Mount St. Joseph University nursing

Cincinnati, Ohio · Private nonprofit. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 85.71% / 95.12% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 85.71%RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 95.12%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Cincinnati	Full	85.71% (2025, 21 first-time takers) Board source
RN, entry-level master’s	Cincinnati	Full	95.12% (2025, 41 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at Mount St. Joseph University by year, IPEDS. Down 56% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	147
2015	167
2016	202
2017	117
2018	105
2019	174
2020	141
2021	147
2022	102
2023	89
2024	65

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	20
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 51.3899	Master's degree	19
Nursing Education 51.3203	Master's degree	10
Nursing Administration 51.3802	Master's degree	8
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	8
Clinical Nurse Leader 51.3820	Master's degree	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Spring 2029
CCNE	Master's	Spring 2029
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Spring 2029

Federal funding

4 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $1.6m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$697k	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2015-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$665k	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2015-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$188k	Nursing Student Loans 93.364	1965-07-01 to 2079-06-06	Health Resources and Services Administration
$0	Nursing Student Loans 93.364	1965-07-01 to 2079-06-06	Health Resources and Services Administration

From Mount St. Joseph University’s nursing pages

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