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NCLEX Pass Rates

Per 21 NCAC 36 .0320 (c) , the nursing program shall maintain an NCLEX® examination pass rate that meets or exceeds 90 percent of the national pass rate for licensure level on first writing of the licensure examination for calendar years ending December 31.

LPN | Year-to-Date

2025

2025 | Q2 LPN Pass Rates
2025 | Q1 LPN Pass Rates

2024

2024 | Q4 LPN Pass Rates
2024 | Q3 LPN Pass Rates
2024 | Q2 LPN Pass Rates
2024 | Q1 LPN Pass Rates

2023

2023 | Q4 LPN Pass Rates
2023 | Q3 LPN Pass Rates
2023 | Q2 LPN Pass Rates
2023 | Q1 LPN Pass Rates

2022

2022 | Q4 LPN Pass Rates
2022 | Q3 LPN Pass Rates

RN | Year-to-Date

2025

2025 | Q2 RN Pass Rates
2025 | Q1 RN Pass Rates

2024

2024 | Q4 RN Pass Rates
2024 | Q3 RN Pass Rates
2024 | Q2 RN Pass Rates
2024 | Q1 RN Pass Rates

2023

2023 | Q4 RN Pass Rates
2023 | Q3 RN Pass Rates
2023 | Q2 RN Pass Rates
2023 | Q1 RN Pass Rates

2022

2022 | Q4 RN Pass Rates
2022 | Q3 RN Pass Rates

NCLEX Pass Rates

2024

2024 RN Pass Rates
2024 LPN Pass Rates

3-Year NCLEX Pass Rates

2021-2023

3-year RN Pass Rates 2021-2023
3-year LPN Pass Rates 2021-2023

2020-2022

3-year RN Pass Rates 2020-2022
3-year LPN Pass Rates 2020-2022

2019-2021

3-year RN Pass Rates 2019-2021
3-year LPN Pass Rates 2019-2021

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NCLEX Pass Rates  Nurse Licensure & NCLEX Statistics

Last Changed: 17-July-2025

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