4
below the national baseline
86.84% (2024)CCNE
131University of Mount Saint Vincent (Department of Nursing)29.3
below the national baseline
85.51% (2024)CCNE
132Adelphi University (College of Nursing and Public Health)27.8
below the national baseline
86.67% (2024)CCNE
133The University of Akron (School of Nursing)27.3
below the national baseline
86.81% (2023)CCNE
134D'Youville University (School of Nursing)27.0
below the national baseline
80.57% (2024)CCNE
135Temple University (College of Public Health, Department of Nursing)26.5
below the national baseline
74.23% (2024)CCNE
136Niagara University (College of Nursing)25.4
below the national baseline
83.93% (2024)CCNE
137Mercy College of Ohio (Nursing Program)25.2
below the national baseline
88.75% (2023)CCNE
138AdventHealth University (Department of Nursing)21.6
below the national baseline
85.96% (2024)CCNE
139Lehman College, CUNY (Department of Nursing)16.1
below the national baseline
75% (2024)CCNE
140Mercy University (Department of Nursing)11.7
below the national baseline
78% (2024)CCNE
141Long Island University, Brooklyn (Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing)3.9
below the national baseline
81.61% (2024)CCNE
142Dominican University New York (Division of Nursing)0.0
below the national baseline
68.83% (2024)CCNE
143New York Institute of Technology (School of Health Professions, Nursing)0.0
below the national baseline
66.04% (2024)CCNE
144St. Francis College (Department of Nursing)0.0
below the national baseline
71.23% (2024)CCNE