Florida Atlantic University nursing

Boca Raton, Florida · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 88.54% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 88.54%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degreeBOCA RATONACCREDITED88.54% (2025, 96 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 3682015: 4262016: 4532017: 3542018: 4152019: 4342020: 4222021: 4282022: 5542023: 5212024: 45336820144532024
Nursing completions at Florida Atlantic University by year, IPEDS. Up 23% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014368
2015426
2016453
2017354
2018415
2019434
2020422
2021428
2022554
2023521
2024453
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree305
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degree89
Nursing Practice 51.3818Doctor's degree, professional practice32
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Postbaccalaureate certificate17
Nursing Science 51.3808Doctor's degree, research/scholarship10
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateFall 2033
CCNEMaster'sFall 2033
CCNEDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Fall 2033
CCNEPost-Graduate APRN CertificateFall 2033

Federal funding

15 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $16.2m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov. The 12 largest are shown.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$3.9mNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2022-07-01 to 2026-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$2.1mAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2016-07-01 to 2019-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$2.0mNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2018-07-01 to 2022-12-31Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.8mNursing Research
93.361		2012-04-20 to 2017-02-28National Institutes of Health
$1.6mAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2017-07-01 to 2019-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.5mNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2014-07-01 to 2017-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.5mNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2019-07-01 to 2023-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$823kAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2011-07-01 to 2015-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$548kNurse Faculty Loan Program
93.264		2006-07-01 to 2099-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$387kNurse Faculty Loan Program
93.264		2006-07-01 to 2099-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$79kNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2020-05-01 to 2021-04-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$64kNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2020-05-01 to 2021-04-30Health Resources and Services Administration

Faculty

6 people listed on the school’s nursing faculty page, with the titles the school gives.

Source: school nursing faculty page

From Florida Atlantic University’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is the first Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited DNP program in Florida.”

fau.edu

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