Nursing schools in Rhode Island

11 nursing schools, from practical nursing to doctorates: 8 with a federal record and 3 listed only by the state board, with first-time NCLEX pass rates and accreditation.

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Nursing graduates by year

2014: 8902015: 9682016: 9672017: 1,0492018: 1,2082019: 1,2482020: 1,2612021: 1,3182022: 1,2692023: 1,2442024: 1,25689020141,2562024
Nursing completions in Rhode Island by year, all schools, IPEDS. Up 41% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014890
2015968
2016967
20171049
20181208
20191248
20201261
20211318
20221269
20231244
20241256

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Loading the map… NCLEX 90% and above 80 to 89% under 80% no board rate 4 board-listed programs have no city on the board’s list and no point; they are in the table below.

Nursing schools (8)

More board-approved programs (4)

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

SchoolCityProgramApprovalFirst-time NCLEX
CCRIPractical nursing90% (2025)
CCRIRN84.81% (2025)
Johnson & WalesRN100% (2025)
Salve ReginaRN78.57% (2025)

Sources

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

State board sources: RIDOH Nurses page: National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Annual Pass Rates (2021 to 2025 calendar years; rows here use 2025); RIDOH Nurses page, the Board's own page (every link on it was read; 0 name an approved-program list); RIDOH What We License (78 license types; none is a nursing education program); Licensing of Nurses and Standards for the Approval of Basic Nursing Education Programs (216-RICR-40-05-3) (defines Board approval of a program; requires no published list); Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education, minutes of the May 11, 2026 meeting, filed on the Secretary of State open meetings portal (records the Board's review of the programs' annual reports; carries no roster).