Licensure and Certification Pass Rates

National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)

Year UNC-Chapel Hill North Carolina Pass Rate National Pass Rate 
2023 99 85 89 
2024 98 82 91 
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3-Year-Average 98 85 89 

Note: Includes both ABSN and BSN students.

2025 National Certification Examination

Overall Pass Rates for All APRN First-time Test-takers by Population 

Population  Certifying Body1  Overall Pass Rate Percent by Program (# test-takers2)  School Pass Rate (# of first-time test-takers)  
MSN  DNP  Post-Graduate Certificate  
Adult- Gerontology Primary Care  AANP  100% (11) 100% (5) No test takers  100% 
ANCC  No test takers  No test takers  No test takers  
ACCN   
Family  AANP  100% (13) 100% (5)  Not reported  100% 
ANCC  Not reported Not reported  Not reported  
Psychiatric- Mental Health  AANP No test takers No test takers No test takers  
ANCC 93% (13) 100% (3)  No test takers  94% 
Pediatric– Primary Care  PNCB  70% (10) 0% (1) No test takers 70% 

1AANP: American Association of Nurse Practitioners; ANCC: American Nurses Credentialing Center; ACCN: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; PNCB: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board 
2 Graduation Year = 2024 
3 NR = No Report