Board-reported · 2025
NCLEX Pass Rates — Indiana Nursing Schools (2025)
Indiana State Board of Nursing (PLA) — ASN NCLEX School Reports 2015-2025. First-time RN, cohorts of 10 or more.
As of 2025, 9 Indiana schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 81.5–100.0% , per Indiana State Board of Nursing (PLA) — ASN NCLEX School Reports 2015-2025. Dataset average 87.9% (national reference 86.7%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.
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Indiana NCLEX pass-rate ranking
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| # | School | Credential | Pass rateNational 86.7% marked | N | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivy Tech Community College Evansville | — | 100.0% | 59 | On site |
| 2 | Purdue University | — | 94.5% | 185 | On site |
| 3 | Indiana University School of Nursing (Indy, Ft. Wayne & Bloomington) | — | 88.6% | 476 | On site |
| 4 | Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute | — | 88.5% | 105 | On site |
| 5 | Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne | — | 87.1% | 186 | On site |
| 6 | Indiana State University | — | 84.7% | 151 | On site |
| 7 | Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington | — | 83.4% | 109 | On site |
| 8 | Vincennes University | — | 82.9% | 47 | On site |
| 9 | Marian University | — | 81.5% | 130 | On site |
Source: Indiana State Board of Nursing (PLA) — ASN NCLEX School Reports 2015-2025. Last verified Aug 26, 2026.
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Ivy Tech Community College Evansville
100.0% first-time RN
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94.5% first-time RN
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Pass rates and sticker price are for the first license. Working RNs in Indiana often stack an online RN-to-BSN, then an NP specialty. Online RN-to-BSN options serving Indiana include Walden University at $27,710 listed total tuition in our directory. Indiana is a reduced-practice state: nurse practitioners must maintain a career-long collaborative agreement with another health provider for at least one element of practice (often prescriptive authority), which limits fully independent practice.
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