Maryland Department of Health
Board of Nursing

NCLEX-RN 1st Time Candidate Performance for Maryland Schools

​​​​​​​​​​​FY 2007​:  July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
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BSN Degree Programs 
School​
 ​Total first time testers ​Number Passing ​PASS RATE
​Bowie State University ** ​32 15 48.68%
​Columbia Union College 23 20 ​86.96%
​Coppin state College 23 20 86.96%
Johns Hopkins University 304 287 ​94.41%
​Salisbury University 58 52 89.66%
​Towson University 94 78 82.98%
University of Maryland 
 ​260 ​241 ​92.69%
​Villa Juiie College​ ** ​80 62 ​77.50%
​​​​​TOT​AL ​874 ​792 ​82.68%

Direct Entry MS Programs​  
School ​Total first time testers ​Number Passing ​PASS RATE
University of Maryland 49 48 97.96%

Associate Degree Programs​
School ​Total first time testers ​Number Passing ​PASS RATE
Allegany Community College 92 89 96.74%
​Anne Arundel Community College 74 ​72 97.30%
​Baltimore City Community College 29 29 100.00%
​Cecil Community College 39 37 94.87%
​​Chesapeake College​ 7 ​6 85.71%
College of Southern Maryland 94 77 81.91%
CCBC Catonsville and Essex 176 ​168 95.45%
​Frederick Community College 45 42 ​93.33%
​Hagerstown Community College 33 29 87.88%
​Harford Community College ​67 ​59 ​88.06%
​Howard Community College 99 92 92.93%
​Montgomery College ​90 ​84 93.33%
​Prince Georges Community College 83 ​72 86.75%
​Wor-Wic Community College 35 34 ​97.14%
​TOTAL ​997 ​923 ​92.56%
 
​​All Maryland RN Programs​ ​Total first time testers Number Passing
 ​PASS RATE
​​All U.S. Candidates ​1871 ​1751 88.89%
​Required Passing Rate for Maryland  114,762 ​100,540 ​87.61%
​R.N. Schools ​ ​ ​78.85%

These statistics were prepared from data supplied by NCS Pearson VUE. They represent all first time candidates who graduated from Maryland schools and programs and tested in Maryland or another jurisdiction through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. "All Maryland RN Programs" total includes graduates of closed programs. 

*Program fell below required passing rate for Maryland schools. 

**Program fell below required passing rate for Maryland schools for the second consecutive year and is on Conditional Approval from the Board of Nursing.​
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