NCLEX Pass Rates — South Dakota Nursing Schools (2022)
As of 2022, 5 South Dakota schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 68.0–97.5% , per South Dakota Board of Nursing. Dataset average 85.0% (national reference 87.5%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.
Key takeaways
- South Dakota institutional average in our dataset: 85.0% (2022).
- Small cohorts (fewer than 10 first-time candidates) are marked display-ineligible and not shown as headline rates.
- South Dakota is a Nurse Licensure Compact state — an RN license issued here can authorize practice in other compact states.
- National first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate reference: 87.5% (NCSBN).
- 2 South Dakota schools with latest-year pass rates at or above 90%.
85.0%
South Dakota first-time RN average (2022)
Source: South Dakota Board of Nursing
5
Schools with N≥10 cohorts in 2022
Source: South Dakota Board of Nursing
2
Schools at or above 90%
Source: South Dakota Board of Nursing
Last verified 2026-08-21. Only display-eligible cohorts (N≥10) are shown.
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First-time NCLEX-RN pass rates — South Dakota schools
As of 2022, 5 South Dakota schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 68.0–97.5% , per South Dakota Board of Nursing. Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.
Pass rate
Showing 5 of 5 schools.
| Augustana University | 97.5% | 81 | 2022 |
| University of South Dakota – Department of Nursing | 94.1% | 136 | 2022 |
| South Dakota State University | 89.6% | 288 | 2022 |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | 75.8% | 33 | 2022 |
| Mount Marty University | 68.0% | 25 | 2022 |
Source: South Dakota Board of Nursing
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