BOMNursing schools in Tennessee
98 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 75 with a federal record and 23 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
15 board-listed programs in Tennessee have no federal record, so each ring marks the city the board prints, not a campus. 13 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.
Nursing schools (75)
- Academy of Allied Health Careers Practical nursing
- Austin Peay State University Bachelor'sMaster'sACENCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 97% (2025, 108 first-time takers)
- Baptist Health Sciences University Bachelor'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 82% (2025, 94 first-time takers)
- Belmont University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98% (2025, 133 first-time takers)
- Bethel University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
- Bryan College-Dayton RN, bachelor’s degreeCCNE
- Carson-Newman University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNECOA RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
- Chattanooga State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 96% (2025, 169 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 79% (2025, 38 first-time takers)
- Christian Brothers University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 47% (2025, 34 first-time takers)
- Cleveland State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 93% (2025, 56 first-time takers)
- Columbia State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 95% (2025, 78 first-time takers)
- Concorde Career College-Memphis Associate's RN, associate degree NCLEX 64% (2025, 22 first-time takers)
- Cumberland University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98% (2025, 45 first-time takers)
- Dyersburg State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 93% (2025, 97 first-time takers)
- East Tennessee State University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 90% (2025, 243 first-time takers)
- Fortis Institute-Cookeville Associate's
- Fortis Institute-Nashville Associate's
- Freed-Hardeman University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 31 first-time takers)
- Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus Associate'sBachelor'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 94% (2025, 224 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85% (2025, 46 first-time takers)
- Herzing University-Nashville RN, associate degreeRN, bachelor’s degreePractical nursingACENCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 64% (2025, 14 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 78% (2025, 9 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
- Jackson State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 93% (2025, 74 first-time takers)
- King University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 11 first-time takers)
- Lee University Bachelor'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 97% (2025, 36 first-time takers)
- Lincoln Memorial University Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaACENCOA RN, associate degree NCLEX 96% (2025, 51 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98% (2025, 66 first-time takers)
- Lipscomb University Bachelor'sACEN RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 97% (2025, 69 first-time takers)
- Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Nurse anesthesiaCOA
- Middle Tennessee State University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 66 first-time takers)
- Milligan University Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 81% (2025, 16 first-time takers)
- Motlow State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 98% (2025, 40 first-time takers)
- Nashville State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 96% (2025, 46 first-time takers)
- Northeast State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 97% (2025, 68 first-time takers)
- Pellissippi State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 75 first-time takers)
- Roane State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 77% (2025, 84 first-time takers)
- South College LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, associate degree NCLEX 81% (2025, 162 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 90% (2025, 180 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 85% (2025, 123 first-time takers)
- Southern Adventist University Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 91% (2025, 65 first-time takers) · RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
- Southwest Tennessee Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 76% (2025, 89 first-time takers)
- Strayer University-Tennessee
- TCAT Athens LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 94% (2025, 49 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 93% (2025, 55 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 25 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 97% (2025, 65 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 97% (2025, 90 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 91% (2025, 35 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 91% (2025, 35 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 90% (2025, 49 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 79% (2025, 131 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 86% (2025, 49 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie Practical nursing Practical nursing NCLEX 93% (2025, 41 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 88% (2025, 56 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 88% (2025, 58 first-time takers)
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville LPN/LVN
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland LPN/LVN Practical nursing NCLEX 85% (2025, 26 first-time takers)
- Tennessee State University Bachelor'sMaster'sACEN RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 62% (2025, 21 first-time takers)
- Tennessee Technological University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 95% (2025, 132 first-time takers)
- Tennessee Wesleyan University Bachelor'sMaster'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91% (2025, 45 first-time takers)
- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNECOA RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85% (2025, 126 first-time takers)
- The University of Tennessee Southern Bachelor'sCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100% (2025, 12 first-time takers)
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesia RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98% (2025, 114 first-time takers)
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 97% (2025, 276 first-time takers)
- The University of Tennessee-Martin Bachelor's RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 97% (2025, 37 first-time takers)
- Trevecca Nazarene University Bachelor'sACEN RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 89% (2025, 9 first-time takers)
- Tusculum University Bachelor's
- Union University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91% (2025, 90 first-time takers)
- University of Memphis Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 82% (2025, 302 first-time takers)
- Vanderbilt University Master'sDoctorateCCNE RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 96% (2025, 146 first-time takers)
- Volunteer State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 89% (2025, 70 first-time takers)
- Walters State Community College Associate'sACEN RN, associate degree NCLEX 92% (2025, 122 first-time takers)
More board-approved programs (28)
Programs the Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American National University | Nashville | RN, associate degree | Initial | |
| American National University | Nashville | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Appalachian Regional Practical Nursing Program | Jacksboro | Practical nursing | Full | 88% (2025, 68 first-time takers) |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Memphis | Cordova | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Arizona College of Nursing - Nashville | Mt. Juliet | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Arkansas State University | Memphis | RN, associate degree | Initial | |
| Arkansas State University | Memphis | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Casa Loma College - Nashville | Nashville | RN, associate degree | Initial | |
| Chamberlain University | Nashville | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Chattanooga College | Chattanooga | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Chattanooga College | Chattanooga | Practical nursing | Full with Letter of Concern | 71% (2025, 121 first-time takers) |
| Excelsior University TN | Albany | RN, associate degree | Initial | 86% (2025, 14 first-time takers) |
| Fortis College Cookeville | Cookeville | RN, associate degree | Full | 91% (2025, 35 first-time takers) |
| Fortis College Nashville | Nashville | RN, associate degree | Full | 89% (2025, 18 first-time takers) |
| Fortis College Nashville | Nashville | Practical nursing | Initial | |
| Herzing University Madison Online-TN | Madison | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | 100% (2025, 2 first-time takers) |
| Herzing University Madison Online-TN | Madison | RN, entry-level master’s | Initial | |
| Jackson Regional Practical Nursing Program | Jackson | Practical nursing | Full | 96% (2025, 78 first-time takers) |
| Jersey College | Cleveland | RN, associate degree | Full | 100% (2025, 40 first-time takers) |
| Marian University | Nashville | RN, bachelor’s degree | Full | 82% (2025, 74 first-time takers) |
| Professional Allied Helath LLC | Memphis | Practical nursing | Initial | |
| South Central Regional Practical Nursing Program | Pulaski | Practical nursing | Full | 97% (2025, 35 first-time takers) |
| Stones River Practical Nursing Program at TCAT-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Practical nursing | Full | 95% (2025, 22 first-time takers) |
| Tennessee Valley Regional Practical Nursing Program | Shelbyville | Practical nursing | Full | 92% (2025, 77 first-time takers) |
| Trinity Nursing College | Chattanooga | RN, associate degree | Initial | |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing | Jackson | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Western Governors University Tennessee | Salt Lake City | RN, bachelor’s degree | Initial | |
| Western Kentucky University - Tennessee | Bowling Green | RN, associate degree | Clinical Placement Only | 93% (2025, 59 first-time takers) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Tennessee Board of Nursing: Professional Nursing School List (Associate, Bachelor and Graduate programs) (list dated August 2026); Tennessee Board of Nursing: Practical Nursing School List (list dated August 2026); Tennessee NCLEX Results by Year and School, First Time Candidates: Associates Degree (2021-2025; 2025 recorded); Tennessee NCLEX Results by Year and School, First Time Candidates: Baccalaureate Degree and Higher (incl. Masters for Initial Licensure) (2021-2025; 2025 recorded); NCLEX-PN First Time Writers, Results by Year and School (2021-2025; 2025 recorded).