Mercer University
CCNE AccreditedMercer University at a glance
- Mercer University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 95.65% on 161 candidates (2024) — up 7.5 pts since 2021.
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 88.5% over 741 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 80/100 — 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 $30,000 to $90,000 total across 5 programs.
- 5 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
95.65%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 161 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
88.5%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2024
Source: State board of nursing
80/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 5
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 96%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Mercer University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 88.5% over 741 candidates.
Mercer University's latest reported year is 2024, and that 95.65% — from a cohort of 161 first-time candidates — is 8.2 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.65% | 161 |
| 2023 | 90.64% | 171 |
| 2022 | 81.31% | 198 |
| 2021 | 88.15% | 211 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Mercer University.
Nursing Programs at Mercer University(5)
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Mercer Universityoverall score
Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
- Job market strength
Watch-outs
- Tuition affordability
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate96
- Job market strength77
- Online flexibility60
- Tuition affordability49
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.