Nursing schools in Alaska

7 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 4 with a federal record and 3 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

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Nursing graduates by year

2014: 2592015: 1612016: 1812017: 1722018: 2092019: 2382020: 2342021: 2542022: 2022023: 2662024: 26425920142642024
Nursing completions in Alaska by year, all schools, IPEDS. Up 2% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014259
2015161
2016181
2017172
2018209
2019238
2020234
2021254
2022202
2023266
2024264

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Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate 5 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (4)

More board-approved programs (5)

Programs the Alaska board of nursing approves at schools that report no nursing awards to IPEDS, as the board lists them.

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
APURN, associate degreeRESOLVED that the Alaska Board of Nursing approves the APU ADN and LPN Nursing Programs for 2026.100% (2024, 24 first-time takers)
APUPractical nursingRESOLVED that the Alaska Board of Nursing approves the APU ADN and LPN Nursing Programs for 2026.96% (2024, 26 first-time takers)
UAARN, associate degreeRESOLVED that the Alaska Board of Nursing approves the UAA Nursing Program for 2026.94% (2024, 80 first-time takers)
UAARN, bachelor’s degreeRESOLVED that the Alaska Board of Nursing approves the UAA Nursing Program for 2026.89% (2024, 111 first-time takers)
UAF CTCPractical nursing

Sources

Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.

State board sources: Alaska Board of Nursing meeting minutes, November 5 and 6, 2025 (program approval motions taken 2025-11-06); Alaska Board of Nursing board book, November 2025: NCLEX Pass Rate Year to Date Summary (board staff slide, NCSBN data, by calendar year) (2024 calendar year column, read by OCR from the slide image).