Nursing Schools in Kansas: All 77 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Kansas has 45 schools running 77 board-approved nursing programs — 51 RN-track and 26 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Kansas programs is 89%, 2.5 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 Kansas 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%Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyville · PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — ADN level
- 2100%Dodge City Community CollegeDodge City · ADN Program with LPN opt-out option
- 3100%Garden City Community CollegeGarden City · PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — ADN level
- 4100%Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina · BSN Program
- 597.6%Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg · BSN Program
- 697.4%Fort Hays State UniversityHays · BSN Program
- 797.2%University of St MaryLeavenworth · BSN Program
- 896.7%Labette Community CollegeParsons · PN & ADN Programs (Bi-Level) — ADN level
- 994.5%University of KansasKansas City · BSN Program
- 1094.5%University of KansasSalina · BSN Program
Every Approved Nursing Program in Kansas
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77 of 77 programs · “—” = no 2025 first-time pass rate published by the board
| Allied Health Career TrainingNew/provisional | Wichita | PN Program – Initial ApprovalPN | 100% |
| Baker University School of Nursing | Topeka | BSN ProgramRN | 87% |
| Barclay CollegeNew/provisional | Haviland | BSN Program – Initial Approval (new)RN | — |
| Barton Community College | Great Bend | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 88.6% |
| Barton Community College | Pratt | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 88.6% |
| Barton Community College | Great Bend | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Barton Community College | Pratt | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | BSN ProgramRN | 94.3% |
| Bethel College | N.Newton | BSN ProgramRN | 88.9% |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-level) — ADN levelRN | 88.6% |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-level) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Chamberlain UniversityNew/provisional | Overland Park | BSN ProgramRN | — |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-level) — ADN levelRN | 92% |
| Cloud County Community College | Concordia | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-level) — PN levelPN | — |
| Cloud County Community College | Junction City | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-level) — satelliteRN | 92% |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 100% |
| Coffeyville Community College | Coffeyville | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Colby Community College | Colby | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 87% |
| Colby Community College | Colby | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 88.5% |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | ADN Program with LPN opt-out optionRN | 100% |
| Dodge City Community College | Dodge City | ADN Program with LPN opt-out option — LPN opt-outPN | 100% |
| Donnelly CollegeConditional | Kansas City | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 65.4% |
| Donnelly CollegeConditional | Kansas City | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 61.2% |
| Emporia State University | Emporia | BSN ProgramRN | 89.6% |
| Flint Hills Technical College | Emporia | PN ProgramPN | 100% |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | BSN ProgramRN | 97.4% |
| Fort Hays Tech | NC – Beloit (formerly North Central Kansas Technical College) | Beloit | PN & ADN Programs (1+1) — ADN levelRN | 88.2% |
| Fort Hays Tech | NC – Beloit (formerly North Central Kansas Technical College) | Beloit | PN & ADN Programs (1+1) — PN levelPN | 93.3% |
| Fort Hays Tech | NC – Hays (formerly North Central Kansas Technical College) | Hays | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 85.7% |
| Fort Hays Tech | NC – Hays (formerly North Central Kansas Technical College) | Hays | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 93.3% |
| Fort Scott Community CollegeConditional | Ft. Scott | ADN Program – KSBN Conditional ApprovalRN | 84.6% |
| Galen College of Nursing | Wichita | ADN programRN | 94.4% |
| Galen College of Nursing | Wichita | LPN/RN Bridge programRN | — |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 100% |
| Garden City Community College | Garden City | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Hesston College | Hesston | BSN ProgramRN | 87.5% |
| Highland Community College | Atchison | PN & ADN Programs (1+1) — ADN levelRN | 82.4% |
| Highland Community College | Atchison | PN & ADN Programs (1+1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | ADN ProgramRN | 91.6% |
| Hutchinson Community College | McPherson | PN ProgramPN | 90.5% |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park | ADN ProgramRN | 93.2% |
| Johnson County Community College | Olathe | PN ProgramPN | 95.5% |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | ADN ProgramRN | 91.2% |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College | Kansas City | PN ProgramPN | 92.3% |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | BSN ProgramRN | 100% |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-Level) — ADN levelRN | 96.7% |
| Labette Community College | Parsons | PN & ADN Programs (Bi-Level) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 90.9% |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | Manhattan | PN & ADN Programs (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Mid-America College of Health SciencesConditional | Merriam | PN Program – KSBN Conditional ApprovalPN | 62.9% |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | uBSN ProgramRN | 88.1% |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | PN & ADN Program (Bi-level) — ADN levelRN | 83.7% |
| Neosho County Community College | Ottawa | PN & ADN Program (Bi-level) — ADN levelRN | 83.7% |
| Neosho County Community College | Chanute | PN & ADN Program (Bi-level) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Neosho County Community College | Ottawa | PN & ADN Program (Bi-level) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Newman University | Wichita | BSN ProgramRN | 85.4% |
| Ottawa UniversityNew/provisional | Overland Park | BSN ProgramRN | 69.2% |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | BSN ProgramRN | 97.6% |
| Rasmussen University | Overland Park | ADN & BSN Programs — ADNRN | 87.5% |
| Rasmussen University | Topeka | ADN & BSN Programs — ADNRN | 87.5% |
| Rasmussen University | Overland Park | ADN & BSN Programs — BSNRN | 81.8% |
| Rasmussen University | Topeka | ADN & BSN Programs — BSNRN | 81.8% |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | 90.9% |
| Salina Area Technical College | Salina | PN & ADN Program (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 95.8% |
| Seward County Community CollegeConditional | Liberal | PN & ADN Program (Bi-level) — ADN levelRN | 80% |
| Seward County Community College | Liberal | PN & ADN Program (Bi-level) — PN levelPN | 82.6% |
| Southwestern CollegeNew/provisional | Winfield | BSN ProgramRN | — |
| University of Kansas | Kansas City | BSN ProgramRN | 94.5% |
| University of Kansas | Salina | BSN ProgramRN | 94.5% |
| University of St Mary | Leavenworth | BSN ProgramRN | 97.2% |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | AND & PN Programs (1 + 1) — ADN levelRN | — |
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka | AND & PN Programs (1 + 1) — PN levelPN | 100% |
| Washburn University | Topeka | BSN ProgramRN | 91.2% |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | BSN ProgramRN | 88.1% |
| Wichita State University | Manhattan | BSN ProgramRN | 88.1% |
| Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) | Wichita | PN and ADN Programs — ADN levelRN | 77.8% |
| Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) | Wichita | PN and ADN Programs — PN levelPN | 78.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in Kansas by NCLEX pass rate?
4 RN programs in Kansas tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville — 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 Kansas?
Kansas has 45 schools offering 77 board-approved nursing programs: 51 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 26 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Kansas?
Across Kansas RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 89% — 2.5 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 Kansas 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.
- ksbn.kansas.gov — list: Roster Revised: 2025-12; rates = CY2025 first-time (through Dec 31 2025), obtained from NCS Pearson/NCSBN 1/12/2026