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NCLEX Pass Rates — New Jersey Nursing Schools (2025)

New Jersey Board of Nursing — NCSBN Report 4 (2025 Q1-Q4 RN). First-time RN, cohorts of 10 or more.

As of 2025, 11 New Jersey schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 78.3–98.0% , per New Jersey Board of Nursing — NCSBN Report 4 (2025 Q1-Q4 RN). Dataset average 89.9% (national reference 86.7%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.

89.9%
New Jersey average

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11 schools · 7 at 90%+

86.7%
National

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New Jersey NCLEX pass-rate ranking

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First-time RN NCLEX pass rates for New Jersey, ranked by pass rate. National average 86.7% marked on each bar.
#SchoolCredentialPass rateNational 86.7% marked
1Rowan College of South JerseyGloucesterADN
98.0%
2Felician University - AbsnParsippany—
97.6%
3Bergen Community CollegeADN
93.1%
4Middlesex County CollegeADN
92.7%
5Rowan College at Burlington CountyADN
92.3%
6County College of MorrisADN
91.4%
7Essex County CollegeADN
91.1%
8Raritan Valley Community CollegeADN
86.8%
9Passaic County Community CollegeADN
86.2%
10William Paterson UniversityBSN
81.3%
11Atlantic Cape Community CollegeADN
78.3%

Source: New Jersey Board of Nursing — NCSBN Report 4 (2025 Q1-Q4 RN). Last verified Aug 26, 2026.

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  • Rowan College of South Jersey

    ADN

    Gloucester

    98.0% first-time RN

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  • Felician University - Absn

    Parsippany

    97.6% first-time RN

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  • Bergen Community College

    ADN

    93.1% first-time RN

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Pass rates and sticker price are for the first license. Working RNs in New Jersey often stack an online RN-to-BSN, then an NP specialty. Online RN-to-BSN options serving New Jersey include Walden University at $27,710 listed total tuition in our directory. New Jersey 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.

What is the average NCLEX pass rate for New Jersey nursing schools?
The average NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate for schools in New Jersey is 89.9%, compared to the national average of 86.7%. Display-eligible school rates in our table range from 78.3% to 98.0%. The latest table mixes reporting windows. Compare rates only within the same window. Source: New Jersey Board of Nursing — NCSBN Report 4 (2025 Q1-Q4 RN).
How do I find nursing schools with high NCLEX pass rates in New Jersey?
Use the board-reported table on this page — 11 New Jersey board-reported first-time RN rates from cohorts of 10+ candidates. Compare those rates against the state average (89.9%) and the national reference (86.7%). Small cohorts under 10 candidates are excluded because 100% rates from tiny samples are statistically unreliable.
Which programs are included in the NCLEX outcomes table for New Jersey?
The primary table lists 11 live-directory schools with display-eligible, board-reported first-time RN NCLEX rates (latest year, N≥10). A secondary directory section may list programs serving New Jersey that also publish a program-level figure — treat board data as authoritative for licensure outcomes.

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