University of Kentucky nursing

Lexington, Kentucky · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 94.7% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 94.7%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degreeLexingtonApproved94.7% (2025, 281 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 2402015: 2632016: 2862017: 3072018: 3392019: 3632020: 3812021: 3392022: 3662023: 4332024: 39624020143962024
Nursing completions at University of Kentucky by year, IPEDS. Up 65% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014240
2015263
2016286
2017307
2018339
2019363
2020381
2021339
2022366
2023433
2024396
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree339
Nursing Practice 51.3818Doctor's degree, professional practice36
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Post-master's certificate13
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degree7
Nursing Science 51.3808Doctor's degree, research/scholarship1
Clinical Nurse Leader 51.3820Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateSpring 2031
CCNEMaster'sSpring 2026
CCNEDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Spring 2031
CCNEPost-Graduate APRN CertificateSpring 2031

Federal funding

22 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $16.6m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov. The 12 largest are shown.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$2.6mNursing Research
93.361		2016-09-26 to 2022-06-30National Institutes of Health
$2.6mNursing Research
93.361		2017-03-02 to 2023-12-31National Institutes of Health
$2.5mNursing Research
93.361		2020-09-07 to 2026-02-28National Institutes of Health
$2.3mNursing Research
93.361		2014-09-26 to 2020-07-31National Institutes of Health
$1.8mNursing Research
93.361		2012-09-26 to 2018-06-30National Institutes of Health
$1.5mNursing Research
93.361		2011-09-27 to 2016-07-31National Institutes of Health
$1.2mNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2018-07-01 to 2023-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$886kNurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention
93.359		2014-07-01 to 2019-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$369kNursing Research
93.361		2014-04-18 to 2017-03-31National Institutes of Health
$169kNursing Research
93.361		2025-11-06through PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$161kNursing Research
93.361		2023-12-04through PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$161kNursing Research
93.361		2024-08-15through PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Faculty

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

Source: school nursing faculty page

From University of Kentucky’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( http://www.ccneaccreditation.org ).”

nursing.uky.edu

State board approval

“The Nursing degrees at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing are approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN).”

nursing.uky.edu

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