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NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Samuel Merritt University – College of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 83.4% over 2,150 candidates.
Samuel Merritt University – College of Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 79.25% — from a cohort of 429 first-time candidates — is 7.5 points below the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.25% | 429 |
| 2024 | 85.85% | 410 |
| 2023 | 82.05% | 468 |
| 2022 | 85.45% | 433 |
| 2021 | 84.88% | 410 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Samuel Merritt University – College of Nursing.
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