St. Ambrose University
CCNE AccreditedSt. Ambrose University at a glance
- St. Ambrose University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 88.1% on 84 candidates (2023) — held steady (+0.1 pts since 2019).
- Across 5 reported years (2019–2023), the candidate-weighted average is 81.3% over 381 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 57/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: NCLEX pass rate.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $32,000 to $120,000 total across 3 programs.
- 3 nursing programs listed — BSN, MSN offered on campus / hybrid.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
88.1%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2023, 84 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
81.3%
Candidate-weighted average, 2019–2023
Source: State board of nursing
57/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 3
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 88%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for St. Ambrose University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 81.3% over 381 candidates.
St. Ambrose University's latest reported year is 2023, and that 88.1% — from a cohort of 84 first-time candidates — is in line with the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 88.1% | 84 |
| 2022 | 71.01% | 69 |
| 2021 | 71.76% | 85 |
| 2020 | 87.84% | 74 |
| 2019 | 88% | 69 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for St. Ambrose University.
Nursing Programs at St. Ambrose University(3)
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St. Ambrose Universityoverall score
Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
Watch-outs
- Online flexibility
- Tuition affordability
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate81
- Job market strength55
- Online flexibility33
- 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.