Nursing Schools in Indiana: All 124 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Indiana has 100 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.
124
Approved programs
100
Schools
86.9%
Avg RN pass rate (2025)
86.5%
National RN average
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%Bethel UniversityMishawaka · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 2100%Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMarion · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 3100%Ivy Tech Community College- GreencastleGreencastle · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 4100%Ivy Tech Community College-EvansvilleEvansville · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 5100%Jersey CollegeFort Wayne · Associate Degree - Nursing Programs
- 6100%University of EvansvilleEvansville · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 797.6%Indiana University South BendSouth Bend · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 896.7%Anderson UniversityAnderson · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 995.6%Bethel UniversityMishawaka · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
- 1095.4%Manchester UniversityFort Wayne · Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
Every Approved Nursing Program in Indiana
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124 of 124 programs · “—” = no 2025 first-time pass rate published by the board
| Ancilla College at Marian UniversityNew/provisional | Donaldson | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Anderson University | Anderson | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 96.7% |
| Ball State University | Muncie | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 89% |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 100% |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 95.6% |
| Brightwood College (formerly Kaplan) | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — |
| Brown Mackie College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — |
| Brown Mackie College-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| 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 | — |
| Caris CollegeNew/provisional | Jeffersonville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Caris College | Jeffersonville | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 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 | 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 | 90.4% |
| Indiana Dabney University | Hammond | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 84.7% |
| Indiana University at IUPUI | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 88.6% |
| Indiana University East | Richmond | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 76.4% |
| Indiana University Kokomo | Kokomo | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 90% |
| Indiana University Northwest | Gary | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 91.2% |
| Indiana University Purdue University Columbus | Columbus | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 77.1% |
| Indiana University South Bend | South Bend | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 97.6% |
| Indiana University Southeast | New Albany | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 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 | 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 | 92.1% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College MarionNew/provisional | Marion | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 66.6% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Marion | Marion | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 88.2% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Richmond | Richmond | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 93.6% |
| Ivy Tech Community College Richmond | Richmond | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Anderson | Anderson | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Bloomington | Bloomington | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 83.4% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Bloomington | Bloomington | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 88.1% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Columbus | Columbus | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 83.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Columbus | Columbus | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Evansville | Evansville | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 87.1% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Greencastle | Greencastle | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 80.3% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 90.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Kokomo | Kokomo | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 91.3% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- Sellersburg | Sellersburg | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College- South Bend | South Bend | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 90.9% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Anderson | Anderson | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 84% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Evansville | Evansville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Greencastle | Greencastle | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Kokomo | Kokomo | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 83% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette | Lafayette | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 77.7% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette | Lafayette | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Madison | Madison | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 78.2% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Madison | Madison | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Muncie | Muncie | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 89.6% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Muncie | Muncie | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 96.5% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Sellersburg | Sellersburg | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 88.5% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-South Bend | South Bend | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 80.2% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Terre Haute | Terre Haute | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 88.5% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Terre Haute | Terre Haute | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Valparaiso | Valparaiso | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 89.3% |
| Ivy Tech Community College-Valparaiso | Valparaiso | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 100% |
| Ivy Tech Community College–Lake County (Crown Point) | Crown Point | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 84.7% |
| Ivy Tech Hamilton County | Noblesville | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 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 | 95.4% |
| Marian University | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 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 Greenwood | Greenwood | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Medtech College Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Medtech College-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — |
| Medtech College-Greenwood | Greenwood | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 89.6% |
| St. Mary of the Woods College | Saint Mary of the Woods | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 86.6% |
| St. Mary’s College | Notre Dame | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 89.8% |
| Taylor UniversityNew/provisional | Upland | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Trine UniversityNew/provisional | Angola | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| Trine UniversityNew/provisional | Fort Wayne | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 100% |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | — |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 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 | 94.6% |
| V.R. AshwoodConditional | Hammond | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | Baccalaureate Degree Nursing ProgramsRN | 87.3% |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Associate Degree - Nursing ProgramsRN | 82.9% |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Licensed Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | 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 100 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%.
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.
- 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)
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