Kennesaw State University
CCNE AccreditedKennesaw State University at a glance
- Kennesaw State University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 96.55% on 319 candidates (2024) — up 2.1 pts since 2021.
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 92.6% over 1,099 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 91/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: NCLEX pass rate and Job market strength.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $9,000 to $45,000 total across 5 programs.
- 5 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, RN-BSN offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
96.55%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 319 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
92.6%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2024
Source: State board of nursing
91/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 5
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 97%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Kennesaw State University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 92.6% over 1,099 candidates.
Kennesaw State University's latest reported year is 2024, and that 96.55% — from a cohort of 319 first-time candidates — is 9 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.55% | 319 |
| 2023 | 90.7% | 301 |
| 2022 | 88.11% | 244 |
| 2021 | 94.47% | 235 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Kennesaw State University.
Nursing Programs at Kennesaw State University(5)
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Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
- Job market strength
- Tuition affordability
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate97
- Job market strength77
- Online flexibility60
- Tuition affordability76
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.