Northern Kentucky University
CCNE AccreditedNorthern Kentucky University (NKU) is a public metropolitan university in Highland Heights, KY — 7 miles from Cincinnati. Its CCNE-accredited School of Nursing offers the most affordable online MSN-AGACNP in Kentucky ($29,177 total), with same in-state and out-of-state pay-by-the-course tuition. Designated an Age-Friendly University by the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education. Clinical support services included for placement nationwide.
Northern Kentucky University at a glance
- Northern Kentucky University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 100% on 84 candidates (2025) — up 2.8 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 98.5% over 479 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 94/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: NCLEX pass rate and Online flexibility.
- Listed program tuition: $29,177 total.
- 1 nursing program listed — MSN offered online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
100%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 84 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
98.5%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
94/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 1
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 100%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Northern Kentucky University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 98.5% over 479 candidates.
Northern Kentucky University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 100% — from a cohort of 84 first-time candidates — is 13.3 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | 84 |
| 2024 | 100% | 88 |
| 2023 | 98.9% | 93 |
| 2022 | 97.2% | 108 |
| 2021 | 97.2% | 106 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Northern Kentucky University.
Nursing Programs at Northern Kentucky University(1)
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Online BSN to MSN – Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
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Northern Kentucky Universityoverall score
Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
- Online flexibility
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate100
- Job market strength65
- Online flexibility100
- Tuition affordability70
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.