BOMNursing schools in Maryland
33 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 30 with a federal record and 3 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
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NCLEX 90% and above
80 to 89%
under 80%
no board rate
4 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.
Nursing schools (30)
- Allegany College of Maryland LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 94.74% (2025, 19 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 87.32% (2025, 213 first-time takers)
- Anne Arundel Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 48 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 91.46% (2025, 164 first-time takers)
- Baltimore City Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 85% (2025, 20 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
- Bowie State University Bachelor'sMaster'sACEN RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 95% (2025, 20 first-time takers)
- Carroll Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 11 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 91.3% (2025, 46 first-time takers)
- Cecil College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
- Chesapeake College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
- College of Southern Maryland LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 91.67% (2025, 12 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 86.32% (2025, 117 first-time takers)
- Community College of Baltimore County LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 92% (2025, 75 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 93.18% (2025, 220 first-time takers)
- Coppin State University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 81.82% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
- Frederick Community College Associate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 1 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 95.45% (2025, 66 first-time takers)
- Frostburg State University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 80% (2025, 10 first-time takers)
- Hagerstown Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 19 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 55 first-time takers)
- Harford Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 94.12% (2025, 136 first-time takers)
- Hood College Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 82.86% (2025, 35 first-time takers)
- Howard Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 92.59% (2025, 27 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 79.89% (2025, 179 first-time takers)
- Johns Hopkins University Master'sDoctorateCCNE RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 92.21% (2025, 244 first-time takers)
- Loyola University Maryland RN, bachelor’s degree
- McDaniel College RN, bachelor’s degree
- Montgomery College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 98.11% (2025, 106 first-time takers)
- Morgan State University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 95.45% (2025, 22 first-time takers)
- Notre Dame of Maryland University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 73 first-time takers)
- Prince George's Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 8 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 92.39% (2025, 92 first-time takers)
- Salisbury University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 94.85% (2025, 97 first-time takers)
- Stevenson University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.23% (2025, 88 first-time takers)
- Towson University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91.03% (2025, 156 first-time takers) · RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 100% (2025, 10 first-time takers)
- University of Maryland Global Campus Bachelor'sCCNE
- University of Maryland, Baltimore Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.19% (2025, 378 first-time takers)
- Washington Adventist University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 92% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
- Wor-Wic Community College LPN/LVNAssociate'sCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 46 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 88.14% (2025, 59 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (4)
Programs the Maryland board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.
| School | City | Program | Approval | First-time NCLEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Community College | Practical nursing | 100% (2025, 4 first-time takers) | ||
| Cecil Community College | RN, associate degree | 97.83% (2025, 46 first-time takers) | ||
| Montgomery Community College | Practical nursing | |||
| Univeristy of Maryland School of Nursing | RN, entry-level master’s | 86.52% (2025, 89 first-time takers) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Practical Nursing Programs (Nursing Education in Maryland) (updated 6/8/2026); Registered Nursing Programs (Nursing Education in Maryland) (updated 06/08/2026); Nursing Education Programs (conditional approval and non-compliance notices) (current as retrieved); NCLEX-RN 1st Time Candidate Performance for Maryland Schools FY 2025 (FY 2025: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025); NCLEX-PN 1st Time Candidate Performance for Maryland Schools FY 2025 (FY 2025: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025).