Bellarmine University nursing

Louisville, Kentucky · Private nonprofit. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 95.3% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 95.3%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Louisville	Approved	95.3% (2025, 106 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Bellarmine University by year, IPEDS. Down 29% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	214
2015	189
2016	173
2017	178
2018	165
2019	158
2020	212
2021	185
2022	153
2023	187
2024	153

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	130
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	16
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	4
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Post-master's certificate	3
Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804	Doctor's degree, professional practice	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Fall 2030
CCNE	Master's	Fall 2030
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Fall 2030
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Fall 2030

Federal funding

1 federal award under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $58k. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$58k	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2024-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration

Faculty

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

Diane ChlebowyPhD, RN, CNL
Elizabeth CookDNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCAssistant Professor
Cassondra DegenerDNP, APRN, AG-ACNP, RDAssistant Professor
Julianne EversDNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CCRNAssociate Professor
Meaghen Hart-WilliamsMSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCInstructor
Barbara JacksonPhD, RNProfessor and Chair, PhD in Health Professions Education
Leslie LefflerDNP, APRN, FNP-BCAssistant Professor
Dana McNeeleyMSN, RNDirector of Simulation
Carly MitchellDNP, APRN, CRNA
Amanda NooraniMSN, MBA, HCM, RNClinical Instructor Development & Evaluation Coordinator
Heather OwensPhD, RNDean, Lansing School of Nursing & Clinical Sciences
Leslie PikeMSN, CRNAInstructor
Courtney RussellMSN, RNInstructor
Melissa SmithDNP, MSN-Ed, RNAssistant Professor
Rachel TaylorDNP, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNEAssistant Professor
Gabri WarrenDNP, RNAssistant Professor
Chris WebbDNP, APRN, FNP-BCAssociate Professor
Erin WiedmarMEd, RDN, LD, CDEInstructor
Claire WigginsMSN, RNInstructor
Nancy YorkPhD, RN, CNEProfessor
Sarah ZurkuhlenMSN, FNP-CInstructor
Julie AndersonBA
Julie BenvieDean & Graduate Faculty Assistant
Ted CarterPhD, MFADirector of Simulation, Nurse Anesthesia
Emily NationMADirector of Nursing Operations
Latha SajanMSN, RNClinical Instructor
Gretchen VanRudeDNP, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Sherill Nones CroninPhD, RN-BCProfessor Emeritus
Sue DavisEdD, RNProfessor Emeritus
Barbara LeeMSN, MEd, RN-BC, CWOCNProfessor Emeritus
Joan MastersEdD, MBA, APRN, PMHNP-BCProfessor Emeritus
Linda MeffordPhD, APRN, NNP-BC, RNC-NICProfessor
Mary PikePhD, RNProfessor Emeritus
Carol SmithPhD, APRN, FNP-CAssociate Professor

Source: school nursing faculty page