Board-reported · 2025
NCLEX Pass Rates — Minnesota Nursing Schools (2025)
Minnesota Board of Nursing — NCLEX-RN First-Time Success by Program 2022-2025. First-time RN, cohorts of 10 or more.
As of 2025, 7 Minnesota schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 81.2–96.7% , per Minnesota Board of Nursing — NCLEX-RN First-Time Success by Program 2022-2025. Dataset average 87.4% (national reference 86.7%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.
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Minnesota NCLEX pass-rate ranking
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| # | School | Credential | Pass rateNational 86.7% marked | N | Status |
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| 1 | Anoka-Ramsey Community College | — | 96.7% | 92 | On site |
| 2 | Normandale Community College | — | 89.5% | 38 | On site |
| 3 | Central Lakes College | — | 87.9% | 91 | On site |
| 4 | North Hennepin Community College | — | 86.9% | 84 | On site |
| 5 | Minneapolis Community & Technical College | — | 85.4% | 82 | On site |
| 6 | University of Minnesota, Baccalaureate | — | 84.4% | 167 | On site |
| 7 | Century Community College | — | 81.2% | 133 | On site |
Source: Minnesota Board of Nursing — NCLEX-RN First-Time Success by Program 2022-2025. Last verified Aug 26, 2026.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
96.7% first-time RN
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89.5% first-time RN
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87.9% first-time RN
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Pass rates and sticker price are for the first license. Working RNs in Minnesota often stack an online RN-to-BSN, then an NP specialty. Online RN-to-BSN options serving Minnesota include Walden University at $27,710 listed total tuition in our directory. Minnesota grants nurse practitioners full practice authority: NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe medications — including controlled substances — under the exclusive licensure authority of the state board of nursing, without a required physician collaboration agreement.
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