The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga nursing

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Nurse anesthesia · first-time NCLEX 98%.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 98%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Chattanooga	Full	98% (2025, 114 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga by year, IPEDS. Down 32% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	196
2015	169
2016	173
2017	191
2018	191
2019	170
2020	179
2021	171
2022	188
2023	162
2024	134

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	96
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Master's degree	24
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	12
Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804	Post-master's certificate	2
Nursing Education 51.3203	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Post-master's certificate	None reported
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Doctor's degree, professional practice	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Federal funding

8 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $12.1m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$4.8m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2017-07-01 to 2027-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.5m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2017-07-01 to 2019-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.4m	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2023-09-30 to 2026-09-29	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.3m	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2012-09-01 to 2015-12-31	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.1m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2014-07-01 to 2017-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.1m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2012-09-01 to 2016-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.0m	Nursing Workforce Diversity 93.178	2014-07-01 to 2017-12-31	Health Resources and Services Administration
$-30947	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2014-07-01 to 2018-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration

From The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s nursing pages

Clinical placements
“Students will also participate in a week-long Clinical Rotation with one of our Employer Partners,”
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