NCLEX and Certification Exam Pass Rates


2012 National Council on Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN)

  Vanderbilt Pass* National
  93% 91%
* First time pass rate for students who took the exam August-December 2012

https://www.ncsbn.org

2011 American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Specialty VUSN Pass National Pass
AG-ACNP** 100% 93.6%
AG-PCNP ** 100% 90%
FNP 93% 89%
Psych-Adult 100% 82%
Psych-Family 94% 89%

**The ANCC is transitioning the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) exam to  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) and the Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) exam to Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP). http://www.nursecredentialing.org/

2011 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP)

Specialty VUSN Pass National Pass
AG-PCNP *** 78% 81%
FNP 89% 89%

*** In early 2013 the AANPCP plans to offer the new Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exam.  http://www.aanpcertification.org/ptistore/control/index

2011 American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)

Specialty VUSN Pass 1st Time National Pass 1st Time
NMW 100% 85%

http://www.amcbmidwife.org/c/104/about-us

2011 National Certification Corp. (NCC)

Specialty VUSN Pass National Pass
NNP 95% 81%
WHNP 100% 88%

http://www.nccwebsite.org/

2011 Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)

Specialty VUSN Pass National Pass
PNP-Acute 75% 76%
PNP-Primary 100% 88%

http://www.pncb.org/ptistore/control/index