Nursing Schools in Indiana: All 124 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Indiana has 88 schools running 124 board-approved nursing programs — 82 RN-track and 42 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Indiana programs is 86.9%, 0.4 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 Indiana 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.
- 1100%Mishawaka · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 2100%Marion · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 3100%Evansville · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 4100%Greencastle · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 5100%Fort Wayne · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 6100%Evansville · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 797.6%South Bend · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 896.7%Anderson · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 995.6%Mishawaka · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 1095.4%Fort Wayne · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
What Nursing School Costs in Indiana — and What Graduates Earn
Tuition, admissions and graduate-earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, matched to 45 of 88 Indiana schools. Earnings are program-level — the median for graduates of that school's own nursing program, not all its alumni.
Median federal loan debt for BSN graduates in Indiana is $22,539 (21 programs). Sticker tuition is the whole school's published price, not the nursing program's alone, and it ignores aid — the number that decides whether a program pays off is what you actually pay plus the wages you give up while enrolled. Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator or read the full cost of becoming an RN.
Every Approved Nursing Program in Indiana
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124 of 124 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
| Ancilla College at Marian UniversityNew/provisional | Donaldson | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $37,240 | $64,084 | 96.7% |
| Ball State University | Muncie | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $11,082 | $73,719 | 89% |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $34,600 | — | 100% |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $34,600 | $68,848 | 95.6% |
| Brightwood College (formerly Kaplan) | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Brown Mackie College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Brown Mackie College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Brown Mackie College-IndianapolisNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Brown Mackie College-South Bend | South Bend | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Butler UniversityNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $47,560 | — | — |
| Caris CollegeNew/provisional | Jeffersonville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $21,490program year | — | — |
| Caris College | Jeffersonville | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $21,490program year | — | 93.1% |
| Chamberlain University | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 80% |
| Everest CollegeNew/provisional | Merrillville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Everest College | Merrillville | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Fortis College | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 51.7% |
| Goshen College | Goshen | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $38,890 | $71,791 | 81.2% |
| Grace CollegeNew/provisional | Winona Lake | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Hardon Educational Institute | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 83.3% |
| Harrison College | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Harrison College | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Harrison College Ft. WayneNew/provisional | Ft. Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Harrison College Ft. WayneNew/provisional | Ft. Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Hondros College of NursingNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 83% |
| Huntington University | Huntington | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $31,870 | $71,934 | 90.4% |
| Indiana Dabney University | Hammond | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $10,258 | $72,381 | 84.7% |
| Indiana University at IUPUI | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 88.6% |
| Indiana University East | Richmond | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $8,424 | $72,491 | 76.4% |
| Indiana University Kokomo | Kokomo | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $8,424 | $74,172 | 90% |
| Indiana University Northwest | Gary | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $8,424 | $73,335 | 91.2% |
| Indiana University Purdue University Columbus | Columbus | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 77.1% |
| Indiana University South Bend | South Bend | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $8,424 | $67,253 | 97.6% |
| Indiana University Southeast | New Albany | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $8,424 | $66,302 | 79.4% |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 100% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Fort WayneNew/provisional | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| ITT Technical Institute-IndianapolisConditional | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| ITT Technical Institute-MerrillvilleNew/provisional | Merrillville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| ITT Technical Institute-NewburghConditional | Newburgh | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| ITT Technical Institute-South BendNew/provisional | South Bend | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Ivy Tech Community College –Lake County (Crown Point) | Crown Point | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 84.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College –Lake County (Crown Point) | Crown Point | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 85.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College FranklinNew/provisional | Franklin | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 92.1% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College MarionNew/provisional | Marion | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 66.6% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Marion | Marion | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 88.2% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Richmond | Richmond | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 93.6% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Richmond | Richmond | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Anderson | Anderson | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 84% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Anderson | Anderson | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Bloomington | Bloomington | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 83.4% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Bloomington | Bloomington | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 88.1% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Columbus | Columbus | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 83.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Columbus | Columbus | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Evansville | Evansville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Evansville | Evansville | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 87.1% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Greencastle | Greencastle | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Greencastle | Greencastle | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 80.3% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 90.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Kokomo | Kokomo | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 83% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Kokomo | Kokomo | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 91.3% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Sellersburg | Sellersburg | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 88.5% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Sellersburg | Sellersburg | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- South Bend | South Bend | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 80.2% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- South Bend | South Bend | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 90.9% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette | Lafayette | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 77.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette | Lafayette | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Madison | Madison | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 78.2% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Madison | Madison | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | — |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Muncie | Muncie | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 89.6% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Muncie | Muncie | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 96.5% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Terre Haute | Terre Haute | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 88.5% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Terre Haute | Terre Haute | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Valparaiso | Valparaiso | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 89.3% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Valparaiso | Valparaiso | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,154 | — | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Hamilton County | Noblesville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $5,154 | — | 85.7% |
| J. Everett Light Career Center | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Jersey College | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 100% |
| Keystone Nursing AcademyNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Leffler AcademyNew/provisional | Gas City | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Leffler Academy | Gas City | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 95.8% |
| Manchester University | Fort Wayne | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $37,135 | — | 95.4% |
| Marian University | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $40,664 | $71,111 | 81.5% |
| Marion Community School of Practical NursingConditional | Marion | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Medtech College Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Medtech College Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Medtech College Greenwood | Greenwood | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Medtech College Greenwood | Greenwood | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Medtech College Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Medtech College Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| MJS School of NursingNew/provisional | Merrillville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Parkview HealthNew/provisional | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $9,992 | $71,759 | 94.5% |
| Purdue University Calumet | Hammond | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Purdue University North Central | Westville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| Purdue University Northwest | Hammond | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $8,675 | $77,691 | 85.9% |
| South CollegeNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | — |
| South CollegeNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 78.5% |
| South CollegeNew/provisional | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 100% |
| St. Elizabeth School of Nursing | Lafayette | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $20,208 | — | 89.6% |
| St. Mary of the Woods College | Saint Mary of the Woods | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $35,270 | $69,460 | 86.6% |
| St. Mary’s College | Notre Dame | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $53,230 | $74,962 | 89.8% |
| Taylor UniversityNew/provisional | Upland | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $40,490 | — | — |
| Trine UniversityNew/provisional | Angola | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $36,560 | — | — |
| Trine UniversityNew/provisional | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $36,560 | — | — |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $44,172 | $71,066 | 100% |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $37,200 | — | — |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $37,200 | $71,248 | 92.4% |
| University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 82.3% |
| University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 94.8% |
| University of Saint Francis -Crown Point | Crown Point | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 74% |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $10,066 | $68,945 | 94.6% |
| V.R. AshwoodConditional | Hammond | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | $48,450 | $73,747 | 87.3% |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | $7,126 | $60,857 | 82.9% |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $7,126 | $37,774 | 100% |
| Vincennes University Jasper | Jasper | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 88.2% |
| Vincennes University Jasper | Jasper | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 100% |
| Western Governor’s University | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — | — | 80% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in Indiana by NCLEX pass rate?
6 RN programs in Indiana tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Bethel University in Mishawaka — see the full ranked list above, among programs with a published 2025 rate on the state board's list.
How many nursing schools are in Indiana?
Indiana has 88 schools offering 124 board-approved nursing programs: 82 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 42 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Indiana?
Across Indiana RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 86.9% — 0.4 points above the national average of 86.5%.
How much does nursing school cost in Indiana?
Across Indiana nursing schools we could match to U.S. Department of Education data, median published in-state tuition and fees run $5,154 a year at public schools (29 schools) and $37,240 at private nonprofits (15 schools). That is the whole institution's sticker price per year, before aid — an ADN takes about two years and a BSN four, and most students pay less than sticker. Per-school figures are in the table above.
What do nursing graduates in Indiana earn?
Federal earnings data tracks graduates of each specific nursing program. In Indiana, median earnings one year after finishing are $71,759 for BSN graduates (21 programs). These are medians of program-level medians and the federal figures lag by a few years, so treat them as a floor for comparison between schools rather than a salary prediction.
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 Indiana 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 45 of 88 Indiana 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
- www.in.gov — list: Accredited-programs PDF undated on face; PDF metadata created 3/12/2026, retrieved from live page 7/12/2026; pass rates = CY2025 first-time (ISBN NCLEX School Reports 2015-2025, PDFs created 3/2/2026)