Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing nursing

Peoria, Illinois · Private nonprofit. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 91% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 91%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree *ACCL (Accelerated BSN Program; generic program also offered)	Peoria	Approved	91% (2025, 87 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing by year, IPEDS. Down 42% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	250
2015	257
2016	254
2017	222
2018	226
2019	233
2020	194
2021	163
2022	163
2023	139
2024	144

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	104
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	30
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Post-master's certificate	5
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, other	5

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Fall 2031
CCNE	Master's	Fall 2031
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Fall 2031
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Fall 2031

Faculty

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

Mary McNamaraDNP
Vice PresidentChairperson

Source: school nursing faculty page

From Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing’s nursing pages

NCLEX
“We continually outperform state (85%) and national (89%) NCLEX-RN pass rates.”
osfhealthcare.org

Clinical placements
“OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center, an academic medical center affiliated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, is the primary clinical site.”
osfhealthcare.org