Michigan State University nursing

East Lansing, Michigan · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 88.3% · CCNE and COA accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 88.3%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degreeEast Lansing88.3% (2025, 171 first-time takers)
Board source
RN, bachelor’s degreeDetroit75% (2025, 8 first-time takers)
Board source

The Michigan board’s table lists these programs without printing an approval status.

Nursing awards

2014: 2592015: 2552016: 2552017: 2902018: 2502019: 2812020: 2602021: 2272022: 2572023: 2662024: 28625920142862024
Nursing completions at Michigan State University by year, IPEDS. Up 10% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014259
2015255
2016255
2017290
2018250
2019281
2020260
2021227
2022257
2023266
2024286
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree182
Nursing Practice 51.3818Doctor's degree, professional practice51
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degree43
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Postbaccalaureate certificate6
Nursing Science 51.3808Doctor's degree, research/scholarship4

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateFall 2030
CCNEMaster'sFall 2030
CCNEDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Fall 2030
CCNEPost-Graduate APRN CertificateFall 2030
COADoctor of Nursing Practice (Entry Level)
Continued Accreditation		May 2035

Federal funding

22 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $14.8m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov. The 12 largest are shown.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$3.7mNursing Research
93.361		2014-06-05 to 2024-12-31National Institutes of Health
$2.6mNursing Research
93.361		2021-09-01 to 2027-05-31National Institutes of Health
$1.8mNursing Research
93.361		2018-09-03 to 2023-06-30National Institutes of Health
$1.4mAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2021-07-01 to 2025-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$787kNursing Research
93.361		2024-07-18 to 2027-05-31National Institutes of Health
$740kNursing Research
93.361		2019-04-10 to 2023-09-30National Institutes of Health
$737kAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2014-07-01 to 2017-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$471kNursing Research
93.361		2017-09-20 to 2022-08-31National Institutes of Health
$441kNursing Research
93.361		2016-09-01 to 2019-12-31National Institutes of Health
$430kNursing Research
93.361		2019-09-20 to 2023-08-31National Institutes of Health
$401kNursing Research
93.361		2023-08-16 to 2025-07-31National Institutes of Health
$290kNurse Faculty Loan Program
93.264		2012-07-01 to 2099-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration

Faculty

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

Source: school nursing faculty page

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