Nursing Schools in Louisiana: All 93 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Louisiana has 57 schools running 93 board-approved nursing programs — 37 RN-track and 56 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Louisiana programs is 88.6%, 2.1 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 Louisiana 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%Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 2100%Grambling State UniversityGrambling · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 3100%Mcneese State UniversityLake Charles · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 498.8%Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City · ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- 598.3%Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 697.2%Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 797.1%University of Louisiana LafayetteLafayette · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 895.7%University of Louisiana MonroeMonroe · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 995.5%Northwestern State University of LouisianaShreveport · ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- 1094.4%Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe · ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Every Approved Nursing Program in Louisiana
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93 of 93 programs · “—” = no 2025 first-time pass rate published by the board
| Advance Nursing Training | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 78.6% |
| Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC)New/provisional | Baton Rouge | Practical NursingPN | 90.5% |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge | DIPLOMA PROGRAMRN | 83.5% |
| Blue Cliff CollegeNew/provisional | Metairie | Practical NursingPN | 87.5% |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 98.8% |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeNew/provisional | Bossier City | Practical NursingPN | 92.6% |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Natchitoches | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC)New/provisional | Alexandria | Practical NursingPN | 75% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Ferriday | Practical NursingPN | 81.8% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Winnfield | Practical NursingPN | 96% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Jena | Practical NursingPN | 91.3% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Cottonport | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Chamberlain University | Jefferson | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 81.7% |
| Compass Career College | Hammond | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 89.6% |
| Delgado Community College (DCC)New/provisional | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Delgado Community College (DCC) | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | 92.9% |
| Delta College | Baton Rouge | Practical NursingPN | 89.4% |
| Delta College | Covington | Practical NursingPN | 95.7% |
| Delta College | Lafayette | Practical NursingPN | 84.4% |
| Delta College | Slidell | Practical NursingPN | 79% |
| Delta CollegeNew/provisional | Baton Rouge | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Dillard UniversityConditional | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 76.9% |
| Emory UniversityClinical only | Atlanta, GA | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 93.8% |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 100% |
| Grambling State University | Grambling | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 100% |
| Healthcare Training Institute (HTI)New/provisional | Kenner | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Herzing University | Metairie | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 84.4% |
| Herzing UniversityClinical only | Madison, WI | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — |
| Holmes Healthcare Training CenterNew/provisional | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Infinity College | Lafayette | Practical NursingPN | 95% |
| L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | Practical NursingPN | 94.4% |
| Learning Bridge Career Institute | Houma | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Louisiana Christian UniversityNew/provisional | Pineville | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 77% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC)New/provisional | Bastrop | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Lake Providence | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Ruston | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Tallulah | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | West Monroe | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Winnsboro | Practical NursingPN | 85.7% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Walker | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Louisiana State University | Shreveport | Practical NursingPN | 94.3% |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 90.8% |
| Loyola UniversityNew/provisional | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 74.3% |
| LSU at ALEXANDRIA | Alexandria | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 80.7% |
| LSU at EUNICE | Eunice | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 88.5% |
| Lsu Health New Orleans | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 90.8% |
| Mcneese State University | Lake Charles | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 100% |
| Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 98.3% |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 94.4% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC)New/provisional | Greensburg | Practical NursingPN | 77.8% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Hammond | Practical NursingPN | 93.9% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Lacombe | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Bogalusa | Practical NursingPN | 86.7% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Walker | Practical NursingPN | 96.2% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) | Mansfield | Practical NursingPN | 92.9% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) | Minden | Practical NursingPN | 91.2% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) | Shreveport | Practical NursingPN | 70.6% |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Shreveport | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 95.5% |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Shreveport | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 91.1% |
| Nunez Community College | Chalmette | Practical NursingPN | 72% |
| PETRA College - Hammond - PNNew/provisional | Hammond | Practical NursingPN | 25% |
| River Parishes Community College (RPCC) | Gonzales | Practical NursingPN | — |
| River Parishes Community College (RPCC) | Reserve | Practical NursingPN | 58.8% |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 89.5% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Abbeville | Practical NursingPN | 90% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Crowley | Practical NursingPN | 75% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Lafayette | Practical NursingPN | 98.1% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Morgan City | Practical NursingPN | 90% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Opelousas | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | St. Martinville | Practical NursingPN | — |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Ville Platte | Practical NursingPN | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 97.2% |
| Southern University (SU) | Shreveport | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Southern University at Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 69.3% |
| Southern University at New OrleansNew/provisional | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 66.7% |
| SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at SHREVEPORT | Shreveport | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 89.7% |
| Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeClinical only | Summit, MS | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Lake Charles | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | 93.8% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Lake Charles | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Leesville | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Jennings | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Oakdale | Practical NursingPN | 100% |
| Tulane University | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 86.1% |
| University of Louisiana Lafayette | Lafayette | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 97.1% |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | Monroe | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 95.7% |
| Western Governors UniversityClinical only | Salt Lake City, UT | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — |
| William Carey University | Baton Rouge | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | 94.1% |
| Williams Technical College | Houma | Practical NursingPN | 82.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in Louisiana by NCLEX pass rate?
3 RN programs in Louisiana tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge — 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 Louisiana?
Louisiana has 57 schools offering 93 board-approved nursing programs: 37 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 56 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Louisiana?
Across Louisiana RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 88.6% — 2.1 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 Louisiana 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.lsbn.state.la.us — list: Approved-programs list rev. 6/26/2026 (schools.pdf); pass rate Jan 1-Dec 31 2025 (LSBN 2025 Annual Report, Appendix B1)
- www.lsbpne.la.gov — list: PN Program List live page accessed 2026-07-12 (status shown for 25-26); pass rate CY2025 (2025_NCLEX_PassRates.pdf, by cohort completion date)