Outcomes
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for James Madison University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 94.6% over 1,039 candidates.
James Madison University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 96.19% — from a cohort of 210 first-time candidates — is 9.5 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.19% | 210 |
| 2024 | 98.61% | 216 |
| 2023 | 93.55% | 217 |
| 2022 | 90.78% | 217 |
| 2021 | 93.85% | 179 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for James Madison University.
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