University of Memphis nursing

Memphis, Tennessee · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 82% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 82%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degreeMemphisFull82% (2025, 302 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 3312015: 3232016: 3612017: 4132018: 4272019: 3842020: 3402021: 4072022: 3922023: 3702024: 38733120143872024
Nursing completions at University of Memphis by year, IPEDS. Up 17% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014331
2015323
2016361
2017413
2018427
2019384
2020340
2021407
2022392
2023370
2024387
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree321
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degree60
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Postbaccalaureate certificate3
Nursing Science 51.3808Doctor's degree, research/scholarship3
Nursing Education 51.3203Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 51.3899Postbaccalaureate certificateNone reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
CCNEBaccalaureateFall 2029
CCNEMaster'sFall 2029
CCNEPost-Graduate APRN CertificateFall 2029

Federal funding

8 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $3.8m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

AmountProgramPeriodAgency
$2.6mAdvanced Nursing Education
93.247		2019-07-01 to 2024-06-30Health Resources and Services Administration
$940kNursing Workforce Diversity
93.178		2020-09-01 to 2022-08-31Health Resources and Services Administration
$95kNursing Research
93.361		2016-12-15through VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$61kNursing Research
93.361		2022-01-25through VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$40kNursing Research
93.361		2018-03-26through VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$29kNursing Research
93.361		2025-10-24through VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$29kNursing Research
93.361		2026-08-25through VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
$14kNursing Research
93.361		2024-11-13through GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)

From University of Memphis’s nursing pages

Accreditation

“The baccalaureate and master's degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.”

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Admission

“Completion of the following undergraduate nursing prerequisite courses with a grade”

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