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NCLEX-RN Pass Rates - First Time CA Educated Exam Testers

The NCLEX-RN pass rates for the five annual periods (July 1 - June 30) listed in this section reflect results for CA educated nursing program graduates/completers of CA BRN-approved pre-licensure RN programs. Annual rates include all first-time testers taking the exam in each annual period, even first-time testers who did not take the exam immediately following program completion/graduation. Please note, new BRN approved pre-licensure nursing education programs with no first-time NCLEX RN exam testers yet are not included in the list below.

Following the BRN website posting of annual rates in October/November, pass rate changes/corrections may occur. Please contact the individual nursing education program with any questions about a program's annual rates. Each BRN-approved nursing program's contact information is available on our RN Programs page.

School 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025
# Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass		 # Taken %
Pass
Allan Hancock College 32 84.38% 33 87.88% 34 85.29% 46 97.83% 49 93.88%
American Career College 84 91.67% 62 88.71% 112 87.5% 242 98.76% 272 94.85%
American River College 67 92.54% 52 94.23% 76 89.47% 86 100.00% 72 94.44%
American University of Health Sciences 74 85.14% 103 75.73% 83 84.34% 73 90.41% 100 91.00%
Angeles College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18 100.00% 42 90.48%
Antelope Valley College 105 94.29 96 90.63% 75 93.33% 75 96.00% 35 97.14%
Arizona College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11 100.00% 74 85.14%
Azusa Pacific University - BSN 469 80.38% 514 80.16% 515 80% 470 89.15% 482 82.16%
Bakersfield College 129 96.12% 172 93.02% 173 90.17% 190 96.32% 167 94.01%
Biola University 46 89.13% 40 77.50% 62 82.26% 64 89.06% 63 90.48%
Butte College 119 88.24% 125 82.40% 120 85.83% 128 89.84% 175 91.43%
Cabrillo College 66 71.21% 71 64.79% 33 93.94% 44 84.09% 53 88.68%
California Baptist University - BSN 155 87.74% 161 85.09% 234 85.47% 177 91.53% 187 86.63%
California Baptist University - MSN 42 85.71% 37 83.78% 37 81.08% 41 95.12% 40 95.00%
California Career College 49 89.8% 39 79.49% 61 78.69% 54 98.15% 57 96.49%
CSU Bakersfield 52 98.08% 61 98.36% 88 96.59% 47 95.74% 65 93.85%
CSU Channel Islands 59 91.53% 79 91.14% 76 94.74% 70 92.86% 50 86.00%
CSU Chico 77 96.1% 83 92.77% 95 90.53% 68 98.53% 74 93.24%
CSU East Bay 71 87.32% 129 80.62% 70 85.71% 75 98.67% 83 86.75%
CSU Fresno 113 92.04% 122 92.62% 132 89.39% 116 96.55% 114 94.74%
CSU Fullerton 66 96.97% 75 98.67% 64 96.88% 68 98.53% 78 94.87%
CSU Long Beach 143 99.3% 143 97.20% 160 97.5% 133 100.00% 169 98.82%
CSU Los Angeles 87 95.4% 95 94.74% 102 93.14% 99 98.99% 103 96.12%
CSU Northridge 39 97.44 86 84.88% 79 89.87% 82 96.34% 110 85.45%
CSU Sacramento 150 97.33% 155 93.55% 97 94.85% 135 97.78% 148 96.62%
CSU San Bernardino 96 91.67% 178 92.13% 118 95.76% 136 97.06% 118 94.07%
CSU San Marcos 155 96.13% 209 91.87% 235 89.79% 205 95.61% 188 95.21%
CSU Stanislaus 92 97.83% 105 96.19% 117 94.87% 87 94.25% 93 92.47%
Career Care Institute 25 60% 30 56.67% 28 57.14% 24 95.83% 27 85.19%
Carrington College Sacramento 63 73.02% 74 83.78% 70 72.86% 83 93.98% 77 94.81%
Cerritos College 51 94.12% 73 87.67% 53 92.45% 55 100.00% 55 96.36%
Chabot College 31 100% 33 96.97% 23 95.65% 32 100.00% 1 0.00%
Chaffey College 67 92.54% 41 80.49% 68 89.71% 69 97.10% 74 93.24%
Chamberlain University, Irwindale N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 84 89.29% 147 89.12%
Chamberlain University, Rancho Cordova 98 95.92% 108 88.89% 151 88.08% 179 92.18% 109 79.82%
Charles Drew University - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 68.42% 35 65.71%
Charles Drew University - MSN 56 83.93% 61 80.33% 72 83.33% 51 92.16% 45 86.67%
Citrus College 38 84.21% 30 93.33% 32 93.75% 29 100.00% 28 92.86%
City College of San Francisco 86 93.02% 83 91.57% 78 84.62% 86 100.00% 77 92.21%
CNI College - ADN 112 83.93% 208 86.06% 87 81.61% 1 100.00% 1 0.00%
CNI College - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 77 93.51% 176 82.39%
College of Marin 42 95.24 39 94.87% 49 93.88% 40 95.00% 42 88.10%
College of San Mateo 48 93.75 53 92.45% 51 84.31% 59 94.92% 40 90.00%
College of the Canyons 93 90.32% 79 96.20% 96 85.42% 115 96.52% 88 89.77%
College of the Desert 38 86.84% 80 90% 91 91.21% 92 95.65% 101 89.11%
College of the Redwoods 53 94.34% 60 85% 80 91.25% 71 85.92% 35 82.86%
College of the Sequoias 107 87.85% 100 87% 102 95.1% 84 86.90% 148 89.19%
College of the Siskiyous (Closed) 25 96% N/A N/A N/A N/A NA NA NA NA
Compton College 63 77.78% 62 79.03% 55 67.27% 54 90.74% 51 80.39%
Concordia University Irvine 67 95.52% 157 96.18% 122 95.9% 130 99.23% 123 95.12%
Contra Costa College 40 82.5% 36 83.33% 50 86% 35 94.29% 30 80.00%
Copper Mountain College 15 100% 27 74.07% 23 78.26% 27 85.19% 41 87.80%
Cuesta College 44 93.18% 82 97.56% 47 95.74% 42 100.00% 63 95.24%
Cypress College 88 85.23% 51 78.43% 55 89.09% 60 100.00% 65 98.46%
De Anza College 31 93.55% 51 86.27% 44 95.45% 39 97.44% 40 97.50%
Dominican University of California 118 84.75% 118 80.51% 139 71.94% 118 88.98% 124 78.23%
East Los Angeles College 54 64.81% 47 76.60% 35 85.71% 24 100.00% 37 94.59%
El Camino College 71 94.37% 77 93.51% 86 91.86% 66 96.97% 67 91.01%
El Camino College - Compton Education Center (Closed) 4 25% 1 0% 1 0% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Evergreen Valley College 82 90.24% 81 97.53% 56 96.43% 75 98.67% 56 98.21%
Fresno City College 207 80.68% 210 75.24% 237 74.26% 233 89.27% 229 78.17%
Fresno Pacific University N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 64.29% 29 79.31%
Gavilan College 19 100% 21 100% 18 100% 22 86.36% 24 95.83%
Glendale Community College 87 97.7% 76 97.37% 61 88.52% 58 96.55% 51 98.04%
Golden West College 83 91.57% 76 97.37% 80 92.5% 103 97.09% 96 94.79%
Grossmont College 36 100% 70 95.71% 68 98.53% 76 97.37% 76 96.05%
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Fresno - ADN 91 70.33% 107 63.55% 99 77.78% 97 92.78% 96 89.58%
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, Concord - BSN N/A N/A 50 70% 98 87.76% 70 78.57% 91 93.41%
Hartnell College 44 97.73% 38 92.11% 40 82.5% 47 93.62% 40 95.00%
Imperial Valley College 45 93.33% 28 92.86% 26 100% 62 95.16% 68 95.59%
Lemoore College 30 90% 51 90.20% 46 89.13% 36 94.44% 35 97.14%
Loma Linda University 176 90.34% 146 79.45% 161 88.82% 142 95.07% 151 91.39%
Long Beach City College 85 90.59% 67 85.07% 65 84.62% 60 93.33% 56 92.86%
LA City College 71 91.55% 78 74.36% 48 81.25% 64 89.06% 54 79.63%
LA County College of Nursing & Allied 87 93.1% 87 87.36% 101 92.08% 101 95.05% 100 94.00%
LA Harbor College 53 96.23% 55 94.55% 46 93.48% 41 100.00% 59 100.00%
LA Southwest College 55 85.45% 43 79.07% 29 79.31% 28 100.00% 45 88.89%
LA Trade-Tech College 71 78.87% 70 82.86% 71 64.79% 47 93.62% 73 91.78%
LA Valley College 68 85.29% 61 90.16% 62 83.87% 67 91.04% 63 85.71%
Los Angeles Pierce College 56 92.86% 47 95.74% 37 89.19% 37 100.00% 31 96.77%
Los Medanos College 40 75% 36 97.22% 23 91.3% 25 96.00% 31 93.55%
Madera College 7 100% 12 83.33% 12 100% 11 100.00% 14 92.86%
Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing at Glendale Career College 127 91.34% 107 92.52% 155 85.16% 221 91.40% 358 86.87%
Mendocino College 23 95.65% 31 96.77% 27 96.3% 14 100.00% 27 100.00%
Merced College 66 81.82% 62 82.26% 53 83.02% 46 93.48% 47 97.87%
Merritt College 23 95.65% 9 77.78% 34 88.24% 19 89.47% 19 89.47%
Mira Costa College 45 95.56% 52 92.31% 40 92.5% 73 98.63% 46 100.00%
Mission College 27 81.48% 33 69.70% 30 83.33% 25 96.00% 33 93.94%
Modesto Junior College 122 94.26% 129 83.72% 86 93.02% 89 96.63% 114 91.23%
Monterey Peninsula College 31 93.55% 32 96.88% 34 94.12% 46 100.00% 37 100.00%
Moorpark College 78 100% 70 97.14% 62 100% 62 98.39% 52 100.00%
Mount St. Mary's University - ADN (Closed) 64 73.44% 103 70.87% 82 60.98% 1 0.00% 2 100.00%
Mount St. Mary's University - BSN 142 85.92% 136 77.21% 169 81.66% 186 91.40% 201 84.08%
Mt. San Antonio College 65 89.23% 103 94.17% 115 88.7% 114 96.49% 113 92.92%
Mt. San Jacinto College 56 92.86% 44 84.09% 44 95.45% 47 95.74% 57 91.23%
Napa Valley College 32 93.75% 32 71.88% 37 89.19% 32 96.88% 40 82.50%
National University 282 89.36% 239 79.92% 227 75.77% 233 91.42% 221 87.78%
Ohlone College 35 88.57% 35 100% 34 73.53% 35 88.57% 23 91.30%
Pacific College N/A N/A 64 73.44% 118 77.12% 49 95.92% 48 95.83%
Pacific Union College 86 84.88% 92 90.22% 78 85.9% 111 94.59% 119 92.44%
Palo Verde College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18 83.33%
Palomar College 39 92.31% 86 86.05% 75 96% 63 98.41% 63 93.65%
Pasadena City College 63 88.89% 96 89.58% 66 90.91% 54 98.15% 87 94.25%
Point Loma Nazarene University 71 78.87% 111 89.19% 76 88.16% 70 98.57% 54 96.30%
Porterville College 18 94.44% 30 76.67% 22 90.91% 4 50.00% 47 95.74%
Rio Hondo College 77 96.1% 53 98.11% 68 94.12% 63 100.00% 65 100.00%
Riverside City College 178 96.63% 177 96.05% 150 95.33% 167 98.80% 175 96.57%
Sacramento City College 59 100% 67 94.03% 58 94.83% 45 97.78% 50 96.00%
Saddleback College 82 95.12% 92 96.74% 90 98.89% 80 100.00% 82 98.78%
Samuel Merritt University - BSN 410 84.88% 433 85.45% 468 82.05% 410 85.85% 429 79.25%
Samuel Merritt University - MSN 97 82.47% 103 80.58% 97 78.35% 73 87.67% 80 85.00%
San Bernardino Valley College 85 81.18% 114 78.95% 90 73.33% 96 90.63% 128 89.06%
San Diego City College 52 100% 63 98.41% 47 100% 48 100.00% 1 100.00%
San Diego State University 143 95.8% 150 90.67% 181 88.4% 157 95.54% 134 91.04%
San Francisco State University - BSN 101 90.1% 60 88.33% 103 85.44% 94 95.74% 88 81.82%
San Francisco State University - MSN 35 91.43% 43 86.05% 40 77.5% 22 77.27% 23 73.91%
San Joaquin Delta College 76 82.89% 133 81.20% 128 89.06% 126 92.06% 117 84.62%
San Joaquin Valley College 86 88.37% 91 91.21% 96 95.83% 94 100.00% 160 92.50%
Santa Ana College 91 86.81% 87 90.80% 97 90.72% 91 96.70% 81 95.06%
Santa Barbara City College 79 96.2% 79 91.14% 65 93.85% 51 98.04% 60 96.67%
Santa Monica College 71 91.55% 71 91.55% 31 83.87% 71 98.59% 65 100.00%
Santa Rosa Junior College 55 96.36% 117 87.18% 98 90.82% 91 98.90% 114 96.49%
Shasta College 50 96% 70 90% 59 88.14% 59 93.22% 57 96.49%
Sierra College 30 100% 63 100% 38 97.37% 40 100.00% 33 100.00%
Simpson University 39 92.31% 46 91.30% 60 95% 47 100.00% 43 95.35%
Smith Chason College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 47 100.00% 63 69.84%
Solano Community College 48 91.67% 47 80.85% 39 87.18% 29 93.10% 44 95.45%
Sonoma State University 23 100% 42 90.48% 14 100% 32 100.00% 23 95.65%
Southwestern College 68 89.71% 63 88.89% 59 89.83% 65 96.92% 64 92.19%
Sri Sai Krish Institute - ADN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 41 95.12%
Stanbridge University - ADN (Closed) 74 95.95% 84 96.43% 129 90.7% 1 100.00% N/A N/A
Stanbridge University - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 68 100.00% 332 95.18%
The Valley Foundation School of Nursing at San Jose State University 119 91.6% 119 93.28% 185 90.81% 112 99.11% 126 92.86%
United Nursing College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 36 86.11%
Unitek College - ADN 1 0% 5 60% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Unitek College - BSN N/A N/A 151 84.11% 292 81.16% 315 88.25% 343 86.30%
UC Davis 48 87.5% 48 83.33% 43 93.02% 41 92.68% 46 89.13%
UC Irvine - BSN 44 88.64% 42 83.33% 50 86% 48 95.83% 46 91.30%
UC Irvine - MSN 18 100% 21 95.24% 19 94.74% 18 94.44% 21 100.00%
UC Los Angeles - BSN 44 90.91% 50 84% 54 88.89% 47 93.62% 51 92.16%
UC Los Angeles - MSN 68 82.35% 71 87.32% 68 85.29% 69 100.00% 67 85.07%
UC San Francisco 76 89.47% 77 87.01% 75 86.67% 47 87.23% N/A N/A
University of Massachusetts Global (Closed) N/A N/A 27 55.56% 57 57.89% 37 81.08% 63 73.02%
University of Phoenix at Modesto - LVN to BSN (Closed) 41 78.05% 44 72.73% 2 0% 1 0.00% 1 100.00%
University of San Diego/Hahn 55 98.18% 65 96.92% 50 88% 35 100.00% 28 96.43%
University of San Francisco - BSN 251 87.64% 252 85.32% 260 86.54% 250 94.00% 268 89.55%
University of San Francisco - MSN 104 95.19% 125 88% 131 86.26% 101 95.05% 111 82.88%
University of the Pacific N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 36 97.22% 41 97.56%
Vanguard University 24 91.67% 36 66.67% 30 80% 41 87.80% 26 96.15%
Ventura College 84 97.62% 85 94.12% 85 94.12% 65 100.00% 77 100.00%
Victor Valley College 30 93.33% 64 96.88% 68 91.18% 58 98.28% 65 96.92%
Weimar University - ADN 12 100% 12 75% 8 100% 10 100.00% 8 100.00%
West Coast University 2,132 87.1% 2,581 80.58% 2,925 81.09% 2,889 92.94% 3,070 90.03%
Western Governors University (Closed) 22 95.45% 27 100% 47 85.11% 3 66.67% 1 100%
Western University of Health Sciences - MSN N/A N/A 68 89.71% 72 86.11% 71 94.37% 72 93.06%
Westmont College N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 35 94.29% 39 92.31%
William Jessup University - BSN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 25 100.00%
Xavier College 20 95% 28 71.43% 30 83.33% 28 100.00% 30 100.00%
Yuba College 53 96.23% 65 96.92% 65 93.85% 68 92.65% 59 83.05%