Northwestern State University of Louisiana nursing

Natchitoches, Louisiana · Public. Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 98.1% / 96.72% · ACEN and CCNE accredited.

Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, associate degree NCLEX 98.1%RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 96.72%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degree College of Nursing and School of Allied Health	Shreveport	Full	98.1% (2024, 105 first-time takers) Board source
RN, bachelor’s degree College of Nursing and School of Allied Health	Shreveport	Full	96.72% (2024, 183 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Northwestern State University of Louisiana by year, IPEDS. Up 57% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	337
2015	374
2016	383
2017	396
2018	359
2019	438
2020	504
2021	496
2022	527
2023	481
2024	530

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	323
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Associate's degree	96
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	82
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	26
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Post-master's certificate	2
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 51.3821	Post-master's certificate	1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810	Post-master's certificate	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
ACEN	Associate Accredited	Fall 2030
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 $715k. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$715k	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2025-09-30 to 2029-09-29	Health Resources and Services Administration

From Northwestern State University of Louisiana’s nursing pages

Clinical placements
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