NCLEX Pass Rates — Tennessee Nursing Schools (2025)
As of 2025, 5 Tennessee schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 85.0–100.0% , per Tennessee Board of Nursing (TN Dept of Health) — NCLEX Results by School, Baccalaureate & Higher 2021-2025. Dataset average 93.6% (national reference 87.5%). Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.
Key takeaways
- National first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate reference: 87.5% (NCSBN).
- Tennessee institutional average in our dataset: 93.6% (2025).
- 4 Tennessee schools with latest-year pass rates at or above 90%.
- Small cohorts (fewer than 10 first-time candidates) are marked display-ineligible and not shown as headline rates.
- 1 accredited programs in our directory publish a program-level NCLEX outcome for Tennessee students.
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First-time NCLEX-RN pass rates — Tennessee schools
As of 2025, 5 Tennessee schools reported first-time RN NCLEX pass rates of 85.0–100.0% , per Tennessee Board of Nursing (TN Dept of Health) — NCLEX Results by School, Baccalaureate & Higher 2021-2025. Only display-eligible cohorts of 10+ first-time candidates are shown.
Pass rate
Showing 5 of 5 schools.
| King University | 100.0% | 11 | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee at Knoxville | 97.0% | 276 | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | 96.0% | 146 | 2025 |
| South College – School of Nursing | 90.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| UT Health Science Center – College of Nursing | 85.0% | 126 | 2025 |
Source: Tennessee Board of Nursing (TN Dept of Health) — NCLEX Results by School, Baccalaureate & Higher 2021-2025
Nursing programs with NCLEX outcomes (Tennessee)
Programs that serve Tennessee (including online options enrolling residents) with a program-level NCLEX pass rate on record. Includes RN pathway types in our directory. On campus first by default — treat board school rates above as authoritative for licensure outcomes.
Showing 1 of 1 program. Default order: on campus first.
| University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleBSN | On Campus | 97.0% |
Program-level figures from the MyNursingSchools directory. Board-reported school rates remain the authoritative licensure source.
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