Nursing Schools in Delaware: All 14 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Delaware has 8 schools running 14 board-approved nursing programs — 7 RN-track and 7 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Delaware programs is 89.7%, 3.2 points above the national average of 86.5%. Every row below comes straight from the state board of nursing's published approved-program list — not self-reported school marketing.
Best Nursing Schools in Delaware by NCLEX Pass Rate
Top RN programs ranked by 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, among programs with a published 2025 rate. Rates are one year of data — check multi-year trends before deciding.
- 193.7%Newark · Bachelor of Science
- 291.4%Dover · Associate Degree
- 390.9%Dover · Bachelor of Science
- 488.9%Lewes · Diploma
- 587.7%Newark · Associate Degree
- 685.7%Georgetown · Associate Degree
Every Approved Nursing Program in Delaware
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14 of 14 programs · “—” = not published for that program · tuition is the school’s published in-state price for one year, before aid; grad pay is the median for that program’s own graduates, one year out
| Dawn Career InstituteNew/provisional | Newark | PN ProgramPN | $15,795program year | — | 85.7% |
| Delaware Skills Center | New Castle | PN ProgramPN | — | — | 97.6% |
| Delaware State University | Dover | Bachelor of ScienceRN | $10,670 | $84,049 | 90.9% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Georgetown | Associate DegreeRN | $5,445 | — | 85.7% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Newark | Associate DegreeRN | $5,445 | — | 87.7% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Dover | Associate DegreeRN | $5,445 | — | 91.4% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Georgetown | PN ProgramPN | $5,445 | — | 100% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Newark | PN ProgramPN | $5,445 | — | 93.3% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Dover | PN ProgramPN | $5,445 | — | 100% |
| Delaware Technical Community College | Dover | Transition LPN / Paramedic to ADNRN | $5,445 | — | — |
| Leads/Adoni Health Institute | — | PN (appears in PN - BY SCHOOL pass-rate table only)PN | — | — | 0% |
| M. H. Rollins School of Nursing | Lewes | DiplomaRN | — | — | 88.9% |
| Polytech Adult Education | Woodside | PN ProgramPN | $1,445program year | $49,418 | 92.3% |
| University of Delaware | Newark | Bachelor of ScienceRN | $16,810 | $81,286 | 93.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in Delaware by NCLEX pass rate?
University of Delaware in Newark had the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate in Delaware at 93.7%, among programs with a published 2025 rate on the state board's list.
How many nursing schools are in Delaware?
Delaware has 8 schools offering 14 board-approved nursing programs: 7 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 7 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Delaware?
Across Delaware RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 89.7% — 3.2 points above the national average of 86.5%.
What does a first-time NCLEX pass rate tell me about a school?
It is the share of a program’s graduates who passed the NCLEX on their first attempt — the single most comparable public outcome number nursing programs report. Boards of nursing track it for program approval, and consistently low rates can put a program on conditional status. Compare it alongside cost, location, and program length, not in isolation.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates are taken directly from the Delaware board of nursing's published approved-program materials. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program (new programs, small cohorts, or PN lists without rate tables). Pass rates refresh annually; this page is rebuilt from the board lists when they update.
Tuition, admission rates, graduate earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city to 5 of 8 Delaware schools. Schools the federal data does not cover — hospital-based programs and schools outside federal student-aid reporting — show “—” rather than an estimate. Tuition and admission rates describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential, and lag the current graduating class by several years.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
- dprfiles.delaware.gov — list: Program list updated 03/2025; RN pass rate 10/1/2024-9/30/2025 (Annual Statistics NCLEX School Year 2025, dated 01/22/2026)