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Public University BSN Programs Ranked by NCLEX Pass-Rate Index

This ranking covers the accredited public-university pre-licensure BSN programs in the ScrubScope dataset, drawn from the same state board of nursing reporting used across the index. Public universities generally charge lower in-state tuition than private institutions, so control type is a useful filter for a cost-conscious applicant. ScrubScope does not publish a sourced per-school tuition figure, so this page ranks on the NCLEX Pass-Rate Index only, never on cost. 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
1Florida Gulf Coast University (Marieb College of Health and Human Services)82.8
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
2California State University, Long Beach (School of Nursing)80.6
above the national baseline
98.82% (2024)CCNE
3University at Buffalo, SUNY (School of Nursing)80.6
above the national baseline
100% (2024)CCNE
4University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (School of Nursing)79.8
above the national baseline
99.3% (2024)CCNE
5Stephen F. Austin State University (School of Nursing)77.9
above the national baseline
98.97% (2024)CCNE
6Sonoma State University (Department of Nursing)77.5
above the national baseline
95.65% (2024)CCNE
7Texas A&M University Health Science Center (College of Nursing)76.9
above the national baseline
99% (2024)CCNE
8Lamar University (JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing)74.7
above the national baseline
97.56% (2024)CCNE
9California State University, Sacramento (School of Nursing)74.1
above the national baseline
96.62% (2024)CCNE
10West Chester University of Pennsylvania (Department of Nursing)73.9
above the national baseline
96.05% (2024)CCNE
11Ohio University (School of Nursing)73.9
above the national baseline
98.49% (2023)CCNE
12California State University, Fullerton (School of Nursing)73.4
above the national baseline
94.87% (2024)CCNE
13California State University, Los Angeles (School of Nursing)73.4
above the national baseline
96.12% (2024)CCNE
14Farmingdale State College, SUNY (Department of Nursing)73.3
above the national baseline
97.18% (2024)CCNE
15University of Florida (College of Nursing)72.0
above the national baseline
97.53% (2024)CCNE
16Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions)71.5
above the national baseline
97.08% (2024)CCNE
17Texas Woman's University (College of Nursing)70.5
above the national baseline
97.18% (2024)CCNE
18California State University, San Bernardino (School of Nursing)70.4
above the national baseline
94.07% (2024)CCNE
19University of Central Florida (College of Nursing)69.7
above the national baseline
96.23% (2024)CCNE
20California State University, Bakersfield (Department of Nursing)69.4
above the national baseline
93.85% (2024)CCNE
21Pennsylvania State University (Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing)69.3
above the national baseline
94.09% (2024)CCNE
22Stony Brook University, SUNY (School of Nursing)68.8
above the national baseline
96.15% (2024)CCNE
23UTHealth Houston (Cizik School of Nursing)67.7
above the national baseline
95.58% (2024)CCNE
24San Jose State University (The Valley Foundation School of Nursing)67.6
above the national baseline
92.86% (2024)CCNE
25California State University, Chico (School of Nursing)67.5
above the national baseline
93.24% (2024)CCNE
26California State University, Fresno (School of Nursing)67.3
above the national baseline
94.74% (2024)CCNE
27California State University, San Marcos (School of Nursing)67.3
above the national baseline
95.21% (2024)CCNE
28Hunter College, CUNY (Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing)67.1
above the national baseline
97.58% (2024)CCNE
29University of Pittsburgh (School of Nursing)66.7
above the national baseline
92.25% (2024)CCNE
30Sam Houston State University (School of Nursing)66.5
above the national baseline
93.98% (2024)CCNE
31University of Cincinnati (College of Nursing)66.3
above the national baseline
92.71% (2023)CCNE
32University of South Florida (College of Nursing)66.1
above the national baseline
96.55% (2024)CCNE
33Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (School of Nursing)65.4
above the national baseline
94.66% (2024)CCNE
34UT Health San Antonio (School of Nursing)65.2
above the national baseline
94.79% (2024)CCNE
35California State University, Stanislaus (School of Nursing)65.2
above the national baseline
92.47% (2024)CCNE
36University of Texas at Tyler (School of Nursing)64.7
above the national baseline
96.02% (2024)CCNE
37University of Texas at El Paso (School of Nursing)63.7
above the national baseline
92.81% (2024)CCNE
38The Ohio State University (College of Nursing)63.7
above the national baseline
94.17% (2023)CCNE
39University of North Florida (Brooks College of Health, School of Nursing)63.0
above the national baseline
93.98% (2024)CCNE
40Miami University (Department of Nursing)62.9
above the national baseline
91.85% (2023)CCNE
41University of Texas at Arlington (College of Nursing and Health Innovation)62.3
above the national baseline
94.17% (2024)CCNE
42University of West Florida (Usha Kundu, MD College of Health, School of Nursing)60.9
above the national baseline
97.67% (2024)CCNE
43University of California, Los Angeles (School of Nursing)60.8
above the national baseline
92.16% (2024)CCNE
44San Diego State University (School of Nursing)60.6
above the national baseline
91.04% (2024)CCNE
45SUNY Plattsburgh (Department of Nursing)60.5
above the national baseline
91.11% (2024)CCNE
46University of California, Irvine (Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing)59.8
near the national baseline
91.3% (2024)CCNE
47Florida International University (Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences)59.0
near the national baseline
92.66% (2024)CCNE
48Pennsylvania College of Technology (School of Nursing and Health Sciences)58.5
near the national baseline
87.1% (2024)CCNE
49Pennsylvania Western University - Clarion (Department of Nursing)58.2
near the national baseline
86.42% (2024)CCNE
50SUNY Brockport (Department of Nursing)57.5
near the national baseline
91.35% (2024)CCNE
51University of Texas at Austin (School of Nursing)56.8
near the national baseline
93.27% (2024)CCNE
52Binghamton University, SUNY (Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences)56.5
near the national baseline
93.81% (2024)CCNE
53Florida State University (College of Nursing)55.7
near the national baseline
88.38% (2024)CCNE
54University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (School of Nursing)54.4
near the national baseline
92.14% (2024)CCNE
55Kent State University (College of Nursing)54.1
near the national baseline
90.31% (2023)CCNE
56Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg (Department of Nursing)50.8
near the national baseline
86.86% (2024)CCNE
57Prairie View A&M University (College of Nursing)46.8
near the national baseline
91.3% (2024)CCNE
58York College, CUNY (Department of Nursing)46.7
near the national baseline
93.75% (2024)ACEN
59Florida Atlantic University (Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing)46.6
near the national baseline
94.12% (2024)CCNE
60Florida A&M University (School of Nursing)41.4
below the national baseline
93.48% (2024)CCNE
61SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (College of Nursing)40.5
below the national baseline
93.62% (2024)CCNE
62Cleveland State University (School of Nursing)34.0
below the national baseline
84.88% (2023)CCNE
63The University of Akron (School of Nursing)27.3
below the national baseline
86.81% (2023)CCNE
64Temple University (College of Public Health, Department of Nursing)26.5
below the national baseline
74.23% (2024)CCNE
65Lehman College, CUNY (Department of Nursing)16.1
below the national baseline
75% (2024)CCNE