The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston nursing

Houston, Texas · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Nurse anesthesia · first-time NCLEX 95.43% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateNurse anesthesiaRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 95.43%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	Houston	FULL	95.43% (2025, 219 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston by year, IPEDS. Down 12% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	568
2015	522
2016	548
2017	537
2018	685
2019	832
2020	764
2021	723
2022	663
2023	620
2024	500

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	276
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Master's degree	107
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	44
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Doctor's degree, professional practice	30
Nursing Administration 51.3802	Master's degree	20
Nurse Anesthetist 51.3804	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	20
Nursing Science 51.3808	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	3

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Spring 2031
CCNE	Master's	Spring 2031
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Spring 2031
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Spring 2031

Federal funding

34 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $23.6m. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov. The 12 largest are shown.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$3.6m	Nursing Research 93.361	2023-09-20 to 2027-08-31	National Institutes of Health
$3.5m	Nursing Research 93.361	2019-01-09 to 2024-05-31	National Institutes of Health
$2.9m	Nursing Research 93.361	2023-09-21 to 2027-06-30	National Institutes of Health
$2.6m	Advanced Nursing Education 93.247	2023-07-01 to 2027-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$1.9m	Nursing Research 93.361	2022-09-22 to 2026-06-30	National Institutes of Health
$1.7m	Nursing Research 93.361	2013-06-07 to 2019-03-31	National Institutes of Health
$1.1m	Nursing Research 93.361	2025-10-01	through BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$691k	Nursing Research 93.361	2025-09-22 to 2030-06-30	National Institutes of Health
$561k	Nursing Research 93.361	2025-08-01	through BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$552k	Nursing Research 93.361	2019-08-01 to 2022-07-31	National Institutes of Health
$511k	Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention 93.359	2015-07-01 to 2019-06-30	Health Resources and Services Administration
$451k	Nursing Research 93.361	2024-08-26 to 2029-07-31	National Institutes of Health

Faculty

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

PARTNERS Research ScholarAssociate Professor
Graduate Academic Success CoachAssistant Professor

Source: school nursing faculty page

From The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s nursing pages

State board approval
“The baccalaureate program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing. http://www.bon.state.tx.us/”
nursing.uth.edu

Admission
“General Chemistry with a lab (4 hours) must be completed with a grade by the application deadline to be considered for admission.”
nursing.uth.edu