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NCLEX Pass Rates

The table below is categorized by academic year (e.g., July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006) 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 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007
# Taken %
Pass
# Taken %
Pass
# Taken %
Pass
# Taken %
Pass
# Taken %
Pass
Allan Hancock College 2060.00% 2281.82% 1788.24% 2378.26% 3387.88%
American River College 7390.41% 53 88.68% 6295.16% 11389.38% 12281.15%
American University of Health Sciences N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Antelope Valley College 4887.50% 6994.20% 9592.63% 10487.5% 7894.87%
Azusa Pacific University - BSN 59 89.83% 5485.19% 6280.65% 6387.3% 7988.61%
Azusa Pacific University - MSN N/A N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 1100% 2592%
Bakersfield College 57 85.96% 6684.85% 6869.6% 10589.52% 9793.81%
Biola University 25 100.00% 2395.65% 2878.57% 2788.89% 4295.24%
Butte College 28 92.86% 2896.43% 3884.21% 1877.78% 6678.79%
Cabrillo College 38 86.84% 3894.74% 4388.37% 4195.6% 5587.27%
California Baptist University - BSN N/A N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
California Baptist University - MSN N/A N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Bakersfield - MSN 28 75.00% 3889.47% 2483.33% 3686.11% 6675.76%
CSU Channel Islands N/A N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Chico 84 85.71% 58 86.21% 55 85.45% 65 80% 64 95.31%
CSU Dominguez Hills N/A N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU East Bay 62 88.71% 41 85.37% 63 84.13% 58 89.66% 66 90.91%
CSU Fresno - BSN 95 84.21% 94 82.98% 103 80.58% 133 75.19% 124 83.06%
CSU Fresno - MSN N/A N/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Fullerton N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Long Beach - BSN 79 77.22% 71 87.32% 86 82.56% 118 77.6% 155 84.52%
CSU Long Beach - MSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Los Angeles - BSN 41 95.6% 61 95.08% 81 90.6% 72 90.28% 80 92.5%
CSU Los Angeles - MSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 1 0%
CSU Northridge N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Sacramento - BSN 110 81.82% 116 78.45% 125 87.20% 131 91.6% 99 94.95%
CSU Sacramento - MSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU San Bernardino 58 75.86% 62 87.10% 90 73.33% 80 77.5% 102 77.45%
CSU San Marcos N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
CSU Stanislaus N/AN/A N/AN/A 5 80.00% 21 85.71% 40 82.5%
Cerritos College 59 69.49% 115 83.48% 122 81.97% 110 81.82% 96 85.42%
Chabot College 39 84.62% 31 93.55% 24 91.67% 31 100% 44 100%
Chaffey College 46 95.65% 59 88.14% 55 98.18% 53 98.11% 49 100%
Citrus College N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
City College of San Francisco 7987.34% 6684.85% 8076.25% 6690.91% 7185.92%
College of Marin 4383.72% 4575.56% 4080.00% 5090% 3680.56%
College of San Mateo 3791.89% 58 93.10% 3187.10% 5190.2% 5680.36%
College of the Canyons 5184.31% 5877.59% 97 89.69% 5989.83% 8980.9%
College of the Desert 5986.44% 6384.13% 7191.55% 11888.14% 11484.21%
College of the Redwoods 3491.18% 2792.59% 3594.29% 3582.86% 6989.86%
College of the Sequoias 7581.33% 8675.58% 6086.67% 13287.6% 7774.03%
College of the Siskiyous N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Contra Costa College 3390.91% 3894.74% 28100% 4397.67% 7596%
Copper Mountain College N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 10%
Cuesta College 4393.02% 2796.30% 2696.15% 3096.67% 6496.88%
Cypress College 5984.75% 6891.18% 7397.26% 6595.38% 9298.91%
De Anza College 5477.78% 7479.73% 7280.56% 6786.57% 8280.49%
Dominican University of California 4175.61% 4759.57% 3582.86% 5192.16% 5989.83%
East Los Angeles College 4875.00% 6490.63% 6872.06% 7485.14% 11175.68%
El Camino College 6188.52% 5691.07% 6994.20% 9580% 11581.74%
El Camino College - Compton Education Center 1872.22% 2035.00% 1942.11% 1752.94% 3485.29%
Evergreen Valley College 3193.55% 4877.08% 4192.68% 5791.23% 5492.59%
Fresno City College 15083.33% 16186.34% 16774.25% 17374.57% 23585.11%
Gavilan College 1190.91% 1283.33% 1984.21% 13100% 2896.43%
Glendale Community College 5581.82% 6190.16% 4490.19% 5787.72% 9487.23%
Golden West College 9289.13% 8085.00% 11192.79% 11391.15% 10390.29%
Grossmont College 9480.85% 9284.78% 15476.62% 10186.14% 13591.85%
Hartnell College 3259.38% 5072.00% 3076.67% 16100% N/AN/A
Humboldt State University 3393.94% 3688.89% 2972.41% 4082.5% 5592.73%
Imperial Valley College 3677.78% 3268.75% 4062.50% 5580% 6078.33%
Loma Linda University - ADN 8386.75% 8281.71% 7676.32% 8591.76% 13884.06%
Loma Linda University - BSN 1181.82% 1090.00% 2171.43% 2673.08% 2185.71%
Long Beach City College 11378.76% 8496.43% 12088.33% 11192.79% 10688.68%
LA City College N/AN/A 17100.00% 2466.67% 3886.84% 5791.23%
LA County College of Nursing & Allied 9988.89% 12284.43% 10581.90% 10683.96% 8994.38%
LA Harbor College 5286.54% 5192.16% 4997.96% 67100% 9794.85%
LA Pierce College 5784.21% 7185.92% 6468.75% 7372.6% 6873.53%
LA Southwest College 4050.00% 5563.64% 4555.56% 5158.82% 3073.33%
LA Trade-Tech College 4182.93% 3971.79% 4573.33% 5273.08% 4862.5%
LA Valley College 8285.37% 8679.07% 10675.47% 9877.55% 7584%
Los Medanos College 5394.34% 4782.98% 5396.23% 5592.73% 3485.29%
Maric College 2676.92% 7085.71% 8577.65% 9773.2% 9981.82%
Mendocino College N/AN/A N/AN/A 1478.57% 988.89% 1883.33%
Merced College 2982.76% 2386.96% 3794.59% 4486.36% 3992.31%
Merritt College 3548.57% 2152.38% 3979.49% 2796.3% 3585.71%
Mira Costa College N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Modesto Junior College 11393.81% 11083.64% 10493.27% 10796.26% 16093.13%
Monterey Peninsula College 4791.49% 5994.92% 31100% 3290.63% 4897.92%
Moorpark College 5981.36% 4689.13% 7794.81% 6995.65% 9095.56%
Mount St. Mary's College - ADN 3683.33% 5572.73% 4465.91% 7777.92% 9566.32%
Mount St. Mary's College - BSN 6083.33% 8091.25% 9583.16% 10384.47% 12289.34%
Mt. San Antonio College 5893.10% 6783.58% 5685.71% 11288.39% 10295.1%
Mt. San Jacinto College 3797.30% 4292.86% 3984.62% 6186.89% 6191.8%
Napa Valley College 6677.27% 5770.18% 6468.75% 3686.11% 8480.95%
National University - ADN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 1060% 4280.95%
National University - BSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 3871.05% 4178.05%
Ohlone College 3387.88% 3585.71% 4090% 4797.87% 5792.98%
Pacific Union College 7866.67% 6177.05% 9367.74% 8779.31% 12680.95%
Palomar College 6498.44% 6295.16% 6298.39% 5898.28% 6798.51%
Pasadena City College 10376.70% 10382.52% 9578.95% 10785.98% 10194.06%
Point Loma Nazarene College 5692.86% 4488.64% 3582.86% 4484.09% 4891.67%
Rio Hondo College 5186.27% 6583.08% 7190.14% 7472.97% 8385.54%
Riverside Community College 9894.90% 11487.72% 10194.06% 11794.02% 13195.42%
Sacramento City College 6196.72% 3387.88% 79100% 9398.92% 14499.31%
Saddleback College 7888.46% 9195.60% 9691.67% 9696.88% 10599.05%
Samuel Merritt College - BSN 11583.48% 11175.68% 7478.38% 13381.95% 17892.13%
Samuel Merritt College - MSN N/AN/A 3694.44% 5088% 6492.19% 53100%
San Bernardino Valley College 7493.24% 8083.75% 6587.69% 10792.52% 7885.9%
San Diego City College 6580.00% 5190.20% 5483.33% 6291.94% 6288.71%
San Diego State University 10791.59% 12692.86% 13694.6% 14594.48% 16997.04%
San Francisco State University - BSN 8783.91% 8980.9% 6573.85% 9376.34% 9888.78%
San Francisco State University - MSN N/AN/A 4486.36% 4887.50% 3775.68% 4082.5%
San Joaquin Delta College 9278.26% 9685.42% 9778.35% 10382.52% 13979.14%
San Joaquin Valley College N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
San Jose State University 8477.38% 12079.17% 12677.78% 14768.71% 16182.61%
Santa Ana College 6191.80% 7675.00% 9594.74% 8788.51% 10493.27%
Santa Barbara City College 3594.29% 3789.19% 4178.05% 4490.91% 4190.24%
Santa Monica College 4493.18% 6085.00% 5088% 6387.3% 5792.98%
Santa Rosa Junior College 6596.92% 5383.02% 5692.86% 8696.51% 6897.06%
Shasta College 6392.06% 5383.02% 3992.31% 5881.03% 8690.7%
Sierra College 42100.00% 4697.83% 33100% 6898.53% 23100%
Solano Community College 3585.71% 2576.00% 4680.43% 7085.71% 3170.97%
Sonoma State University - BSN 3177.42% 3892.11% 2281.82% 4379.07% 4695.65%
Sonoma State University - MSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Southwestern College 3582.86% 3781.08% 4180.49% 3984.62% 5082%
Unitek College N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
UC Irvine N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
UC Los Angeles - BSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
UC Los Angeles - MSN N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
UC San Francisco 6897.06% 71100.00% 5498.15% 7497.3% 6898.53%
University of Phoenix at Modesto N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
University of San Diego/Hahn 9100.00% 1984.21% 3393.94% 4793.62% 3994.87%
University of San Francisco - BSN 7293.06% 10091.00% 10494.23% 8494.05% 12796.85%
University of San Francisco - MSN N/AN/A 1100% 2100% 28100% 47100%
University of Southern California 8473.81% 6083.33% 4555.56% 30% 450%
Ventura College 7284.72% 6586.15% 7487.84% 8889.77% 7593.33%
Victor Valley College 5680.36% 7884.62% 7190.14% 7686.84% 4187.8%
West Coast University - Los Angeles N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 9982.83%
West Coast University - Orange County N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
Western Career College N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 785.71%
Western University of Health Sciences N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A 3892.11% 3772.97%
Yuba College 3384.85% 37100.00% 2684.62% 32100% 3591.43%