Purdue University – School of Nursing
CCNE AccreditedPurdue University – School of Nursing at a glance
- Purdue University – School of Nursing's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 94.5% on 185 candidates (2025) — up 1.2 pts since 2021.
- Across 4 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 95.2% over 717 total candidates.
- Nursing programs here admit roughly 29% of applicants.
- 5 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, RN-BSN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
94.5%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 185 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
95.2%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 5
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 95%
- Acceptance Rate
- ~29%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Purdue University – School of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 4 years: 95.2% over 717 candidates.
Purdue University – School of Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 94.5% — from a cohort of 185 first-time candidates — is 7 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.5% | 185 |
| 2024 | 97% | 172 |
| 2023 | 96.3% | 166 |
| 2021 | 93.3% | 194 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Purdue University – School of Nursing.
Nursing Programs at Purdue University – School of Nursing(5)
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
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MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health NP (PMHNP)
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Admissions at Purdue University – School of Nursing
- •Acceptance (admission) rate for first‑year nursing applicants is approximately 28.9%.
- •Middle 50% high school GPA for admitted nursing students is 3.84–4.00 (unweighted).
- •Middle 50% SAT range: 1180–1320.
- •Middle 50% ACT range: 26–31.
- •The BSN program is direct‑admit and highly competitive, with limited space; applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early—no later than the November 1 Early Action deadline.
- •Specific minimum GPA, TEAS/HESI thresholds, or prerequisite course GPA requirements (e.g., GPA in biology/chemistry, standardized test thresholds) were not found on the official Purdue Nursing site or associated admissions pages.
- •For College of Health and Human Sciences (CODO) internal transfer consideration, general guidelines from a past advising page (note: this may not pertain directly to Nursing’s direct‑admit structure) suggested:
- •– Minimum GPA: 3.0 overall, with ≥3.0 in six credits of biology and/or chemistry with labs.
- •– Admission “on a space‑available basis,” reviewed only in May for admission the following academic year.
- •– Students on academic probation are not accepted.
- •If you need information on graduate-level nursing (MS, DNP, PhD), prerequisites, or other program-specific admiss
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Purdue University – School of Nursing
- •Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduate curriculum includes a mix of delivery formats:
- •Hybrid (combination of online and classroom) for courses such as NUR 50000, NUR 50500, NUR 51000, NUR 61100, NUR 62200, NUR 67500, NUR 63200.
- •Fully online (asynchronous) for courses like NUR 50200, and classroom for clinical components in some cases.
- •Some courses listed simply as “Online” (without specifying asynchronous or synchronous), such as NUR 50700, NUR 51601.
- •Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) graduate curriculum includes:
- •Hybrid delivery (e.g., NUR 50000, NUR 50500, NUR 51000, NUR 55200, NUR 55300, NUR 67400).
- •Online (asynchronous) delivery for select courses such as NUR 50200, NUR 50700, NUR 51100, NUR 51400, NUR 51500, NUR 67500.
- •Some courses delivered online synchronously: NUR 52800 and NUR 52900.
- •Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nu
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
DNP – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Hybrid format that blends online and on‑campus instruction.
MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Blended format combining online instruction with campus‑based learning.
MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health NP (PMHNP)
Blended format combining online instruction with campus‑based learning.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.