Idaho State University nursing

Pocatello, Idaho · Public. LPN/LVN, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 83.87% / 89.66% / 73.33% · ACEN and CCNE and COA accredited.

LPN/LVNAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 83.87%Practical nursing NCLEX 89.66%RN, associate degree NCLEX 73.33%

Full institution profile Idaho nursing schools

State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree College of Nursing: Bachelor of Science in Nursing		83.87% (2025, 155 first-time takers) Board source
RN, bachelor’s degree College of Nursing: Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing		Board source
Practical nursing College of Technology: Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)		89.66% (2025, 29 first-time takers) Board source
Practical nursing College of Technology: Veteran — LPN		Board source
RN, associate degree College of Technology: Associate Degree Registered Nurse — LPN to RN		73.33% (2025, 30 first-time takers) Board source

The Idaho board’s table lists these programs without printing an approval status.

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Idaho State University by year, IPEDS. Down 4% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	227
2015	177
2016	177
2017	185
2018	227
2019	196
2020	222
2021	229
2022	211
2023	247
2024	217

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	144
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Associate's degree	26
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 51.3901	Certificate of 1 to 2 years	23
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	20
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810	Post-master's certificate	2
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	1
Nursing Education 51.3203	Postbaccalaureate certificate	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
ACEN	Associate Accredited	Fall 2029
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Fall 2029
CCNE	Master's	Fall 2029
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Fall 2029
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Fall 2030
COA	Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (Entry Level) Initial Accreditation	May 2031

Federal funding

2 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $1.5m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$1.6m	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2015-07-01 to 2019-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$-100011	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2015-07-01 to 2019-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration

From Idaho State University’s nursing pages

Clinical placements
“Travel to and from campus and clinical sites may be required”
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Admission
“Many prerequisite courses may be taken as dual credit in high school.”
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