The University of Texas at Austin nursing

Austin, Texas · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 90.91% / 90.57% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 90.91%RN, entry-level master’s NCLEX 90.57%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Austin	FULL	90.91% (2025, 121 first-time takers) Board source
RN, entry-level master’s	Austin	FULL	90.57% (2025, 53 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at The University of Texas at Austin by year, IPEDS. Up 2% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	259
2015	217
2016	218
2017	217
2018	236
2019	218
2020	251
2021	243
2022	267
2023	264
2024	264

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	117
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 51.3899	Master's degree	43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 51.3899	Postbaccalaureate certificate	37
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Master's degree	26
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	15
Nursing Science 51.3808	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	10
Clinical Nurse Specialist 51.3813	Master's degree	9
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Postbaccalaureate certificate	7
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Postbaccalaureate certificate	None reported
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, professional practice	None reported

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Spring 2030
CCNE	Master's	Spring 2030
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Spring 2030
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Spring 2030

Federal funding

25 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $17.0m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov. The 12 largest are shown.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$3.2m	Nursing Research 93.361	2016-09-16 to 2023-01-31	National Institutes of Health
$2.3m	Nursing Research 93.361	2014-09-25 to 2021-07-31	National Institutes of Health
$2.2m	Nursing Research 93.361	2013-09-27 to 2019-06-30	National Institutes of Health
$2.2m	Nursing Research 93.361	2022-04-06 to 2028-01-31	National Institutes of Health
$1.0m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2013-07-01 to 2016-12-31	Health Resources and Services Administration
$942k	Nursing Research 93.361	2020-07-01 to 2025-06-30	National Institutes of Health
$764k	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2003-07-01 to 2099-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$638k	Nursing Research 93.361	2026-05-20 to 2031-02-28	National Institutes of Health
$452k	Nursing Research 93.361	2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31	National Institutes of Health
$444k	Nursing Research 93.361	2023-03-13 to 2026-02-28	National Institutes of Health
$431k	Nursing Research 93.361	2026-03-23 to 2028-02-29	National Institutes of Health
$426k	Nursing Research 93.361	2018-09-20 to 2021-07-31	National Institutes of Health

Faculty

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

Mary FassnachtClinical Instructor
Kara GoodspeedClinical Assistant Professor
Nonprofit Management Cert.Clinical Assistant Professor
Jennifer HensleyClinical Professor
DAOM. IFMCPClinical Assistant Professor

Source: school nursing faculty page