Nursing schools in Kansas

50 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 44 with a federal record and 6 listed only by the state board, with board approval, first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

Nursing graduates by year

2014: 3,6222015: 3,4512016: 3,4702017: 3,4512018: 3,4042019: 3,6172020: 3,5062021: 3,4152022: 3,2012023: 3,1602024: 3,0193,62220143,0192024
Nursing completions in Kansas by year, all schools, IPEDS. Down 17% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
20143622
20153451
20163470
20173451
20183404
20193617
20203506
20213415
20223201
20233160
20243019

Map

Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate board-listed, placed at its city 7 board-listed programs in Kansas have no federal record and are shown at the center of the city the board lists. 2 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (44)

More board-approved programs (9)

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

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
Allied Health Career TrainingWichitaPractical nursingInitial Approval100% (2025)
Chamberlain UniversityOverland ParkRN, bachelor’s degreeInitial approval of OP site by KSBN
Fort Hays Tech | NC – BeloitBeloitPractical nursing93.33% (2025)
Fort Hays Tech | NC – BeloitBeloitRN, associate degree88.24% (2025)
Fort Hays Tech | NC – HaysHaysPractical nursing93.33% (2025)
Fort Hays Tech | NC – HaysHaysRN, associate degree85.71% (2025)
Mid-America College of Health SciencesMerriamPractical nursingKSBN Conditional Approval62.86% (2025)
Rasmussen CollegeRN, associate degree87.5% (2025)
Rasmussen CollegeRN, bachelor’s degree81.82% (2025)

Sources

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

State board sources: Kansas State Board of Nursing – Undergraduate Prelicensure Programs (Revised 2025-12) (programs approved as of 2025-12); NCLEX-RN Program Summary - All First Time RN Candidates Educated in Kansas through December 31, 2025 (2025 calendar year (first-time % pass; 2021-2024 also printed)); NCLEX-PN Program Summary - All First Time PN Candidates Educated in Kansas through December 31, 2025 (2025 calendar year (first-time % pass; 2021-2024 also printed)).