BOMNursing schools in Rhode Island
11 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 8 with a federal record and 3 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
Where the schools are
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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 (8)
- Community College of Rhode Island LPN/LVNAssociate'sACEN
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence CCNE
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 85% (2025)
- New England Institute of Technology LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sACEN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025) · RN NCLEX 82.14% (2025)
- Providence College
- Rhode Island College Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaCCNECOA RN NCLEX 86.05% (2025)
- Salve Regina University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
- University of Rhode Island Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN NCLEX 86.76% (2025)
More board-approved programs (4)
Programs the Rhode Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCRI | Practical nursing | 90% (2025) | ||
| CCRI | RN | 84.81% (2025) | ||
| Johnson & Wales | RN | 100% (2025) | ||
| Salve Regina | RN | 78.57% (2025) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: RIDOH Nurses page: National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Annual Pass Rates (2025 calendar year (January 1 to December 31); table also prints 2021-2024).