Nursing schools in North Dakota
15 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 14 with a federal record and 1 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
board-listed, placed at its city
1 board-listed program in North Dakota has no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus.
Nursing schools (14)
- Bismarck State College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 24 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 92.68% (FY2024-2025, 41 first-time takers)
- Dakota College at Bottineau LPN/LVNAssociate'sCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 21 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 81.82% (FY2024-2025, 33 first-time takers)
- Dickinson State University LPN/LVNBachelor'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 17 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 75% (FY2024-2025, 8 first-time takers)
- Lake Region State College LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 97.7% (FY2024-2025, 44 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 76% (FY2024-2025, 50 first-time takers)
- Mayville State University Bachelor'sMaster'sACENCCNE
- Minot State University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 39 first-time takers)
- North Dakota State College of Science LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 91.6% (FY2024-2025, 12 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 81.82% (FY2024-2025, 31 first-time takers)
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus Bachelor'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.99% (FY2024-2025, 166 first-time takers)
- Rasmussen University-North Dakota LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor's RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 82.35% (FY2024-2025, 17 first-time takers)
- Sitting Bull College LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 4 first-time takers)
- University of Jamestown Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 94.74% (FY2024-2025, 19 first-time takers)
- University of Mary Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.83% (FY2024-2025, 63 first-time takers)
- University of North Dakota Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNECOA RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 93.55% (FY2024-2025, 93 first-time takers)
- Williston State College LPN/LVNAssociate'sCNEA Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 12 first-time takers) · RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (FY2024-2025, 18 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (1)
Programs the North Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDSU Nursing at Sanford Health | Bismarck | RN, bachelor’s degree | NDBON Approval: July 2022 – January 2028 |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: ND Board of Nursing – Board Approved Programs of Nursing (page last modified April 29, 2026); North Dakota Board of Nursing Nursing Education Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (NCLEX-PN p.22, NCLEX-RN p.42) (fiscal year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025, first-time candidates).