Nursing schools in New York

215 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 150 with a federal record and 65 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

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Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate 88 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (150)

More board-approved programs (88)

Programs the New York board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
Adirondack Community CollegeRN, associate degree88.64% (2025, 88 first-time takers)
Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES (Adult)Practical nursing58.9% (2025, 146 first-time takers)
Alliance UniversityRN, bachelor’s degree
AMG School of Licensed Practical NursingPractical nursing85% (2025, 60 first-time takers)
ASA CollegeRN, associate degree80% (2025, 5 first-time takers)
Bryant and Stratton College- HenriettaRN, associate degree78.26% (2025, 92 first-time takers)
Bryant and Stratton College- LiverpoolRN, bachelor’s degree96.23% (2025, 53 first-time takers)
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES- Belmont (Adult)Practical nursing75% (2025, 12 first-time takers)
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES- Olean (Adult)Practical nursing90.91% (2025, 11 first-time takers)
Clara Barton High School- SecondaryPractical nursing71.43% (2025, 7 first-time takers)
College of New RochelleRN, bachelor’s degree
College of New Rochelle- ASDBSRN, bachelor’s degree
Curtis High School-AdultPractical nursing86.67% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
Curtis High School-SecondaryPractical nursing89.47% (2025, 19 first-time takers)
Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES- NorwichPractical nursing73.91% (2025, 23 first-time takers)
Dominican CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree62.79% (2025, 86 first-time takers)
Educational Opportunity Center of RochesterPractical nursing77.27% (2025, 22 first-time takers)
Ellis Medicine- The Belanger School of NursingRN, associate degree74.42% (2025, 43 first-time takers)
Ellis Medicine- The Belanger School of Nursing (Dual Degree)RN, associate degree83.33% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
Erie 2 BOCES- Ashville (Adult)Practical nursing
Erie 2 BOCES- Cassadaga Job Corps (Adult)Practical nursing
Erie 2 BOCES- Hewes Education CenterPractical nursing
Erie 2 BOCES- JamestownPractical nursing52.94% (2025, 17 first-time takers)
Excelsior CollegeRN, associate degree77.6% (2025, 701 first-time takers)
Excelsior CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree50% (2025, 2 first-time takers)
Excelsior College Dual DegreeRN, bachelor’s degree72.46% (2025, 138 first-time takers)
Finger Lakes Health College of NursingRN, associate degree62.5% (2025, 32 first-time takers)
Genesee-Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming BOCES- BataviaPractical nursing88.89% (2025, 27 first-time takers)
Genesee-Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming BOCES- Rochester (Adult)Practical nursing90% (2025, 20 first-time takers)
Herbert Lehman College CUNYRN, bachelor’s degree83.04% (2025, 112 first-time takers)
Herkimer-Hamilton-Fulton-Otsego BOCESPractical nursing75% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
Iona CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree90.48% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
Iona College- ASDBSRN, bachelor’s degree81.82% (2025, 11 first-time takers)
Isabella Graham Hart SchoolPractical nursing93.65% (2025, 63 first-time takers)
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer BOCES (Adult)Practical nursing100% (2025, 26 first-time takers)
La Guardia Community CollegeRN, associate degree97.65% (2025, 85 first-time takers)
La Guardia Community CollegePractical nursing100% (2025, 42 first-time takers)
Madison-Oneida BOCES- RomePractical nursing
Madison-Oneida BOCES- Utica (Adult)Practical nursing72.22% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
Madison-Oneida BOCES- Verona (Adult)Practical nursing100% (2025, 20 first-time takers)
Manhattanville CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree84.44% (2025, 45 first-time takers)
Manhattanville College- ASDBSRN, bachelor’s degree91.67% (2025, 36 first-time takers)
Maria CollegeRN, associate degree88.32% (2025, 137 first-time takers)
Maria CollegePractical nursing92.86% (2025, 42 first-time takers)
Marion S Whelan SchoolPractical nursing100% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
Memorial Hospital School of NursingRN, associate degree
Mercy CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree61.68% (2025, 107 first-time takers)
Mercy College- BronxRN, bachelor’s degree65.71% (2025, 210 first-time takers)
Molloy CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree86.72% (2025, 395 first-time takers)
Nazareth CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree87.18% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
New York City Technical CollegeRN, associate degree75.61% (2025, 123 first-time takers)
Orleans-Niagara BOCES- LockportPractical nursing96.55% (2025, 29 first-time takers)
Oswego BOCESPractical nursing90.91% (2025, 11 first-time takers)
Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie-Greene BOCESPractical nursing91.3% (2025, 23 first-time takers)
Philips Beth Israel School of NursingRN, associate degree
Roberts Wesleyan CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree96.43% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
Rochester General College of Health CareersRN, associate degree72.73% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
Rockland BOCES (Adult)Practical nursing95.24% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
Southern Westchester BOCESPractical nursing
St John Fisher CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree95.35% (2025, 172 first-time takers)
St. Elizabeths College of NursingRN, associate degree93.33% (2025, 75 first-time takers)
St. Josephs Hospital Health Center College of Nursing- SyracuseRN, associate degree85.83% (2025, 120 first-time takers)
SUC BrockportRN, bachelor’s degree94.64% (2025, 112 first-time takers)
SUC PlattsburghRN, bachelor’s degree82.69% (2025, 52 first-time takers)
SUNY BinghamtonRN, bachelor’s degree90.72% (2025, 97 first-time takers)
SUNY Binghamton- ASDBSRN, bachelor’s degree93.22% (2025, 59 first-time takers)
SUNY Buffalo AcceleratedRN, bachelor’s degree91.53% (2025, 59 first-time takers)
SUNY College of Tech at FarmingdaleRN, bachelor’s degree97.37% (2025, 76 first-time takers)
SUNY Health Science Center BrooklynRN, bachelor’s degree88.18% (2025, 110 first-time takers)
SUNY Health Science Center Stony BrookRN, bachelor’s degree91.03% (2025, 156 first-time takers)
SUNYC of Tech at AlfredRN, associate degree73.21% (2025, 56 first-time takers)
SUNYC of Tech at CantonRN, associate degree88.89% (2025, 45 first-time takers)
SUNYC of Tech at DelhiRN, associate degree88.89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
SUNYC of Tech at Delhi- DDPRN, associate degree66.67% (2025, 36 first-time takers)
SUNYC of Tech at MorrisvilleRN, associate degree88.46% (2025, 26 first-time takers)
SUNYC of Tech at Morrisville- NorwichRN, associate degree100% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
Swedish InstituteRN, associate degree63.33% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
The Sage CollegesRN, bachelor’s degree68.75% (2025, 96 first-time takers)
Touro CollegeRN, associate degree84.21% (2025, 19 first-time takers)
Touro CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree75.93% (2025, 54 first-time takers)
Ulster BOCESPractical nursing
Utica University ABSNRN, bachelor’s degree85.25% (2025, 61 first-time takers)
Utica University ASDBSRN, bachelor’s degree86.84% (2025, 38 first-time takers)
Vocational Education and Extension Board (VEEB) of Nassau CountyPractical nursing85.12% (2025, 168 first-time takers)
Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES- Hudson Falls (Adult)Practical nursing86.67% (2025, 30 first-time takers)
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES Rochester (Adult)Practical nursing
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES- Newark (Adult)Practical nursing78.72% (2025, 47 first-time takers)
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES- Rochester (Evening) (Adult)Practical nursing

Sources

Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.

State board sources: New York State RN NCLEX Results: 2023-2027 (first-time test-takers, by program type) (2025 column (annual); table spans 2023-2025 so far); New York State PN NCLEX Results: 2023-2027 (first-time test-takers) (2025 column (annual)); Accredited Programs, Nursing Education (OP-accredited non-degree and proprietary RN/PN programs, 22 institutions) (current at retrieval, 2026-09-18); Accredited Programs, Public Postsecondary Vocational Education (BOCES PN programs, 26 institutions) (current at retrieval, 2026-09-18); NYSED Inventory of Registered Programs, search by professional license (RN, LPN) (current at retrieval, 2026-09-18).