Board-reported · 2025

NCLEX Pass Rates — New York Nursing Schools (2025)

As of 2025, 124 New York schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 44.7–100.0%, per NYSED Office of the Professions — NY State RN NCLEX Results 2023-2027. Dataset average 85.1% (national reference 86.7%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.

New York average: 85.1%; -1.6 pts vs national
National: 86.7%; NCSBN 2025
Schools reported: 124; Cohorts of 10 or more
At 90% or higher: 47

Board-reported outcomes

Every New York program the board reports, ranked by first-time pass rate. Schools listed on this site link to their profiles.

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First-time RN NCLEX pass rates for New York, ranked by pass rate. National average 86.7% marked on each bar.
#	School	Credential	Pass rateNational 86.7% marked	N	Status
1	Adelphi University- ASDBS	—	100.0%	23	Board only
2	Cayuga County Community College	—	100.0%	26	Board only
3	Erie Community College- North	—	100.0%	64	Board only
4	Fulton Montgomery Community College	—	100.0%	31	On site
5	SUNYC of Tech at Morrisville- Norwich	—	100.0%	15	Board only
6	Ulster County Community College	—	100.0%	12	On site
7	SUNY Buffalo	—	98.5%	67	Board only
8	Westchester Community College	—	98.0%	51	On site
9	York College	—	97.8%	46	Board only
10	La Guardia Community College	—	97.7%	85	Board only
11	SUNY College of Tech at Farmingdale	—	97.4%	76	Board only
12	Hartwick College	—	97.3%	37	Board only
13	Suffolk County Community College- Selden	—	97.0%	99	Board only
14	Roberts Wesleyan College	—	96.4%	28	Board only
15	Bryant and Stratton College- Liverpool	—	96.2%	53	Board only
16	Niagara County Community College	—	95.7%	69	Board only
17	St John Fisher College	—	95.3%	172	On site
18	St John Fisher College	—	95.3%	172	Board only
19	North Country Community College- Saranac Lake	—	95.0%	20	Board only
20	Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital	—	95.0%	80	On site
21	SUC Brockport	—	94.6%	112	Board only
22	Plaza College	—	93.5%	31	Board only
23	Suffolk County Community College- Brentwood	—	93.4%	61	Board only
24	Finger Lakes Community College	—	93.3%	45	On site
25	St. Elizabeths College of Nursing	—	93.3%	75	Board only
26	SUNY Binghamton- ASDBS	—	93.2%	59	Board only
27	University of Rochester	—	93.0%	156	Board only
28	Arnot-Ogden Medical Center School of Nursing	—	92.9%	14	Board only
29	Dutchess Community College	—	92.9%	28	On site
30	Monroe Community College	—	92.9%	98	On site
31	North Country Community College- Ticonderoga	—	92.9%	14	Board only
32	Hudson Valley Community College	—	92.8%	97	On site
33	Columbia University	—	92.5%	173	On site
34	Broome Community College	—	92.3%	91	Board only
35	Queensborough Community College	—	92.1%	126	Board only
36	New York University- ASDBS	—	92.0%	25	Board only
37	Genesee Community College	—	91.8%	98	On site
38	D- Youville University- ASDBS	—	91.7%	36	Board only
39	Manhattanville College- ASDBS	—	91.7%	36	Board only
40	SUNY Buffalo Accelerated	—	91.5%	59	Board only
41	St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing	—	91.4%	58	Board only
42	Pace University- ASDBS- New York	—	91.3%	69	Board only
43	SUNY Health Science Center Stony Brook	—	91.0%	156	Board only
44	Wagner College	—	91.0%	89	On site
45	Elmira College	—	90.9%	22	On site
46	SUNY Binghamton	—	90.7%	97	Board only
47	Iona College	—	90.5%	21	Board only
48	Onondaga Community College	—	89.0%	73	On site
49	North Country Community College- Saranac Lake Evening/Weekend	—	88.9%	27	Board only
50	St. Joseph's University- Brooklyn	—	88.9%	36	Board only
51	SUNYC of Tech at Canton	—	88.9%	45	Board only
52	Mohawk Valley Community College	—	88.7%	71	On site
53	Adirondack Community College	—	88.6%	88	Board only
54	SUNYC of Tech at Morrisville	—	88.5%	26	Board only
55	Maria College	—	88.3%	137	On site
56	SUNY Health Science Center Brooklyn	—	88.2%	110	Board only
57	Pace University- ASDBS- Pleasantville	—	88.2%	76	Board only
58	Monroe University	—	88.1%	59	On site
59	Rockland Community College	—	88.1%	143	On site
60	Mount St Mary College	—	87.7%	114	Board only
61	Hunter College	—	87.6%	145	Board only
62	Nazareth College	—	87.2%	39	Board only
63	North Country Community College- Malone	—	87.0%	23	Board only
64	Bronx Community College	—	86.8%	38	Board only
65	Utica University ASDBS	—	86.8%	38	Board only
66	Sullivan County Community College	—	86.4%	22	Board only
67	Adelphi University	—	86.3%	306	On site
68	Adelphi University	—	86.3%	306	Board only
69	St. Josephs Hospital Health Center College of Nursing- Syracuse	—	85.8%	120	Board only
70	Orange County Community College -Day Format	—	85.7%	49	Board only
71	Utica University ABSN	—	85.3%	61	On site
72	Utica University ABSN	—	85.3%	61	Board only
73	Manhattanville College	—	84.4%	45	Board only
74	Orange County Community College- Newburgh	—	84.4%	32	Board only
75	Montefiore School of Nursing	—	83.7%	49	Board only
76	Ellis Medicine- The Belanger School of Nursing (Dual Degree)	—	83.3%	30	Board only
77	Herbert Lehman College CUNY	—	83.0%	112	Board only
78	SUC Plattsburgh	—	82.7%	52	Board only
79	D'Youville University	—	82.5%	114	Board only
80	Cochran School of Nursing	—	82.3%	51	Board only
81	Niagara University- Traditional	—	82.0%	61	Board only
82	New York University	—	81.9%	430	On site
83	New York University	—	81.9%	430	Board only
84	Hofstra University- Hempstead	—	81.8%	33	Board only
85	Iona College- ASDBS	—	81.8%	11	Board only
86	Columbia-Greene Community College	—	81.4%	43	On site
87	Pace University- Pleasantville	—	81.4%	59	Board only
88	St. Joseph's University- Patchogue	—	80.8%	47	Board only
89	Corning Community College	—	80.6%	36	Board only
90	Clinton Community College	—	79.4%	34	Board only
91	Medgar Evers College	—	79.4%	34	Board only
92	Medgar Evers College	—	79.4%	34	On site
93	Borough of Manhattan Community College	—	78.9%	147	Board only
94	University of Mount Saint Vincent-ASDBS	—	78.6%	224	Board only
95	College of Staten Island	—	78.3%	120	Board only
96	Bryant and Stratton College- Henrietta	—	78.3%	92	Board only
97	Jefferson Community College	—	77.8%	54	On site
98	Utica University	—	77.8%	36	Board only
99	Tompkins Cortland Community College	—	77.6%	76	On site
100	Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing	—	77.1%	210	Board only
101	New York City Technical College	—	75.6%	123	Board only
102	Nassau Community College	—	75.6%	131	On site
103	University of Mount Saint Vincent	—	75.0%	64	On site
104	University of Mount Saint Vincent	—	75.0%	64	Board only
105	Long Island University- Post	—	74.5%	106	Board only
106	Ellis Medicine- The Belanger School of Nursing	—	74.4%	43	Board only
107	Trocaire College	—	74.3%	148	On site
108	St. Paul's School of Nursing- Staten Island	—	73.6%	174	Board only
109	SUNYC of Tech at Alfred	—	73.2%	56	Board only
110	Rochester General College of Health Careers	—	72.7%	33	On site
111	Excelsior College Dual Degree	—	72.5%	138	Board only
112	St. Francis College	—	72.4%	58	Board only
113	AMG School of Nursing	—	71.1%	159	Board only
114	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	—	69.8%	43	Board only
115	Long Island University- Brooklyn	—	69.7%	261	Board only
116	The Sage Colleges	—	68.8%	96	Board only
117	SUNYC of Tech at Delhi- DDP	—	66.7%	36	Board only
118	Mercy College- Bronx	—	65.7%	210	Board only
119	Swedish Institute	—	63.3%	30	Board only
120	Dominican College	—	62.8%	86	Board only
121	Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing	—	62.5%	32	Board only
122	Keuka College	—	61.9%	21	Board only
123	Mercy College	—	61.7%	107	Board only
124	St. Paul's School of Nursing- Queens	—	44.7%	338	Board only

Source: NYSED Office of the Professions — NY State RN NCLEX Results 2023-2027. Last verified Oct 1, 2026.

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