University of Rhode Island nursing

Kingston, Rhode Island · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 86.76% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN NCLEX 86.76%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN
Registered Nurse		86.76% (2025)
Board source

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

Nursing awards

2014: 2522015: 2562016: 2992017: 2682018: 4212019: 4202020: 4042021: 3782022: 3312023: 3372024: 30025220143002024
Nursing completions at University of Rhode Island by year, IPEDS. Up 19% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014252
2015256
2016299
2017268
2018421
2019420
2020404
2021378
2022331
2023337
2024300
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree261
Nursing Science 51.3808Master's degree26
Nursing Practice 51.3818Post-master's certificate5
Nursing Practice 51.3818Doctor's degree, professional practice5
Nursing Science 51.3808Doctor's degree, research/scholarship3
Nursing Education 51.3203Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateSpring 2026
CCNEMaster'sSpring 2026
CCNEDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Spring 2031
CCNEPost-Graduate APRN CertificateSpring 2026

Federal funding

11 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $8.2m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$2.8mNursing Research
93.361		2019-03-06 to 2025-04-30National Institutes of Health
$2.7mAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2019-07-01 to 2024-01-31Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.7mAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2015-07-01 to 2019-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$472kNursing Research
93.361		2022-07-01through UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
$214kNursing Research
93.361		2017-01-05through YALE UNIVERSITY
$125kNursing Research
93.361		2017-09-12through YALE UNIVERSITY
$98kNursing Research
93.361		2018-10-01through YALE UNIVERSITY
$69kNursing Research
93.361		2018-11-21through YALE UNIVERSITY
$57kNursing Research
93.361		2020-09-18through YALE UNIVERSITY
$49kNursing Research
93.361		2019-10-17through YALE UNIVERSITY
$-26657Advanced Nursing Education
93.247		2015-07-01 to 2019-09-29Health Resources and Services Administration

Faculty

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

Source: school nursing faculty page

From University of Rhode Island’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master’s degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Rhode Island are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education .”

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