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California nursing schools A–Z

All 174 pre-licensure RN programs in the BRN lists: 162 open, 5 not accepting new students and 7 that have closed. Each has a profile with five years of NCLEX results where available; closed and non-enrolling programs are tagged and kept for the record.

Key facts

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  • SEAPHE profiles 174 California pre-licensure RN programs from the BRN lists: 162 active (96 ADN, 50 BSN, 16 ELM) plus closed, non-enrolling or new programs. Source: CA BRN list of approved RN programs, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
  • 159 California pre-licensure RN programs reported first-time NCLEX-RN testers in at least one year from 2020–21 to 2024–25. Source: CA BRN NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

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Source: California BRN Pre-Licensure RN Programs and NCLEX-RN pass-rate tables, retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

How to cite this data

Last updated . Please cite SEAPHE and the original public source.

Suggested citation: SEAPHE. (2026). California NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates by nursing program, 2020–21 to 2024–25 [Data set]. Compiled from California Board of Registered Nursing pass-rate tables. https://seaphe.org/nclex-pass-rates/ (updated Oct 7, 2026).

Original source: California BRN, NCLEX-RN Pass Rates: First Time CA Educated Exam Testers; California BRN, Approved Pre-Licensure RN Programs.