University of Kentucky College of Nursing

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for University of Kentucky College of Nursing, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 95.6% over 1,272 candidates.

University of Kentucky College of Nursing's latest reported year is 2025, and that 94.7% — from a cohort of 281 first-time candidates — is 8 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for University of Kentucky College of Nursing.

Admissions

Admissions at University of Kentucky College of Nursing

Competitive.

• No official acceptance or admission rate (percentage) specific to the College of Nursing or its BSN program was located on nursing.uky.edu or other .edu sources. University-wide undergraduate acceptance rates hover around ~93%, but selective programs such as Nursing are likely more competitive—and no nursing‑specific data is published.
• Pre‑nursing students must meet program progression thresholds prior to full admission into the College of Nursing. According to the BSN Student Handbook (2024–2025), applicants require:
• – A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (overall),
• – A minimum GPA of 3.0 in prerequisite science courses,
• – A grade of “C” or better in all required pre‑nursing courses.
• Required prerequisite courses prior to applying include:
• – BIO 103 (Basic Ideas of Biology)
• – CHE 103 (Chemistry for Health Professionals)
• – ANA 109 (Anatomy & Physiology I)
• – ANA 110 (Anatomy & Physiology II)
• – PSY 100 (Intro to Psychology) or PSY 223 (Developmental Psychology)
• – CIS/WRD 110 (Composition & Communication I)
• – CIS/WRD 111 (Composition & Communication II)
• Additional provisions (from the handbook) require that all grades count toward GPA calculations, regardless of where the course was taken; and applicants whose first lan

Based on publicly available information. Source

Format

Schedule and format at University of Kentucky College of Nursing

• RN‑BSN program: “100 % online and tailored to you.” (Format: fully online)
• Accelerated BSN (ABSN):
• – Didactic (lecture) content is delivered online, with a mix of synchronous (scheduled live sessions) and asynchronous formats.
• – Weekly in‑person labs and clinicals are required:
• Lexington campus: weekly labs (first 16 weeks) and clinicals (all 8 blocks).
• Ashland campus: in‑person clinicals weekdays only, no LPN‑only option there; Lexington has optional LPN‑only labs once monthly on Sunday afternoon.
• – Simulations and deliberate practice (1–3 per semester) are also in‑person.
• Graduate Certificate – Teaching Nursing: listed as “Fully Online”
• Graduate Certificate – Professional Nursing: status shows “In‑person Requirements” (i.e., not fully online)
• Graduate Certificate – Clinical Certificate in Addictions: unspecified delivery format (unclear)
• Doctoral – Nursing (PhD): listed as “Online in Real‑time” (i.e., synchronous online)

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