Southern Adventist University nursing

Collegedale, Tennessee · Private nonprofit. Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 91% / 100% · ACEN accredited.

Associate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, associate degree NCLEX 91%RN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 100%
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State board approval and NCLEX

ProgramCampusApprovalFirst-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, associate degreeCollegedaleFull91% (2025, 65 first-time takers)
Board source
RN, bachelor’s degreeCollegedaleFull100% (2025, 28 first-time takers)
Board source

Nursing awards

2014: 2862015: 2672016: 2912017: 3212018: 2642019: 2892020: 2172021: 2252022: 2152023: 1862024: 21628620142162024
Nursing completions at Southern Adventist University by year, IPEDS. Down 24% from 2014 to 2024.
YearCompletions
2014286
2015267
2016291
2017321
2018264
2019289
2020217
2021225
2022215
2023186
2024216
Program (CIP)Award levelCompletions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Associate's degree104
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Bachelor's degree77
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Master's degree17
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Master's degree7
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Post-master's certificate4
Nursing Administration 51.3802Doctor's degree, professional practice3
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3803Master's degree1
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Post-master's certificate1
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Master's degree1
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Doctor's degree, professional practice1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Certificate of 1 to 2 yearsNone reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Master's degreeNone reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801Post-master's certificateNone reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802Certificate of 1 to 2 yearsNone reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802Associate's degreeNone reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802Bachelor's degreeNone reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802Master's degreeNone reported
Nursing Administration 51.3802Post-master's certificateNone reported
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3803Certificate of 1 to 2 yearsNone reported
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3803Associate's degreeNone reported
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3803Bachelor's degreeNone reported
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3803Post-master's certificateNone reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Certificate of 1 to 2 yearsNone reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Associate's degreeNone reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Bachelor's degreeNone reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805Doctor's degree, professional practiceNone reported
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Certificate of 1 to 2 yearsNone reported
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Associate's degreeNone reported
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Bachelor's degreeNone reported
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810Doctor's degree, professional practiceNone reported
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Certificate of 1 to 2 yearsNone reported
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Associate's degreeNone reported
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Bachelor's degreeNone reported
Critical Care Nursing 51.3814Post-master's certificateNone reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

AccreditorProgramNext review
ACENMaster's
Accredited		Fall 2026
ACENBaccalaureate
Accredited		Fall 2026
ACENAssociate
Accredited		Fall 2026
ACENClinical Doctorate
Accredited		Fall 2026

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