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Outcomes
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for George Mason University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 76.8% over 405 candidates.
George Mason University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 73.86% — from a cohort of 88 first-time candidates — is 12.8 points below the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.86% | 88 |
| 2024 | 87.39% | 111 |
| 2022 | 64.29% | 112 |
| 2021 | 81.91% | 94 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for George Mason University.
George Mason Universityoverall score
Strengths
- Online flexibility
- Job market strength
Watch-outs
- NCLEX pass rate
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate49
- Job market strength76
- Online flexibility100
- Tuition affordability56
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.
Wages
Virginia RN mean wage
Published tuition is in the figures above. This is the mean annual wage for a registered nurse in the school's home state.
$90,930
Salary is the BLS OEWS May 2024 mean annual wage for registered nurses in Virginia. Tuition is the school-published program total and excludes fees, books, and living costs.
About
About George Mason University
Its CCNE-accredited School of Nursing is ranked #9 among public institutions for its MSN program by U.S. News & World Report. The online MSN-FNP is 49 credit hours, completable in 2–3 years at $850/credit, with 100% of students passing boards on the 1st or 2nd attempt. Available to students in 49 states via NC-SARA.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.
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