2023 Best ADN Programs in the United States

The Best Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Programs

One of the best measures of a nursing program’s ability to prepare its students to become a practicing nurse is to look at an institutions first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate. We went directly to each state board of nursing to find, report and rank the the best ADN programs in the United States.

Find the ADN nursing school program(s) that will best prepare you for your RN licensing exam and beyond as you enter your nursing career.

We compiled the first-time NCLEX passing for more than "26" ADN Degree programs across the United States for as many as 8 years running.

Best RN-ADN Programs in Nursing

	Grade	University	State Rank	US Rank	City	State
	100.00	Mississippi University for Women	1	1	Columbus	MS
	100.00	Copiah-Lincoln Community College	1	1	Wesson	MS
	100.00	Laredo College	1	1	Laredo	TX
	100.00	Chabot College	1	1	Hayward	CA
	100.00	Grossmont College	1	1	El Cajon	CA
	100.00	Sierra College	1	1	Rocklin	CA
	100.00	Davis & Elkins College	1	1	Elkins	WV
	100.00	Salem University	1	1	Salem	WV
	100.00	Lakes Region Community College	1	1	Laconia	NH
	99.50	Front Range Community College-Westminster	1	2	Westminster	CO
	99.50	San Diego City College	2	3	San Diego	CA
	99.30	Pennsylvania College of Technology	1	4	Williamsport	PA
	99.30	State Fair Community College	1	5	Sedalia	MO
	99.20	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	2	6	Perkinston	MS
	99.00	Rogue Community College	1	7	Grants Pass	OR
	99.10	Chemeketa Community College	2	8	Salem	OR
	99.00	Arapahoe Community College	2	9	Littleton	CO
	98.80	Louisiana Tech University	1	10	Ruston	LA
	98.80	Southwest Mississippi Community College	3	11	Summit	MS
	98.50	East Mississippi Community College	4	12	Scooba	MS
	98.60	York Technical College/USC Lancaster	1	13	Rock Hill	SC
	98.70	Northeast Mississippi Community College	5	14	Booneville	MS
	98.70	Kapiolani Community College	1	15	Honolulu	HI
	98.30	Moorpark College	3	16	Moorpark	CA
	98.50	Coahoma Community College	6	17	Clarksdale	MS
	98.60	Merritt College	4	18	Oakland	CA
	98.20	Cayuga County Community College	1	19	Auburn	NY
	98.30	Itawamba Community College	7	20	Fulton	MS
	98.30	Northwest Mississippi Community College	8	21	Senatobia	MS
	98.30	Pellissippi State Community College	1	22	Knoxville	TN
	98.30	Columbia State Community College	2	23	Columbia	TN
	98.10	Gavilan College	5	24	Gilroy	CA
	98.00	Blinn College	2	24	Brenham	TX
	97.80	South Louisiana Community College	2	25	Lafayette	LA
	98.00	Chattahoochee Technical College	1	26	Marietta	GA
	98.00	Erie Community College-North	2	27	Buffalo	NY
	98.00	Passaic County Community College	1	28	Paterson	NJ
	97.90	Mississippi Delta Community College	9	30	Moorhead	MS
	98.00	Hopkinsville Community College - Hopkinsville	1	30	Hopkinsville	KY
	97.90	Rockland Community College	3	31	Suffern	NY
	98.00	Southside Virginia Community College	1	32	Alberta	VA
	97.80	Los Angeles Harbor College	6	33	Wilmington	CA
	97.90	Concordia University Irvine	7	34	Irvine	CA
	97.80	Mira Costa College	8	35	Oceanside	CA
	97.80	Grand Rapids Community College	1	36	Grand Rapids	MI
	97.80	Pikes Peak Community College	3	37	Colorado Springs	CO
	97.60	Glendale Community College	9	38	Glendale	CA
	97.30	River Valley Community College	3	38	Claremont	NH
	97.90	Monterey Peninsula College	10	39	Monterey	CA
	97.70	St Charles Community College	2	40	Cottleville	MO
	97.60	College of the Siskiyous	11	41	Weed	CA
	97.20	College of Central Florida Ocala	1	41	Ocala	FL
	97.50	Manchester Community College	4	42	Manchester	NH
	97.10	Bismarck State College	1	43	Bismarck	ND
	97.40	East Central Community College	10	44	Decatur	MS
	97.30	Ambria College of Nursing	1	45	Hoffman Estates	IL
	97.40	Anne Arundel Community College	1	46	Arnold	MD
	97.30	NHTI-Concord's Community College	5	47	Concord	NH
	97.10	Jones County Junior College	11	47	Ellisville	MS
	97.30	Montana Tech of the University of Montana	1	48	Butte	MT
	97.30	Jackson State Community College	3	49	Jackson	TN
	97.40	Clatsop Community College	3	50	Astoria	OR
	97.30	Victor Valley College	12	51	Victorville	CA
	96.90	Sacramento City College	13	52	Sacramento	CA
	97.00	North Dakota State College of Science	2	53	Wahpeton	ND
	97.10	State College of Florida-Manatee−Sarasota	2	54	Bradenton	FL
	97.00	Kennebec Valley Community College	1	54	Fairfield	ME
	97.20	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	1	55	Bartlesville	OK
	97.00	Black Hawk College	2	56	Moline	IL
	96.70	West Virginia Junior College	2	57	Morgantown	WV
	97.00	Maricopa Nursing - Scottsdale Community College	1	58	Scottsdale	AZ
	96.70	Pearl River Community College	12	59	Poplarville	MS
	97.00	McHenry County College	3	60	Crystal Lake	IL
	96.80	North Idaho College	1	61	Coeur d'Alene	ID
	96.80	Holmes Community College	13	62	Goodman	MS
	96.50	Portland Community College	4	62	Portland	OR
	96.50	Stanbridge University	14	63	Irvine	CA
	96.60	Lane Community College	5	64	Eugene	OR
	96.70	Joliet Junior College	4	65	Joliet	IL
	96.30	Ventura College	15	66	Ventura	CA
	96.50	Santa Barbara City College	16	67	Santa Barbara	CA
	96.30	Midway College-Midway	2	68	Midway	KY
	96.40	Saddleback College	17	69	Mission Viejo	CA
	96.00	San Juan College BSN & UNM BSN Aggregated	1	70	Farmington	NM
	96.70	Flathead Valley Community College	2	71	Kalispell	MT
	96.20	Great Basin College	1	72	Elko	NV
	96.00	Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus	2	72	Roswell	NM
	96.60	Labette Community College	1	73	Parsons	KS
	96.00	Rio Hondo College	18	74	Whittier	CA
	96.30	North Central Michigan College	2	74	Petoskey	MI
	96.20	Mt. San Jacinto College (Mt San Jacinto Community College District)	19	75	San Jacinto	CA
	96.50	Harcum College	2	76	Bryn Mawr	PA
	96.50	New Mexico State University-Carlsbad	3	76	Carlsbad	NM
	96.30	Bunker Hill Community College	1	77	Boston	MA
	96.00	Bakersfield College	20	78	Bakersfield	CA
	95.70	Louisiana Delta Community College	3	79	Monroe	LA
	96.00	Cuesta College	21	80	San Luis Obispo	CA
	95.60	Bellingham Technical College	1	81	Bellingham	WA
	95.70	Cleveland State Community College	4	81	Cleveland	TN
	95.70	Meridian Community College	14	82	Meridian	MS
	95.90	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	4	82	Natchitoches	LA
	95.80	Hartnell College	22	83	Salinas	CA
	95.70	Imperial Valley College	23	84	Imperial	CA
	95.70	Chattanooga State Community College	5	85	Chattanooga	TN
	95.80	Los Angeles Pierce College	24	86	Woodland Hills	CA
	95.80	Chaffey College	25	87	Rancho Cucamonga	CA
	96.00	Southeastern Illinois College	5	88	Harrisburg	IL
	95.60	Cecil Community College	2	89	North East	MD
	95.20	Chesapeake College	3	90	Wye Mills	MD
	95.50	Southern Utah University	1	91	Cedar City	UT
	95.30	Southwestern Illinois College	6	92	Belleville	IL
	95.60	El Paso Community College	3	93	El Paso	TX
	95.00	Dakota College at Bottineau	3	95	Bottineau	ND
	95.30	John A Logan College	7	95	Carterville	IL
	95.30	Nashville State Community College	6	96	Nashville	TN
	95.40	Oklahoma City Community College	2	97	Oklahoma City	OK
	95.30	Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC)	5	98	Baton Rouge	LA
	95.20	Mount Aloysius College	3	99	Cresson	PA
	95.10	Santa Rosa Junior College	26	100	Santa Rosa	CA
	95.10	Simpson University	27	101	Redding	CA
	95.10	Amarillo College	4	102	Amarillo	TX
	94.90	Tacoma Community College	2	103	Tacoma	WA
	95.10	Gwinnett Technical College	2	104	Lawrenceville	GA
	94.90	North Iowa Area Community College	1	104	Mason City	IA
	94.90	Luzerne County Community College	4	105	Nanticoke	PA
	94.90	De Anza College	28	106	Cupertino	CA
	95.20	Idaho State University	2	107	Pocatello	ID
	94.80	Riverside City College	29	108	Riverside	CA
	94.90	Central Texas College	5	109	Killeen	TX
	94.70	Kaskaskia College	8	110	Centralia	IL
	94.40	Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing	4	111	Troy	NY
	94.30	Bay State College	2	112	Boston	MA
	94.50	Clackamas Community College	6	112	Oregon City	OR
	94.70	Mercer County Community College	2	113	West Windsor	NJ
	94.60	Texas County Technical Institute	3	113	Houston	MO
	94.70	College of DuPage	9	114	Glen Ellyn	IL
	94.50	Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC)	6	114	Bossier City	LA
	94.50	Blue Ridge Community and Technical College	3	114	Martinsburg	WV
	94.60	Napa Valley College	30	115	Napa	CA
	94.60	PIMA Medical Institute-Tucson	2	115	Tucson	AZ
	94.10	Wharton County Junior College	6	116	Wharton	TX
	94.60	Iowa Central Community College	2	116	Fort Dodge	IA
	94.30	Copper Mountain College (Copper Mountain Community College)	31	117	Joshua Tree	CA
	94.50	Temple College	7	117	Temple	TX
	94.50	Modesto Junior College	32	118	Modesto	CA
	94.30	Hinds Community College	15	119	Raymond	MS
	94.50	County College of Morris	3	120	Randolph	NJ
	94.60	American River College	33	121	Sacramento	CA
	94.00	Jefferson Cmty. & Technical College-Louisville	3	121	Louisville	KY
	94.50	Manhattan Area Technical College	2	122	Manhattan	KS
	94.30	Antelope Valley College	34	123	Lancaster	CA
	94.30	Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas - Helena	1	123	Helena	AR
	94.00	Three Rivers Community College	1	124	Norwich	CT
	94.00	Alvin Community College	8	125	Alvin	TX
	94.20	Skagit Valley College	3	126	Mount Vernon	WA
	94.20	Louisiana State University of Alexandria	7	126	Alexandria	LA
	94.00	University of Central Oklahoma - Edmond	3	127	Edmond	OK
	93.70	Marshall University Huntington Campus	4	128	Huntington	WV
	94.20	Greenville Technical College	2	129	Greenville	SC
	94.10	Central Arizona College	3	130	Coolidge	AZ
	94.30	Kankakee Community College	10	131	Kankakee	IL
	94.10	Polk State College	3	132	Winter Haven	FL
	93.70	Athens Technical College	3	133	Athens	GA
	94.10	Montgomery County Community College	5	134	Blue Bell	PA
	94.00	Genesee Community College	5	135	Batavia	NY
	93.90	WVU at Parkersburg LPN-ADN Program	5	136	Parkersburg	WV
	93.90	Long Beach City College	35	137	Long Beach	CA
	93.90	Central Maine Community College	2	137	Auburn	ME
	93.90	Bethel College-Indiana	1	138	Mishawaka	IN
	93.30	Mendocino College	36	140	Ukiah	CA
	92.90	Alcorn State University	16	141	Alcorn State	MS
	93.90	Ocean County College	5	142	Toms River	NJ
	93.70	Oakton Community College	11	143	Des Plaines	IL
	93.50	El Camino College (El Camino Community College District)	37	144	Torrance	CA
	93.70	Evergreen Valley College	37	144	San Jose	CA
	93.50	Aiken Technical College	3	145	Graniteville	SC
	93.70	Arkansas Northeastern College - Blytheville	2	146	Blytheville	AR
	93.00	Carroll College	3	147	Helena	MT
	93.70	Lamar State College-Port Arthur	9	148	Port Arthur	TX
	92.60	Albany Technical College	4	149	Albany	GA
	93.30	Tyler Junior College	10	150	Tyler	TX
	93.90	Ozarks Technical Community College	4	151	Springfield	MO
	93.60	Mt San Antonio College	38	152	Walnut	CA
	93.70	North Shore Community College	3	153	Danvers	MA
	93.50	Los Angeles City College	39	154	Los Angeles	CA
	93.20	Umpqua Community College	7	155	Roseburg	OR
	93.30	Midland College	11	156	Midland	TX
	93.00	Truckee Meadows Community College	3	157	Reno	NV
	93.50	Tallahassee Community College	4	158	Tallahassee	FL
	93.20	Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health	40	159	Los Angeles	CA
	93.40	Lake Sumter State College	5	160	Leesburg	FL
	93.50	Central Wyoming College	1	161	Riverton	WY
	93.30	Aims Community College	4	162	Greeley	CO
	93.00	Williston State College	4	163	Williston	ND
	93.10	College of the Redwoods	41	164	Eureka	CA
	93.20	Monroe Community College	6	164	Rochester	NY
	124.30	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	4	165	Amherst	MA
	92.90	Linn-Benton Community College	8	166	Albany	OR
	93.40	Eastern Maine Community College	3	167	Bangor	ME
	92.90	Frederick Community College	4	167	Frederick	MD
	93.20	College of the Sequoias	42	168	Visalia	CA
	93.00	Whatcom Community College	4	169	Bellingham	WA
	93.00	Community College of Allegheny County	6	170	Pittsburgh	PA
	93.00	Dyersburg State Community College	7	171	Dyersburg	TN
	92.80	Austin Community College District	12	172	Austin	TX
	93.20	South Georgia State College	5	172	Douglas	GA
	92.80	Northern Maine Community College	4	173	Presque Isle	ME
	92.40	Shasta College	43	174	Redding	CA
	92.70	Heartland Community College	12	175	Normal	IL
	92.80	Southern Maine Community College	5	176	South Portland	ME
	92.80	Olympic College	5	177	Bremerton	WA
	92.20	Johnson County Community College	3	178	Overland Park	KS
	92.70	Pasco Hernando State College (Pasco Hernando Community College)	6	179	New Port Richey	FL
	93.00	Hagerstown Community College	5	180	Hagerstown	MD
	92.90	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	5	181	Cape Girardeau	MO
	92.70	New Mexico State University - Doña Ana Community College	4	181	Las Cruces	NM
	92.20	Utah Tech University	2	181	Saint George	UT
	92.70	College of San Mateo	44	182	San Mateo	CA
	92.20	Delgado Community College	8	182	New Orleans	LA
	92.20	Onondaga Community College	7	183	Syracuse	NY
	93.00	St Clair County Community College	3	183	Port Huron	MI
	92.70	Southeastern Community College	3	184	West Burlington	IA
	92.30	Bucks County Community College	7	185	Newtown	PA
	92.40	College of Eastern Idaho	3	186	Idaho Falls	ID
	92.40	Middle Georgia State University	6	187	Macon	GA
	92.70	Hudson Valley Community College	8	187	Troy	NY
	92.00	Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing	5	188	Medford	MA
	92.30	Yavapai College	4	189	Prescott	AZ
	92.00	Normandale Community College	1	190	Bloomington	MN
	92.50	Utah Valley University	3	191	Orem	UT
	92.70	Middlesex Community College	6	192	Bedford	MA
	92.70	Muskegon Community College	4	193	Muskegon	MI
	92.40	Trident Technical College	4	194	Charleston	SC
	92.00	Greenfield Community College	7	195	Greenfield	MA
	92.50	Fairmont University LPN-ADN Program	7	195	Fairmont	WV
	92.60	Valencia College (Valencia Community College)	7	196	Orlando	FL
	92.60	Oklahoma Baptist University	4	197	Shawnee	OK
	92.40	SUNY Westchester Community College	9	198	Valhalla	NY
	92.10	Santa Monica College	45	199	Santa Monica	CA
	92.00	College of Marin	46	200	Kentfield	CA
	92.50	Broward Community College (Broward College)	8	201	Fort Lauderdale	FL
	92.40	Central Oregon Community College	9	202	Bend	OR
	92.00	West Kentucky Community & Technical College-Paducah	4	203	Paducah	KY
	92.00	City College of San Francisco	47	204	San Francisco	CA
	92.20	Niagara County Community College	10	204	Sanborn	NY
	92.40	Tidewater Community College	2	204	Norfolk	VA
	91.90	Carrington College-Reno	4	205	Reno	NV
	92.20	Weatherford College	13	206	Weatherford	TX
	91.70	Cerritos College	48	207	Norwalk	CA
	91.60	Jefferson Community College	11	207	Watertown	NY
	91.80	Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville/Essex	6	208	Baltimore	MD
	92.00	Treasure Valley Community College	10	208	Ontario	OR
	91.70	National Park College – Hot Springs (National Park Community College)	3	209	Hot Springs	AR
	92.00	West Hills College-Lemoore	49	210	Lemoore	CA
	91.80	Missouri State University-West Plains	6	211	West Plains	MO
	91.80	Pacific Union College	50	212	Angwin	CA
	91.80	Palomar College	50	212	San Marcos	CA
	91.00	Barton County Community College	4	213	Great Bend	KS
	91.70	Central Lakes College-Brainerd	2	213	Brainerd	MN
	91.80	Northland Pioneer College	5	214	Holbrook	AZ
	92.00	Maysville Community & Technical College	5	215	Maysville	KY
	91.50	Dodge City Community College	5	216	Dodge City	KS
	92.20	Spartanburg Community College	5	217	Spartanburg	SC
	91.70	Rochester Community and Technical College	3	218	Rochester	MN
	91.90	Bellevue College	6	218	Bellevue	WA
	91.00	Maine College of Health Professions (CMMC)	6	219	Lewiston	ME
	91.10	Yuba College	51	220	Marysville	CA
	92.00	Naugatuck Valley Community College	2	221	Waterbury	CT
	91.30	Motlow State Community College	8	222	Tullahoma	TN
	91.80	Los Angeles Valley College	52	223	Valley Glen	CA
	91.80	West Virginia Northern Community College	8	224	Wheeling	WV
	91.50	Lamar State College-Orange	14	227	Orange	TX
	91.30	Bristol Community College	8	227	Fall River	MA
	90.80	Spokane Community College	7	228	Spokane	WA
	91.00	William Rainey Harper College	13	229	Palatine	IL
	91.50	Galen College of Nursing	15	229	San Antonio	TX
	91.60	Suffolk County Community College Selden	12	229	Selden	NY
	91.30	Somerset Community College	6	229	Somerset	KY
	91.00	Solano Community College	53	230	Fairfield	CA
	91.40	College of the Desert	54	231	Palm Desert	CA
	91.20	Victoria College	16	232	Victoria	TX
	91.70	Northwest Arkansas Community College-Bentonville	4	233	Bentonville	AR
	91.30	Chaminade University of Honolulu	2	233	Honolulu	HI
	91.70	Coffeyville Community College	6	234	Coffeyville	KS
	91.30	Delta College	5	235	University Center	MI
	91.10	Northeast Community College	1	236	Norfolk	NE
	91.30	Elgin Community College	14	237	Elgin	IL
	91.50	Hill College	17	238	Hillsboro	TX
	91.70	Holyoke Community College	9	239	Holyoke	MA
	91.40	College of Coastal Georgia	7	240	Brunswick	GA
	91.10	Macomb Community College	6	240	Warren	MI
	91.10	Great Bay Community College	6	241	Portsmouth	NH
	91.30	University of Alaska Anchorage	1	242	Anchorage	AK
	91.00	Maria College of Albany	13	243	Albany	NY
	91.20	Germanna Community College	3	244	Locust Grove	VA
	90.60	South Plains College	18	245	Levelland	TX
	90.60	Colorado Mountain College	5	246	Glenwood Springs	CO
	90.50	Peninsula College	8	246	Port Angeles	WA
	91.00	Elizabethtown Community & Technical College	7	247	Elizabethtown	KY
	91.00	St. Petersburg College	9	248	St. Petersburg	FL
	90.30	University of Arkansas at Monticello	5	249	Monticello	AR
	90.40	Hawaii Community College	3	250	Hilo	HI
	91.10	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry	1	251	Dover	DE
	91.00	Santa Ana College	55	252	Santa Ana	CA
	90.70	Daytona State College	10	253	Daytona Beach	FL
	91.30	Wenatchee Valley College	9	253	Wenatchee	WA
	91.10	South Florida State College	11	254	Avon Park	FL
	90.50	Northampton Community College	8	255	Bethlehem	PA
	90.60	AmeriTech College-Draper	4	256	Draper	UT
	90.70	Porterville College	56	257	Porterville	CA
	90.40	Clark College	10	258	Vancouver	WA
	90.10	Northwestern Michigan College	7	260	Traverse City	MI
	90.50	North Central Texas College	19	261	Gainesville	TX
	90.30	Tri-County Technical College	6	262	Pendleton	SC
	90.30	Odessa College	20	263	Odessa	TX
	91.00	Contra Costa College	57	264	San Pablo	CA
	90.70	Galen College of Nursing-Louisville	8	265	Louisville	KY
	90.70	Allegany College	7	267	Cumberland	MD
	90.70	Monroe County Community College	8	269	Monroe	MI
	90.70	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	14	269	Old Westbury	NY
	90.00	Navarro College	21	270	Corsicana	TX
	90.60	Del Mar College	22	271	Corpus Christi	TX
	90.40	Rivier University	7	271	Nashua	NH
	90.00	Owensboro Community & Technical College	11	271	Owensboro	KY
	90.30	Walters State Community College	9	271	Morristown	TN
	90.20	Glendale Career College	58	271	Glendale	CA
	90.14	Edgewood College	1	272	Madison	WI
	90.50	College of Western Idaho	4	272	Nampa	ID
	90.40	Galen College of Nursing	12	274	Saint Petersburg	FL
	90.00	Indian River State College	13	275	Fort Pierce	FL
	90.10	Walla Walla Community College	11	276	Walla Walla	WA
	90.20	Perimeter College - Georgia State University	8	277	Atlanta	GA
	90.00	North Arkansas College - Harrison	6	278	Harrison	AR
	90.00	Harford Community College	8	280	Bel Air	MD
	90.00	Madisonville Community College	12	282	Madisonville	KY
	90.00	St Joseph's College of Nursing at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center	15	283	Syracuse	NY
	90.10	Lower Columbia College	13	284	Longview	WA
	90.10	Oakland Community College	9	286	Bloomfield Hills	MI
	90.00	Gateway Community & Technical College-Edgewood	13	296	Florence	KY

Source: The state Board of Nursing (BON) from each state, and each nursing school’s website. See our ranking methodology.

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