Nursing schools in New Jersey

108 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 62 with a federal record and 46 listed only by the state board, with first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

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Nursing graduates by year

2014: 6,0342015: 6,1902016: 5,9522017: 6,0132018: 5,9702019: 6,4522020: 6,3902021: 6,6172022: 7,5222023: 7,2082024: 7,4046,03420147,4042024
Nursing completions in New Jersey by year, all schools, IPEDS. Up 23% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
20146034
20156190
20165952
20176013
20185970
20196452
20206390
20216617
20227522
20237208
20247404

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Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate board-listed, placed at its city 30 board-listed programs in New Jersey have no federal record and are shown at the center of the city the board lists. 18 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (62)

More board-approved programs (48)

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

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
Academy of Healthcare Excellence - Pennsauken CampusPennsaukenPractical nursing
Academy of Healthcare Excellence - Pleasantville CampusPleasantvillePractical nursing
Academy of Healthcare Excellence - Vineland CampusVinelandPractical nursing66.67% (2025, 18 first-time takers)
AVTECH Institute of TechnologySouth PlainfieldPractical nursing
BEST CARE TRAINING INSTITUTEPractical nursing87.88% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
Cape May Technical SchoolCape May Court HousePractical nursing84.38% (2025, 32 first-time takers)
CAPITAL HEALTH SYSTEMS - MERCER CAMPUS - DPLRN, diploma0% (2025, 1 first-time takers)
Career Development Education Services (CDE Career InstitutePatersonPractical nursing
Cumberland County CollegeVinelandRN, associate degree100% (2025, 33 first-time takers)
Cumberland County CollegeVinelandPractical nursing
Eastwick - HackensackHackensackPractical nursing85.44% (2025, 103 first-time takers)
Eastwick - RamseyRamseyPractical nursing
Fairleigh Dickinson University Henry Becton School of NursingTeaneckRN, bachelor’s degree75.58% (2025, 86 first-time takers)
Georgina Court UniversityLakewoodRN, entry-level master’s93.33% (2025, 15 first-time takers)
Health Promotion Information School of Allied Health (HPI)UnionPractical nursing
Hudson County CollegeJersey CityRN, associate degree86.44% (2025, 59 first-time takers)
Jersey College Ewing CampusEwingRN, associate degree
Jersey College Teterboro CampusTeterboroRN, associate degree
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. & Dorothy A Snyder School of NursingPlainfieldRN, diploma75.41% (2025, 183 first-time takers)
Kean Jersey CityJersey CityRN, bachelor’s degree
LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - PNPractical nursing93.83% (2025, 162 first-time takers)
Mercer County Technical School Health Career CenterTrentonPractical nursing
Merit Technical InstituteHarrisonPractical nursing66.1% (2025, 59 first-time takers)
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical SchoolPiscatawayPractical nursing65.96% (2025, 47 first-time takers)
Monmouth County Vocational School DistrictNeptunePractical nursing74.07% (2025, 27 first-time takers)
Monmouth University School of Nursing & Health StudiesWest Long BranchRN, bachelor’s degree79.59% (2025, 49 first-time takers)
Param Institute of EducationIselinPractical nursing
Passaic County Technical InstituteWaynePractical nursing76.92% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
Pinelands School of Practical Nursing & Allied Health IncToms RiverPractical nursing64% (2025, 50 first-time takers)
PRISM CAREER INSTITUTEPractical nursing51.55% (2025, 97 first-time takers)
PRISM CAREER INSTITUTE - EGG HARBORPractical nursing63.44% (2025, 93 first-time takers)
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY - BSRN, bachelor’s degree91.96% (2025, 199 first-time takers)
Rutgers The State University School of NursingBlackwoodRN, bachelor’s degree79.49% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
Rutgers The State University School of NursingNew BrunswickRN, bachelor’s degree93.68% (2025, 95 first-time takers)
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SON - BSRN, bachelor’s degree89.19% (2025, 185 first-time takers)
Rutgers, The State University School of nursingNewarkRN, bachelor’s degree
Rutgers, The State University School of NursingCamdenRN, bachelor’s degree
RWJ Barnabas Health School of NursingElizabethRN, diploma85.09% (2025, 161 first-time takers)
RWJ Barnabas Health School of NursingOceanportRN, diploma
SIERRA ALLIED HEALTH ACADEMYPractical nursing0% (2025, 2 first-time takers)
Trinity Health AcademyMoorestownPractical nursing
TRINITY HEALTH ACADEMY - MOUNT LAUREL - PNPractical nursing80% (2025, 5 first-time takers)
Union County CollegePlainfieldPractical nursing92.31% (2025, 39 first-time takers)
Vintage Institute of TechnologyCherry HillPractical nursing100% (2025, 2 first-time takers)
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of NursingStratfordRN, diploma87.07% (2025, 116 first-time takers)
Warren County CollegeWashingtonRN, associate degree90.91% (2025, 11 first-time takers)
Warren County Technical SchoolWashingtonPractical nursing38.89% (2025, 36 first-time takers)
William Patterson UniversityWayneRN, bachelor’s degree87.62% (2025, 105 first-time takers)

Sources

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

State board sources: Associate Degree nursing programs (NJ Board of Nursing) (file modified 2025-10-28); Baccalaureate Schools (NJ Board of Nursing) (file modified 2026-07-28); Diploma nursing programs (NJ Board of Nursing) (file modified 2026-07-28); Entry Level MSN (NJ Board of Nursing) (file created 2025-08-07); Practical Nursing Programs, incl. PN programs regulated by the Department of Education (NJ Board of Nursing) (file modified 2026-07-30); NCSBN Report 4, Jurisdiction Program Summary of all First-Time Candidates, NCLEX-RN, New Jersey, Year 2025 (2025 calendar year, report dated 20-Feb-2026); NCSBN Report 4, Jurisdiction Program Summary of all First-Time Candidates, NCLEX-PN, New Jersey, Year 2025 (2025 calendar year, report dated 20-Feb-2026).