Briar Cliff University
CCNE AccreditedBriar Cliff University at a glance
- Briar Cliff University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 66.67% on 12 candidates (2022) — down 8.3 pts since 2019.
- Across 4 reported years (2019–2022), the candidate-weighted average is 70.6% over 68 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 52/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Online flexibility.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $15,000 to $110,000 total across 4 programs.
- 4 nursing programs listed — BSN, MSN, RN-BSN offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
66.67%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2022, 12 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
70.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2019–2022
Source: State board of nursing
52/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 4
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 67%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Briar Cliff University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 70.6% over 68 candidates.
Briar Cliff University's latest reported year is 2022, and that 66.67% — from a cohort of 12 first-time candidates — is 20.8 points below the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 66.67% | 12 |
| 2021 | 68.75% | 16 |
| 2020 | 70% | 20 |
| 2019 | 75% | 20 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Briar Cliff University.
Nursing Programs at Briar Cliff University(4)
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Briar Cliff Universityoverall score
Strengths
- Online flexibility
Watch-outs
- NCLEX pass rate
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate38
- Job market strength55
- Online flexibility75
- Tuition affordability66
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.