BOMNursing schools in Delaware
12 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 7 with a federal record and 5 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.
Nursing graduates by year
| Year | Completions |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 827 |
| 2015 | 1171 |
| 2016 | 1273 |
| 2017 | 1227 |
| 2018 | 1253 |
| 2019 | 1224 |
| 2020 | 1339 |
| 2021 | 1382 |
| 2022 | 1309 |
| 2023 | 1143 |
| 2024 | 1032 |
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NCLEX 90% and above
80 to 89%
under 80%
no board rate
board-listed, placed at its city
6 board-listed programs in Delaware have no federal record and are shown at the center of the city the board lists. 1 board-listed program has no city on the board’s list and no point; it is in the table below.
Nursing schools (7)
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Dawn Career Institute LLC
Practical nursingACEN
Practical nursing NCLEX 85.71% (2025, 21 first-time takers) -
Delaware State University
Bachelor'sMaster'sACEN
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 90.91% (2025, 22 first-time takers) -
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sACEN
RN, associate degree NCLEX 91.4% (2025, 82 first-time takers) · Practical nursing NCLEX 100% (2025, 16 first-time takers) -
Margaret H Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Medical Center
RN diploma
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Polytech Adult Education
Practical nursingACEN
Practical nursing NCLEX 92.31% (2025, 39 first-time takers) -
University of Delaware
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 93.71% (2025, 159 first-time takers) - Wilmington University Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateCCNE
More board-approved programs (7)
Programs the Delaware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Skills Center | New Castle | Practical nursing | 97.62% (2025, 42 first-time takers) | |
| Delaware Technical Community College Owens Campus | Georgetown | RN, associate degree | 85.71% (2025, 84 first-time takers) | |
| Delaware Technical Community College Owens Campus | Georgetown | Practical nursing | 100% (2025, 17 first-time takers) | |
| Delaware Technical Community College Stanton Campus | Newark | RN, associate degree | 87.68% (2025, 138 first-time takers) | |
| Delaware Technical Community College Stanton Campus | Newark | Practical nursing | 93.33% (2025, 15 first-time takers) | |
| Leads/Adoni Health Institute | Practical nursing | 0% (2025, 1 first-time takers) | ||
| M. H. Rollins School of Nursing | Lewes | RN, diploma | 88.89% (2025, 18 first-time takers) |
Sources
Schools and awards: IPEDS Completions. Accreditation: CCNE and CNEA directories.
State board sources: Approved Delaware Nursing Education & Refresher Programs (current as retrieved 2026-09-18); Annual Statistics NCLEX - School Year 2025 (dated 01/22/2026) (School Year 2025; RN by school printed as 10/1/2024-9/30/2025, PN by school header printed as 10/1/2023-9/30/2024).