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NCLEX Pass Rates

The table below is categorized by academic year (e.g., July 1st - June 30th) and reflects the results of all graduates who have taken the NCLEX examination for the first time within the last five years (including those students who graduated more than five years ago). Due to possible changes in this data, the BRN asks that you contact the individual programs directly for the most accurate and up-to-date information. Please refer to RN Programs for a contact list of all BRN accredited programs.

School 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012
# Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass
Allan Hancock College 34 82.35% 40 80% 35 80% 33 84.85% 37 86.99%
American River College 100 84% 118 91.53% 103 92.23% 95 90.53% 80 95%
American University of Health Sciences N/A N/A 1 100% 22 90.91% 17 70.59% 26 73.08%
Antelope Valley College 156 82.69% 129 89.92% 129 94.57% 140 85.71% 105 90.48%
Azusa Pacific University - BSN 88 84.09% 134 87.31% 123 84.55% 179 83.24% 152 80.26%
Azusa Pacific University - MSN 20 80% 36 94.44% 39 79.49% 35 88.57% 30 80%
Bakersfield College 156 87.82% 151 80.13% 190 93.16% 126 88.10% 145 93.10%
Biola University 21 90.48% 39 87.18% 24 83.33% 36 88.89% 37 91.89%
Butte College 59 67.80% 72 79.17% 85 82.35% 111 82.88% 99 87.88%
Cabrillo College 61 93.44% 64 85.94% 57 85.96% 65 80.00% 53 77.36%
California Baptist University - BSN N/A N/A 22 95.45% 48 91.67% 49 85.71% 44 90.91%
California Baptist University - MSN N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 100% 16 93.75% 15 100%
CSU Bakersfield - BSN 53 71.70% 94 86.17% 67 92.54% 78 92.31% 95 96.84%
CSU Bakersfield - MSN 3 100% N/A N/A 1 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A
CSU Channel Islands N/A N/A N/A N/A 17 94.12% 58 86.21% 33 100%
CSU Chico 76 82.89% 77 84.42% 87 87.36% 97 92.78% 89 96.63%
CSU Dominguez Hills N/A N/A 24 79.17% 26 65.38% 46 78.26% 40 80%
CSU East Bay 83 89.16% 89 92.13% 109 96.33% 125 88.80% 109 91.74%
CSU Fresno - BSN 101 86.14% 114 91.23% 120 90.83% 151 90.07% 125 91.20
CSU Fresno - MSN 48 85.42% 1 0% 2 50% 18 77.78% N/A N/A
CSU Fullerton - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 100% 19 84.21% 30 66.67%
CSU Fullerton - MSN N/A N/A 57 89.47% 54 81.48% 27 92.59% 10 80%
CSU Long Beach - BSN 197 94.42% 209 93.78% 177 95.48% 191 97.38% 182 96%
CSU Long Beach - MSN N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 100% 2 100% N/A N/A
CSU Los Angeles - BSN 70 81.43% 103 93.2% 50 88% 86 93.35% 97 89.69%
CSU Los Angeles - MSN 37 91.89% 19 100% 18 94.44% 21 100.00% 24 95.83%
CSU Northridge N/A N/A 16 100% 31 93.55% 37 91.89% 34 97.06%
CSU Sacramento - BSN 135 92.59% 202 95.54% 180 98.33% 143 97.20% 144 98.61%
CSU Sacramento - MSN 50 90% N/A N/A 1 100% N/A N/A 1 100%
CSU San Bernardino 80 83.75% 165 83.03% 144 88.89% 109 83.49% 152 80.92%
CSU San Marcos N/A N/A 43 95.35% 93 80.65% 130 90.00% 194 93.81%
CSU Stanislaus 38 92.11% 23 100% 48 95.83% 83 95.18% 60 100%
Carrington College 21 76.19% 46 84.78% 52 82.69% 61 81.97% 29 82.76%
Cerritos College 90 81.11% 81 96.3% 96 93.75% 97 94.85% 99 85.86%
Chabot College 34 97.06% 46 97.83% 40 95% 39 100.00% 55 98.18%
Chaffey College 44 95.45% 40 100% 52 96.15% 43 100.00% 50 98%
Charles Drew University N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 100%
Citrus College 2 100% 22 77.27% 1 100% 40 95.00% 30 80%
City College of San Francisco 108 84.26% 99 83.84% 103 89.32% 97 85.57% 80 92.50%
College of Marin 22 81.82% 44 95.45% 44 84.09% 56 89.29% 47 91.49%
College of San Mateo 41 80.49% 59 83.05% 55 70.91% 62 82.26% 52 82.69%
College of the Canyons 84 83.33% 138 88.41% 118 88.14% 123 82.93% 109 84.40%
College of the Desert 67 82.09% 104 85.58% 115 92.17% 88 85.23% 107 90.65%
College of the Redwoods 43 88.37% 69 81.16% 43 76.74% 44 88.64% 45 84.44%
College of the Sequoias 141 75.89% 173 91.33% 155 89.03% 142 90.14% 129 79.07%
College of the Siskiyous 2 100% 22 95.45% 27 96.3% 22 77.27% 22 100%
Concordia University Irvine N/A N/A N/A N/A 48 85.42% 53 92.45% 49 97.96%
Contra Costa College 81 91.36% 52 92.31% 51 96.08% 49 93.88% 61 91.80%
Copper Mountain College 33 75.76% 19 84.21% 29 75.86% 35 80.00% 21 90.48%
Cuesta College 46 95.65% 55 90.91% 51 92.16% 45 93.33% 44 95.45%
Cypress College 79 97.47% 100 94% 83 95.18% 73 94.52% 83 93.98%
De Anza College 73 73.97% 78 87.18% 85 85.88% 75 76.00% 60 90%
Dominican University of California 74 81.08% 80 81.25% 71 83.1% 92 76.09% 118 74.58%
East Los Angeles College 90 64.44% 107 74.77% 120 61.67% 84 69.05% 124 82.26%
El Camino College 95 85.26% 103 91.26% 113 92.04% 69 94.20% 46 97.83%
El Camino College - Compton Education Center 17 88.24% 65 66.15% 57 71.93% 44 81.82% 59 84.75%
Everest College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 64 68.75% 65 87.69%
Evergreen Valley College 68 88.24% 47 89.36% 65 86.15% 69 79.71% 72 83.33%
Fresno City College 303 79.87% 268 76.49% 308 77.92% 323 81.11% 230 82.61%
Gavilan College 12 83.33% 19 84.21% 23 91.3% 17 100.00% 13 92.31%
Glendale Community College 90 95.56% 94 88.3% 115 93.04% 98 91.84% 84 94.05%
Golden West College 123 93.50% 172 87.79% 143 91.61% 113 88.50% 134 92.54%
Grossmont College 145 79.31% 102 84.31% 141 89.36% 103 92.23% 59 96.61%
Hartnell College 18 94.44% 32 84.38% 37 91.89% 52 94.23% 34 94.12%
Holy Names University N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Humboldt State University 46 82.61% 46 91.3% 50 82% 58 91.38% 64 93.75%
Imperial Valley College 56 66.07% 75 61.33% 76 88.16% 66 80.30% 40 95%
Kaplan College 110 73.64% 130 82.31% 183 93.99% 140 77.86% 133 90.98%
Loma Linda University - ADN 104 93.27% 121 91.74% 113 92.92% 119 93.28% 91 87.91%
Loma Linda University - BSN 11 72.73% 12 83.33% 7 85.71% 10 80.00% 22 81.82%
Long Beach City College 91 92.31% 135 97.04% 110 98.18% 127 92.91% 114 96.49%
LA City College 33 66.67% 65 86.15% 39 89.74% 44 95.45% 43 97.67%
LA County College of Nursing & Allied 135 91.11% 120 95.83% 129 97.67% 95 95.79% 104 97.12%
LA Harbor College 95 93.68% 97 95.88% 105 95.24% 104 98.08% 102 97.06%
LA Pierce College 69 82.61% 48 85.42% 48 97.92% 54 83.33% 56 91.07%
LA Southwest College 35 85.71% 49 79.59% 40 82.5% 42 83.33% 60 73.33%
LA Trade-Tech College 49 61.22% 32 62.5% 65 75.38% 30 90.00% 38 97.37%
LA Valley College 73 87.67% 71 90.14% 109 88.07% 86 91.86% 73 95.89%
Los Medanos College 46 82.61% 45 91.11% 59 91.53% 46 89.13% 46 86.96%
Mendocino College 19 89.47% 37 94.59% 15 93.33% 28 96.43% 20 95%
Merced College 35 68.57% 42 78.57% 50 80% 49 85.71% 51 84.31%
Merritt College 43 95.35% 24 95.83% 68 97.06% 18 100.00% 25 92%
Mira Costa College 7 100% 26 100% 21 90.48% 29 96.55% 42 92.86%
Mission College N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 82.14% 38 81.58% 40 82.50%
Modesto Junior College 144 93.06% 125 93.6% 123 86.18% 145 84.83% 108 89.81%
Monterey Peninsula College 44 88.64% 44 86.36% 52 100% 53 96.23% 21 100%
Moorpark College 70 91.43% 76 89.47% 94 88.3% 62 90.32% 47 100%
Mount St. Mary's College - ADN 115 80% 107 82.24% 94 89.36% 85 78.82% 84 78.57%
Mount St. Mary's College - BSN 137 76.64% 164 84.76% 137 86.13% 162 76.54% 145 86.21%
Mt. San Antonio College 127 95.28% 239 89.54% 169 94.08% 158 91.14% 135 91.11%
Mt. San Jacinto College 74 85.14% 70 88.57% 75 96% 79 84.81% 57 85.96%
Napa Valley College 81 75.31% 75 78.67% 69 84.06% 91 90.11% 93 88.17%
National University - ADN 59 76.27% 45 68.89% 10 90% 3 100.00% N/A N/A
National University - BSN 82 79.27% 69 79.71% 148 77.7% 188 75.53% 179 81.56%
Ohlone College 50 90% 46 95.65% 48 95.83% 59 96.61% 34 94.12%
Pacific Union College 69 71.01% 111 81.08% 83 91.57% 91 87.91% 66 84.85%
Palomar College 41 97.56% 71 97.18% 55 87.27% 45 95.56% 50 98%
Pasadena City College 113 93.81% 110 90% 121 86.78% 110 95.45% 130 95.38%
Point Loma Nazarene College 58 91.38% 41 100% 47 93.62% 42 97.62% 74 100%
Porterville College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 100%
Reedley College at Madera Community College Center N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 100%
Rio Hondo College 88 78.41% 99 92.93% 116 91.38% 97 92.78% 99 89.90%
Riverside City College 176 88.64% 206 89.81% 178 92.7% 195 91.79% 177 90.40%
Sacramento City College 143 96.50% 160 92.5% 85 92.94% 153 98.04% 97 98.97%
Saddleback College 125 94.40% 113 95.58% 107 99.07% 105 94.29% 124 93.55%
Samuel Merritt University - BSN 258 92.25% 290 87.93% 421 87.41% 346 87.86% 361 89.75%
Samuel Merritt University - MSN 97 95.88% 85 88.24% 94 92.55% 81 95.06% 82 92.68%
San Bernardino Valley College 76 89.47% 90 82.22% 101 82.18% 77 83.12% 84 82.14%
San Diego City College 74 93.24% 75 88% 56 89.29% 60 90.00% 62 96.77%
San Diego State University 177 92.09% 156 92.31% 222 92.34% 265 92.83% 198 88.38%
San Francisco State University - BSN 126 81.75% 114 85.09% 104 90.38% 123 78.86% 104 85.58%
San Francisco State University - MSN 51 86.27% 52 82.69% 43 93.02% 2 100.00% 19 100%
San Joaquin Delta College 132 71.97% 179 85.47% 153 88.89% 147 90.84% 163 91.41%
San Joaquin Valley College 20 85% 12 91.67% 41 78.05% 76 53.95% 68 60.29%
Santa Ana College 104 86.54% 131 85.5% 111 95.5% 134 88.06% 102 92.16%
Santa Barbara City College 35 88.57% 47 93.62% 69 88.41% 52 86.54% 37 94.59%
Santa Monica College 74 81.08% 56 94.64% 78 97.44% 72 94.44% 55 96.36%
Santa Rosa Junior College 76 93.42% 125 94.4% 123 91.87% 95 92.63% 126 92.86%
Shasta College 92 91.30% 62 91.94% 49 83.67% 65 90.77% 58 87.93%
Shepherd University N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 100.00% 55 72.73%
Sierra College 54 98.15% 70 92.86% 50 94% 49 95.92% 30 100%
Simpson University N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Solano Community College 28 82.14% 79 77.22% 56 85.71% 46 89.13% 54 98.15%
Sonoma State University - BSN 38 84.21% 32 96.88% 27 92.59% 34 94.12% 22 100%
Sonoma State University - MSN 12 100% N/A N/A 17 100% N/A N/A 21 100%
Southwestern College 54 83.33% 70

91.43%

 68 73.53% 73 72.60% 61 80.33%
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San Jose State University 164 75.61% 176 77.84% 147 87.07% 147 91.84% 156 94.23%
United States University N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 62.5% 28 71.43% 58 68.97%
Unitek College 36 69.44% 55 83.64% 83 65.06% 82 75.61% 81 81.48%
UC Irvine N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 83.78% 41 87.80% 46 78.26%
UC Los Angeles - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 49 89.80% 46 91.30%
UC Los Angeles - MSN N/A N/A 51 90.2% 54 92.59% 61 90.16% 45 88.89%
UC San Francisco 66 93.94% 73 93.15% 77 93.51% 84 91.67% 87 95.40%
University of Phoenix at Modesto N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 100% 41 73.17% 41 75.61%
University of San Diego/Hahn 15 93.33% 26 92.31% 41 100% 54 88.89% 43 95.35%
University of San Francisco - BSN 137 87.59% 132 90.91% 128 91.41% 156 87.82% 154 83.12%
University of San Francisco - MSN 46 95.65% 82 98.78% 55 90.91% 55 81.82% 61 86.89%
Ventura College 112 89.29% 92 92.39% 108 92.59% 82 96.34% 81 96.30%
Victor Valley College 69 95.65% 95 88.42% 107 92.52% 108 89.81% 54 90.74%
West Coast University - Inland Empire - ADN N/A N/A N/A N/A 29 72.41% 108 84.26% 65 61.53%
West Coast University - Inland Empire - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 82 71.95%
West Coast University - Los Angeles - ADN 243 86.83% 282 86.88% 292 87.33% 228 83.33% 75 76%
West Coast University - Los Angeles - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 65 86.15%
West Coast University - Orange County - ADN N/A N/A 46 93.48% 287 85.71% 155 75.48% 59 79.66%
West Coast University - Orange County - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 177 87.01%
Western Governors University N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 100%
Western University of Health Sciences 41 92.68% 46 86.96% 46 84.78% 55 87.27% 53 94.34%
West Hills College Lemoore N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 100% 49 87.76% 34 91.18%
Yuba College 37 89.19% 50 86% 40 92.5% 68 97.06% 32 90.63