Licensure and Certification Pass Rates

National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)

Year UNC-Chapel Hill North Carolina Pass Rate National Pass Rate 
2022 90 76 80 
2023 99 85 89 
2024 98 82 91 
3-Year-Average 96 81 90 

Note: Includes both ABSN and BSN students.

2024 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% 100% No test-takers 100% 
ANCC No test takers No test takers No test takers 
Adult- Gerontology Acute Care ANCC   No test takers N/A  
ACCN   No test-takers 
Family AANP 100% 100% No test-takers 100% 
ANCC 100% 100% No test-takers 
Psychiatric- Mental Health ANCC 100% 100% 80% 89.47% 
Pediatric– Primary Care PNCB 92% No test-takers 92%  

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