University of South Carolina-Upstate nursing

Spartanburg, South Carolina · Public. Bachelor's, Master's · first-time NCLEX 92.56% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 92.56%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Spartanburg	Full	92.56% (2025, 121 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at University of South Carolina-Upstate by year, IPEDS. Down 19% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	291
2015	308
2016	312
2017	334
2018	369
2019	330
2020	321
2021	284
2022	318
2023	273
2024	235

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	216
Nursing Education 51.3203	Master's degree	14
Clinical Nurse Leader 51.3820	Master's degree	3
Nursing Administration 51.3802	Master's degree	2
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 51.3899	Master's degree	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Fall 2030
CCNE	Master's	Fall 2030
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Fall 2029

Federal funding

2 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $2.3m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$2.0m	Nursing Workforce Diversity 93.178	2021-07-01 to 2025-12-31	Health Resources and Services Administration
$358k	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2021-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration

From University of South Carolina-Upstate’s nursing pages

Clinical placements
““There are a lot of facilities and clinical sites that need nurses right now,” Lee said.”
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