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Outcomes
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Mennonite College of Nursing – Illinois State University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 93.8% over 992 candidates.
Mennonite College of Nursing – Illinois State University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 94% — from a cohort of 239 first-time candidates — is 7.3 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94% | 239 |
| 2024 | 96% | 191 |
| 2023 | 93% | 189 |
| 2022 | 90% | 186 |
| 2021 | 96% | 187 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Mennonite College of Nursing – Illinois State University.
Admissions
Admissions at Mennonite College of Nursing – Illinois State University
Competitive.
- No publicly stated acceptance or admission rate (%) was found on official nursing or university sites.
- Minimum GPA for admission (for Traditional Prelicensure BSN, direct admission as freshmen):
- ISU cumulative GPA of 2.50 is listed as the minimum standard.
- Middle 50% GPA for admitted freshmen: 3.07 – 3.65.
- Prerequisite coursework requirements: Must complete at least 58 credit hours (37 of which must be IAI General Education) before fall enrollment, with all prerequisites completed with a grade of C or better. Required courses include:
- Fundamentals of Chemistry (CHE 110, 112, or 140)
- Statistics (ECO/GEO/POL/PSY 138, or MGT 100, or MAT 150)
- Psychology (PSY 110, PSY 213)
- Microbiology (BSC 160)
- Human Physiology & Anatomy I & II (BSC 181/182 or KNR 181/183 & 182/184)
- Human Nutrition (FCS 102)
- Medical Terminology (HSC 105)
- Retention / progression requirements once admitted:
- Maintain ≥ 2.50 ISU cumulative GPA after 24 attempted hours.
- After beginning nursing coursework (e.g., NUR 224, 237), maintain ≥ 2.00 ISU cumulative GPA.
- Must earn a gr
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Format
Schedule and format at Mennonite College of Nursing – Illinois State University
- Program delivery modalities at ISU are defined broadly university‑wide (applicable to MCN):
- On‑campus: ≥50% of instructional time in-person.
- Hybrid (“partially online”): combination of in-person and online/online‑enhanced; considered distance education if ≥50% of courses are online/online‑enhanced.
- Fully online: 100% of coursework delivered online; designated as distance education.
- Online‑enhanced: primarily remote, but includes 1–24% in‑person.
- HyFlex: students choose each class session modality—in-person synchronous, remote synchronous, or fully asynchronous.
- Undergraduate offerings:
- Traditional BSN delivered on-campus at Normal, IL; transfer students may also follow this sequence at the Springfield site, immersed in Memorial Health’s hospital network.
- Accelerated BSN available (no modality details provided)
- Online RN to BSN: sequence is delivered online.
- Historically, this program added a spring entry point (in addition to fall), offering part‑ and full‑time plans, and capped online class sizes at 30.
- Format is Quality Matters certified, designed for flexibility for working adults.([news
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