College of Southern Maryland
ACEN AccreditedCollege of Southern Maryland at a glance
- College of Southern Maryland's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 86.32% on 117 candidates (2025) — up 1 pts since 2022.
- Across 3 reported years (2022–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 84.3% over 344 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
86.32%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 117 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
84.3%
Candidate-weighted average, 2022–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 86%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for College of Southern Maryland, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 3 years: 84.3% over 344 candidates.
College of Southern Maryland's latest reported year is 2025, and that 86.32% — from a cohort of 117 first-time candidates — is 1.2 points below the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.32% | 117 |
| 2023 | 81.6% | 125 |
| 2022 | 85.29% | 102 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for College of Southern Maryland.
Nursing Programs at College of Southern Maryland(2)
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Admissions at College of Southern Maryland
- •No overall nursing acceptance or admission rate (%) is published on official CSM pages. Institution-wide data suggests open admission for general enrollment, but specific nursing program acceptance rates are not provided.
- •Minimum GPA (Associate Degree in Nursing and LPN-to-BSN): A cumulative GPA of 3.0, including all program-required science and math credits (including transfer credits), is required for both the traditional ADN and LPN-to-BSN pathways.
- •Unsuccessful attempts limit: No more than one unsuccessful completion (C‑, D, F, or withdrawal) of a program-required science and/or math course is allowed.
- •Recency requirement for science courses: Program-required science courses must have been completed within the 5 years prior to the matriculation semester.
- •PreNursing pathway & waitlist/conditional notes:
- •– Students not meeting admission criteria are admitted into PreNursing, typically for up to one academic year, after which they must meet requiremen
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at College of Southern Maryland
- •Patient Care Technician (PCT) program:
- •Delivered in a HYBRID format that includes in-person, remote, and asynchronous learning.
- •Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and Practical Nursing (PN) Certificate programs:
- •Courses include independent and web‑enhanced study, lectures, demonstrations, skills practice, and simulation.
- •The ADN and PN programs offer flexible scheduling, and the majority of students choose to attend part time, which may extend program completion time.
- •ADN program admits students both in the fall and spring semesters.
- •PN Certificate program admits students for the fall semester only.
- •An RN Transition Pathway is available for working adul
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Competitive admissions program requiring a separate application process.
Courses include independent and web-enhanced study, flexible scheduling, and part-time options.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Competitive admissions program requiring a separate application process.
Courses include independent and web-enhanced study, flexible scheduling, and part-time options.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.