Texas A&M University
CCNE AccreditedTexas A&M University offers a comprehensive nursing education with programs designed to fit your busy lifestyle. With a CCNE accreditation, you can trust the quality of your education. The university provides a mix of hybrid and online learning options, ensuring flexibility while maintaining academic rigor.
Texas A&M University at a glance
- Texas A&M University's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 99% on 201 candidates (2024) — held steady (-0.3 pts since 2020).
- Across 5 reported years (2020–2024), the candidate-weighted average is 97.4% over 932 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 83/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: NCLEX pass rate and Graduation rate.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $9,000 to $72,000 total across 4 programs.
- 7 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD, RN-BSN offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
99%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2024, 201 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
97.4%
Candidate-weighted average, 2020–2024
Source: State board of nursing
83/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
- Programs Offered
- 7
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 99%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Texas A&M University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 97.4% over 932 candidates.
Texas A&M University's latest reported year is 2024, and that 99% — from a cohort of 201 first-time candidates — is 12.3 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99% | 201 |
| 2023 | 98.25% | 229 |
| 2022 | 93.17% | 205 |
| 2021 | 98.15% | 162 |
| 2020 | 99.26% | 135 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Texas A&M University.
Nursing Programs at Texas A&M University(7)
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Texas A&M Universityoverall score
Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
- Graduation rate
- Job market strength
Watch-outs
- Online flexibility
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate99
- Job market strength77
- Graduation rate78
- Online flexibility47
- Tuition affordability62
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.
Admissions at Texas A&M University
- •Traditional BSN (pre-licensure) admission criteria:
- •– Minimum prerequisite GPA: 3.3; minimum nursing science GPA: 3.3
- •– Minimum HESI A2 score: 75% in each required section
- •– Must achieve minimum grade of “C” in each prerequisite course
- •– Admission is competitive and considers GPA, timed verbal/written assessments, limited repeats/withdrawals/failures, community service, leadership, military service, and regional residency
- •Additional details from program fact sheet (Traditional BSN):
- •– Admission criteria restated: 3.3 prerequisite GPA and 3.3 nursing science GPA, 75% HESI score per section
- •– Other considerations include timed assessments (e.g., via Kira Talent), community service, leadership/extracurricular involvement, military service, regional residency, and academic history (withdrawals, repeats, failures)
- •Competitive nature and application notes:
- •– Applicants are encouraged to aim for a prerequisite GPA of 3.5 or higher to be competitive; meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
- •– Admission cycles are twice yearly (Spring and Fall).
- •– Must submit both NursingCAS application and ApplyTexas application; and indicate nursing as primary major.
- •AMEDD Enlisted Commissioning Program (AECP) specifics (military pathway):
- •– Req
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Texas A&M University
- •Delivery Format (Online, Hybrid, On-campus):
- •Traditional BSN is delivered on-campus in Bryan–College Station and McAllen.
- •Second‑Degree BSN is delivered face‑to‑face at the Round Rock campus using traditional instruction, simulation, clinicals, team teaching, and video‑conferenced lectures.
- •RN‑to‑BSN is delivered entirely online, with practicum experiences completed in students’ own communities.
- •ASCEND (RN‑to‑BSN for Blinn College students) follows a hybrid model: ADN courses in person at Blinn; BSN courses completely online via Texas A&M.
- •MSN‑Nursing Education is delivered primarily online, with required on‑campus clinical hours (45 hours) in Bryan–College Station.
- •MSN‑Family Nurse Practitioner is delivered primarily online, but requires students to come to Bryan–College Station for on‑campus clinical experiences (e.g., NURS 653 for 45 hours and diagnostics/procedures visits).
- •DNP‑Extreme Environment Nursing is delivered asynchronously online over seven semesters, with most clinical hours completed in students’ communities. ([nursing.tamu.edu](https://nursing.tamu.edu/deg
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
BSN (Traditional)
Minimum GPA: 3.3
Admission is competitive with specific GPA and HESI requirements.
Delivered on-campus in Bryan–College Station and McAllen.
DNP
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Asynchronous online delivery with community-based clinical hours.
DNP – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission is described as competitive, with expectations that prerequisites are completed with required GPA and scores.
Graduate programs are delivered online with part-time and full-time options.
MSN – Psychiatric Mental Health NP (PMHNP)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission is described as competitive, with expectations that prerequisites are completed with required GPA and scores.
Graduate programs are delivered online with part-time and full-time options.
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission is competitive and considers GPA and other factors.
Primarily online with on-campus clinical experiences.
RN to BSN
Entirely online with practicum experiences in students’ communities.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.