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New York State RN NCLEX Results: 2003-2007

Below are the annual RN NCLEX pass rates for first-time test-takers. In each cell you will find the overall passing percentage above the number of students passing the NCLEX with the number of total students sitting for the test.

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Associate Degree Programs
School Name 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Adirondack Community College 75.6%
59 / 78		 75.6%
59 / 78		 78.3%
65 / 83		 90.9%
50 / 55		 93.9%
46 / 49
Borough of Manhattan Community College 88.5%
177 / 200		 83.3%
159 / 191		 80.7%
159 / 197		 78.8%
115 / 146		 78.7%
96 / 122
Bronx Community College 74.1%
80 / 108		 87.3%
48 / 55		 75.4%
46 / 61		 87.2%
34 / 39		 81.0%
34 / 42
Broome Community College 92.7%
51 / 55		 95.5%
63 / 66		 89.2%
58 / 65		 93.2%
41 / 44		 81.3%
39 / 48
Cayuga County Community College 93.0%
40 / 43		 92.1%
35 / 38		 86.3%
44 / 51		 87.2%
34 / 39		 92.7%
38 / 41
Clinton Community College 92.9%
39 / 42		 98.0%
48 / 49		 94.6%
35 / 37		 86.4%
38 / 44		 89.5%
34 / 38
Cochran School of Nursing 64.9%
74 / 114		 86.4%
102 / 118		 86.2%
56 / 65		 91.7%
55 / 60		 79.4%
27 / 34
College of Staten Island 88.6%
117 / 132		 90.5%
124 / 137		 84.8%
78 / 92		 88.4%
76 / 86		 86.2%
50 / 58
Columbia-Greene Community College 89.8%
44 / 49		 94.1%
48 / 51		 83.3%
35 / 42		 76.6%
36 / 47		 79.3%
42 / 53
Corning Community College 88.1%
52 / 59		 95.7%
44 / 46		 89.7%
61 / 68		 87.1%
54 / 62		 97.2%
35 / 36
Crouse Hospital School of Nursing 82.3%
65 / 79		 89.6%
86 / 96		 88.2%
67 / 76		 89.7%
61 / 68		 95.2%
60 / 63
Dorothea Hopfer School of Nursing 62.9%
44 / 70		 77.4%
48 / 62		 65.6%
40 / 61		 81.3%
26 / 32		 86.7%
26 / 30
Dutchess Community College 94.7%
71 / 75		 90.5%
95 / 105		 84.7%
61 / 72		 82.9%
58 / 70		 86.3%
63 / 73
Ellis Hospital 91.8%
45 / 49		 88.7%
47 / 53		 75.0%
21 / 28		 91.7%
33 / 36		 87.5%
28 / 32
Erie Community College-
City		 87.2%
34 / 39		 88.6%
31 / 35		 65.9%
27 / 41		 76.0%
19 / 25		 72.7%
16 / 22
Erie Community College-
North		 80.3%
57 / 71		 90.6%
58 / 64		 82.7%
62 / 75		 85.8%
103 / 120		 64.5%
40 / 62
Excelsior College 85.4%
1270/1487		 89.1%
1424/1599		 90.3%
1405/1556		 89.0%
1184/1331		 89.9%
1230/1368
Finger Lakes Community College 89.3%
50 / 56		 83.7%
41 / 49		 90.0%
45 / 50		 85.2%
46 / 54		 91.7%
44 / 48
Fulton Montgomery Community College 81.1%
30 / 37		 89.5%
34 / 38		 93.1%
27 / 29		 81.6%
31 / 38		 87.1%
27 / 31
Genesee Community College 91.0%
61 / 67		 91.9%
57 / 62		 86.8%
46 / 53		 69.6%
32 / 46		 79.1%
34 / 43
Helene Fuld College of Nursing 75.5%
157 / 208		 68.0%
155 / 228		 69.2%
162 / 234		 67.7%
132 / 195		 70.1%
150 / 214
Hostos Community College 88.0%
22 / 25		 86.7%
13 / 15		 78.6%
11 / 14		 100.0%
12 / 12		 72.7%
8 / 11
Hudson Valley Community College 77.5%
55 / 71		 91.4%
53 / 58		 92.3%
60 / 65		 94.6%
52 / 55		 98.0%
50 / 51
Jamestown Community College 85.3%
81 / 95		 94.9%
75 / 79		 83.8%
57 / 68		 92.8%
64 / 69		 92.3%
48 / 52
Jefferson Community College 96.3%
26 / 27		 93.9%
31 / 33		 96.0%
24 / 25		 97.0%
32 / 33		 100.0%
15 / 15
Kingsborough Community College 86.9%
106 / 122		 78.0%
67 / 86		 88.6%
62 / 70		 89.3%
67 / 75		 91.7%
44 / 48
La Guardia Community College 97.5%
77 / 79		 93.2%
69 / 74		 97.9%
46 / 47		 97.1%
33 / 34		 100%
22 / 22
Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing 83.1%
49 / 59		 81.8%
54 / 66		 93.0%
40 / 43		 80.4%
37 / 46		 76%
19 / 25
Maria College 80.9%
72 / 89		 87.3%
69 / 79		 84.6%
77 / 91		 78.3%
54 / 69		 76.7%
56 / 73
Medgar Evers College 94.4%
17 / 18		 84.2%
16 / 19		 82.4%
14 / 17		 67.5%
27 / 40		 46.9%
30 / 64
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing 89.5%
34 / 38		 100.0%
38 / 38		 91.2%
31 / 34		 58.6%
17 / 29		 86.4%
19 / 22
Mohawk Valley Community College 73.9%
48 / 65		 85.3%
81 / 95		 87.8%
65 / 74		 77.8%
63 / 81		 83.0%
44 / 53
Monroe Community College 92.4%
133 / 144		 96.1%
148 / 154		 92.0%
126 / 137		 89.9%
116 / 129		 90.3%
102 / 113
Nassau Community College 89.2%
132 / 148		 93.9%
124 / 132		 91.0%
132 / 145		 83.0%
117 / 141		 83.2%
124 / 149
New York City Technical College 88.2%
75 / 85		 90.3%
84 / 93		 93.7%
74 / 79		 91.4%
53 / 58		 87.8%
43 / 49
Niagara County Community College 87.1%
88 / 101		 89.2%
91 / 102		 84.0%
79 / 94		 89.7%
52 / 58		 96.1%
49 / 51
North Country Community College 64.9%
24 / 37		 93.8%
30 / 32		 82.8%
24 / 29		 86.2%
25 / 29		 94.4%
17 / 18
Onondaga Community College 72.7%
32 / 44		 73.5%
36 / 49		 74.4%
29 / 39		 82.1%
23 / 28		 81.1%
30 / 37
Orange County Community College 85.3%
93 / 109		 88.3%
83 / 94		 92.2%
71 / 77		 89.9%
71 / 79		 86.8%
59 / 68
Philips Beth Israel School of Nursing 84.6%
66 / 78		 93.2%
69 / 74		 92.9%
65 / 70		 87.2%
34 / 39		 89.8%
44 / 49
Queensborough Community College 89.9%
124 / 138		 93.0%
120 / 129		 91.5%
107 / 117		 87.7%
93 / 106		 86.7%
85 / 98
Rockland Community College 86.1%
87 / 101		 92.8%
90 / 97		 90.0%
81 / 90		 86.9%
86 / 99		 88.9%
72 / 81
Samaritan Hospital 97.3%
36 / 37		 100.0%
31 / 31		 90.9%
20 / 22		 87.5%
28 / 32		 90%
27 / 30
St. Elizabeths College of Nursing 88.9%
56 / 63		 86.4%
70 / 81		 84.7%
61 / 72		 78.7%
48 / 61		 84.6%
44 / 52
St. Josephs Hospital Health Center College of Nursing 88.1%
111 / 126		 95.8%
91 / 95		 96.1%
99 / 103		 92.5%
111 / 120		 96.8%
90 / 93
St. Vincents Catholic Medical Center- Queens 71.2%
37 / 52		 83.7%
41 / 49		 88.5%
46 / 52		 64.4%
29 / 45		 78.1%
32 / 41
St. Vincents Catholic Medical Center- Staten Island 82.2%
37 / 45		 86.8%
33 / 38		 81.6%
31 / 38		 74.4%
29 / 39		 86.4%
19 / 22
Suffolk County Community College
Brentwood		 73.3%
99 / 135		 85.5%
59 / 69		 87.9%
51 / 58		 77.3%
34 / 44		 74.5%
35 / 47
Suffolk County Community College
Selden		 80.5%
144 / 179		 86.4%
165 / 191		 85.3%
139 / 163		 85.5%
118 / 138		 88.2%
112 / 127
Sullivan County Community College 63.6%
21 / 33		 54.8%
17 / 31		 73.9%
17 / 23		 55.2%
16 / 29		 75.0%
12 / 16
SUNYC of Tech at Alfred 86.1%
37 / 43		 100.0%
44 / 44		 94.7%
36 / 38		 67.7%
21 / 31		 86.2%
25 / 29
SUNYC of Tech at Canton 80.7%
46 / 57		 71.8%
28 / 39		 80.5%
33 / 41		 73.5%
25 / 34		 76.3%
29 / 38
SUNYC of Tech at Delhi 74.4%
32 / 43		 74.6%
44 / 59		 82.5%
33 / 40		 84.9%
28 / 33		 78.6%
44 / 56
SUNYC of Tech at Farmingdale 68.7%
90 / 131		 80.0%
128 / 160		 84.3%
91 / 108		 79.7%
59 / 74		 88.2%
60 / 68
SUNYC of Tech at Morrisville 95.8%
23 / 24		 81.3%
26 / 32		 100.0%
28 / 28		 85.0%
17 / 20		 95.7%
22 / 23
Tompkins Cortland Community College 86.4%
57 / 66		 83.3%
45 / 54		 80.0%
36 / 45		 85.7%
30 / 35		 86.8%
46 / 53
Touro College 84.6%
11 / 13		 New
Program		      
Trocaire College 73.2%
71 / 97		 75.6%
68 / 90		 71.4%
55 / 77		 65.7%
44 / 67		 70.2%
47 / 67
Ulster County Community College 81.4%
35 / 43		 87.3%
48 / 55		 81.0%
34 / 42		 83.3%
35 / 42		 75.0%
24 / 32
Westchester Community College 88.9%
32 / 36		 94.3%
33 / 35		 95.9%
70 / 73		 89.7%
26 / 29		 97.8%
44 / 45
Associate Degree Program Summary
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
New York State 83.7%
5,033 / 6,014		 87.4%
5,218 / 5,971		 86.7%
4,755 / 5,484		 84.7%
4,084 / 4,819		 85.7%
3,851 / 4,495
United States 84.8%
59,255 / 69,890		 88.0%
57,514 / 65,390		 87.5%
52,524 / 60,053		 85.3%
45,466 / 53,275		 87.0%
41,243 / 47,415
Baccalaureate Degree Programs
School Name 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Adelphi University 68.0%
159 / 234		 72.6%
143 / 197		 79.0%
109 / 138		 75.8%
50 / 66		 86.8%
33 / 38
College of Mt St Vincent 82.0%
50 / 61		 87.5%
49 / 56		 76.2%
32 / 42		 70.3%
26 / 37		 90.9%
30 / 33
College of New Rochelle 81.6%
80 / 98		 77.6%
76 / 98		 73.2%
71 / 97		 72.7%
40 / 55		 67.5%
27 / 40
Columbia University 87.5%
140 / 160		 89.1%
139 / 156		 90.9%
140 / 154		 92.8%
142 / 153		 90.0%
90 / 100
D'Youville College 77.1%
37 / 48		 76.9%
20 / 26		 78.6%
11 / 14		 81.3%
13 / 16		 83.3%
10 / 12
Dominican College 73.3%
22 / 30		 81.3%
39 / 48		 75.9%
22 / 29		 94.1%
16 / 17		 82.6%
19 / 23
Elmira College 94.1%
16 / 17		 84.2%
16 / 19		 61.1%
11 / 18		 85.7%
6 / 7		 100.0%
8 / 8
Excelsior College 75.0%
6 / 8		 93.8%
15 / 16		 95.5%
21 / 22		 93.3%
14 / 15		 82.6%
19 / 23
Hartwick College 77.3%
17 / 22		 82.4%
14 / 17		 88.2%
15 / 17		 100.0%
8 / 8		 93.3%
14 / 15
Herbert Lehman College CUNY 73.0%
73 / 100		 70.1%
61 / 87		 63.5%
33 / 52		 76.3%
29 / 38		 89.3%
25 / 28
Hunter College 88.2%
67 / 76		 86.7%
65 / 75		 84.9%
62 / 73		 87.9%
51 / 58		 87.5%
56 / 64
Keuka College Closed 66.7%
2 / 3		 40.0%
2 / 5		 33.3%
2 / 6		 69.2%
9 / 13
Long Island University 95.9%
117 / 122		 93.5%
72 / 77		 91.7%
77 / 84		 77.2%
44 / 57		 70.3%
52 / 74
Molloy College 74.6%
144 / 193		 72.1%
111 / 154		 75.5%
77 / 102		 71.0%
88 / 124		 64.3%
72 / 112
Mt St Marys College 84.2%
32 / 38		 82.9%
29 / 35		 61.0%
25 / 41		 71.1%
27 / 38		 60.0%
12 / 20
Nazareth College 68.4%
26 / 38		 96.0%
24 / 25		 82.4%
14 / 17		 New
Program		  
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury		 58.1%
18 / 31		 47.1%
8 / 17		 44.4%
4 / 9		 35.7%
5 / 14		 50.0%
4 / 8
New York Institute of Technology
Manhattan		 21.4%
6 / 28		 23.1%
3 / 13		 50.0%
3 / 6		 50.0%
5 / 10		 36.4%
4 / 11
New York University 86.5%
166 / 192		 87.2%
163 / 187		 88.7%
94 / 106		 94.0%
78 / 83		 98.5%
64 / 65
Pace University
New York		 72.7%
8 / 11		 90.0%
18 / 20		 81.8%
27 / 33		 66.7%
2 / 3		  
Pace University
Pleasantville		 82.5%
118 / 143		 85.8%
97 / 113		 84.1%
58 / 69		 85.5%
53 / 62		 80.7%
50 / 62
Roberts Wesleyan College 92.6%
25 / 27		 70.8%
17 / 24		 100.0%
12 / 12		 75.0%
9 / 12		 83.3%
15 / 18
St John Fisher College 82.5%
47 / 57		 87.5%
42 / 48		 81.5%
22 / 27		 94.7%
18 / 19		 76.2%
16 / 21
SUC Brockport 75.4%
46 / 61		 88.6%
39 / 44		 88.1%
37 / 42		 84.9%
45 / 53		 84.0%
42 / 50
SUC Plattsburgh 50.9%
28 / 55		 75.0%
33 / 44		 93.8%
15 / 16		 88.2%
15 / 17		 80.0%
20 / 25
SUNY Binghamton 78.2%
147 / 188		 89.0%
146 / 164		 86.5%
134 / 155		 88.3%
106 / 120		 90.4%
103 / 114
SUNY Buffalo 86.7%
85 / 98		 85.5%
94 / 110		 81.6%
71 / 87		 77.3%
58 / 75		 72.2%
39 / 54
SUNY Health Science Center
Brooklyn		 77.1%
37 / 48		 80.4%
41 / 51		 62.5%
20 / 32		 72.7%
8 / 11		 100.0%
1 / 1
SUNY Health Science Center
Stony Brook		 85.4%
70 / 82		 84.2%
69 / 82		 79.0%
75 / 95		 90.9%
60 / 66		 93.9%
61 / 65
Syracuse University 20.0%
1 / 5		 59.4%
19 / 32		 60.0%
21 / 35		 72.7%
32 / 44		 74.0%
37 / 50
The Sage Colleges 65.9%
27 / 41		 64.9%
24 / 37		 72.4%
21 / 29		 66.7%
18 / 27		 87.1%
27 / 31
University of Rochester 82.2%
74 / 90		 94.8%
55 / 58		 84.6%
44 / 52		 93.8%
45 / 48		 60.0%
15 / 25
Utica College 75.0%
21 / 28		 70.8%
17 / 24		 64.3%
9 / 14		 61.5%
8 / 13		 70.0%
7 / 10
Wagner College 71.7%
33 / 46		 74.5%
35 / 47		 60.0%
18 / 30		 64.0%
16 / 25		 71.4%
10 / 14
Baccalaureate Degree Program Summary
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
New York State 78.5%
1,943 / 2,476		 81.4%
1,795 / 2,204		 81.6%%
1,407 / 1,724		 81.4%
1,137 / 1,397		 80.8%
991 / 1,227
United States 86.4%
39,565 / 45,781		 88.3%
36,504 / 41,348		 86.7%
30,790 / 35,496		 84.8%
26,002 / 30,648		 86.9%
23,139 / 26,633
Diploma Program
School Name 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital 100.0%
10 / 10		 85.7%
6 / 7		 92.9%
13 / 14		 90.9%
10 / 11		 100.0%
4 / 4
Diploma Program Summary
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
New York State 100.0%
10 / 10		 85.7%
6 / 7		 92.9%
13 / 14		 90.9%
10 / 11		 100.0%
4 / 4
United States 87.9%
3,240 / 3,688		 89.5%
3,411 / 3,810		 90.3%
3,196 / 3,541		 88.2%
2,790 / 3,162		 89.8%
2,304 / 2,565
Summary For All Program Types
  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
New York State 82.2%
6,986 / 8,500		 85.8%
7,019 / 8,182		 85.5%
6,175 / 7,222		 84.0%
5231 / 6,227		 84.6%
4,846 / 5,726
United States 85.5%
102,060 / 119,359		 88.1%
97,429 / 110,548		 87.3%
86,510 / 99,090		 85.3%
74,258 / 87,085		 87.0%
66,686 / 76,613

If you do not see your program within this list, have found an error or have questions in regards to the above information please call New York State Education Department Professional Education Program Review at (518) 474-3817 ext. 360 or e-mail OPPROGS@nysed.gov and we will do our best to further assist you.