University of Pennsylvania
CCNE AccreditedThe University of Pennsylvania offers a robust nursing education with programs designed to fit your career goals. Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Penn provides both on-campus and online delivery formats to accommodate diverse learning preferences. With a strong emphasis on research and clinical practice, the university prepares you for advanced roles in nursing.
University of Pennsylvania at a glance
- University of Pennsylvania's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 91.46% on 199 candidates (2025) — down 2.5 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 92.5% over 949 total candidates.
- Opportunity Score: 62/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: Clinical partnerships and Graduation rate.
- Clinical placement access scores 100/100, based on the hospital systems this school places students into.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $72,000 to $240,000 total across 5 programs.
- 9 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, PhD offered on campus / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
91.46%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 199 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
92.5%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
62/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
100/100
Clinical placement access
Source: School-published clinical partners
- Programs Offered
- 9
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 91%
- Clinical Access
- 100/100
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for University of Pennsylvania, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 92.5% over 949 candidates.
University of Pennsylvania's latest reported year is 2025, and that 91.46% — from a cohort of 199 first-time candidates — is 4.8 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.46% | 199 |
| 2024 | 97.95% | 195 |
| 2023 | 90% | 180 |
| 2022 | 89.06% | 192 |
| 2021 | 93.99% | 183 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for University of Pennsylvania.
Nursing Programs at University of Pennsylvania(9)
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University of Pennsylvaniaoverall score
Strengths
- Clinical partnerships
- Graduation rate
- NCLEX pass rate
Watch-outs
- Tuition affordability
- Online flexibility
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate87
- Job market strength76
- Graduation rate97
- Online flexibility41
- Tuition affordability0
- Clinical partnerships100
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.
University of Pennsylvaniaclinical access
- Clinical placements coordinated through established partnerships.
- Students complete rotations at top-tier facilities.
- Helene Fuld Pavilion offers advanced simulation labs.
- Informal recruitment pipelines for employment opportunities.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaAMC
- Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaAMC
- Penn Medicine research complexAMC
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center
- Chester County Hospital
- Lancaster General Health
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterAMC
- Pennsylvania HospitalAMC
Sources: nursing.upenn.edu, nursing.upenn.edu, nursing.upenn.edu. How we score this
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.