New Jersey · 95 schools · 2025 NCLEX
Nursing Schools in New Jersey: All 107 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Part of Nursing in New Jersey — schools, RN and NP pay, and licensing on one page.
New Jersey has 95 schools running 107 board-approved nursing programs — 64 RN-track and 43 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across New Jersey programs is 85.5%, 1.0 points below 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.
- 107
- Approved programs
- 95
- Schools
- 85.5%
- Avg RN pass rate (2025)
- 86.5%
- National RN average
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Rank New Jersey’s 61 RN programs on what matters to you
NCLEX pass rate, graduation rate, cost vs nurse pay, grads’ early pay — compare in-state, by region, or nationwide.
Best Nursing Schools in New Jersey 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.
Pass rate isn’t everything: the NurseSavvy top 10 in New Jersey →- 1100%East orange · ASSOCIATE DEGREE
- 2100%Camden · ASSOCIATE DEGREE
- 3100%Vineland · ASSOCIATE DEGREE
- 4100%BSN (per NCLEX report)
- 5100%ABSN (per NCLEX report)
- 6100%Ewing · BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS
- 798.1%Randolph · ASSOCIATE DEGREE
- 898%Sewell · ASSOCIATE DEGREE
- 997.7%Lakewood · BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLS
- 1097.2%West Windsor · ASSOCIATE DEGREE
What Nursing School Costs in New Jersey — and What Graduates Earn
Tuition, admissions and graduate-earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, matched to 44 of 95 New Jersey 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 New Jersey is $22,375 (14 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. Check if nursing school is worth it for you or read the full cost of becoming an RN.
Every Approved Nursing Program in New Jersey
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107 of 107 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
| Academy of Healthcare Excellence - Pennsauken Campus | Pennsauken | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Academy of Healthcare Excellence - Pleasantville Campus | Pleasantville | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Academy of Healthcare Excellence - Vineland Campus | Vineland | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 66.7% |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $6,068 | $73,336 | 78.3% |
| Atlantic Cape Community College | Mays Landing | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $6,068 | — | 100% |
| AVTECH Institute of Technology | South Plainfield | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $4,913 | $76,147 | 83.5% |
| Berkeley College | Woodland Park | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 83.7% |
| Berkeley College - Woodland Park Campus | Woodland Park | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $29,800 | $46,611 | 94.7% |
| Best Care College | East orange | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $1,087program year | $64,864 | 100% |
| Best Care College | East Orange | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $1,087program year | $40,687 | 87.9% |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $15,912 | $104,219 | 88.2% |
| Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $6,270 | $80,574 | 90.2% |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology | Westampton | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | $5,574program year | — | 66.7% |
| Caldwell University | Caldwell | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $40,848 | $88,550 | 86.2% |
| Camden County College | Camden | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $4,320 | $76,681 | 100% |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $4,320 | — | 86.8% |
| Cape May Technical School | Cape May Court House | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | 84.4% |
| Capital Health School of Nursing – Regional Medical Center | Trenton | DIPLOMARN | — | — | 79.2% |
| Capital Health Systems - Mercer Campus - Dpl | Trenton | DPL (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 0% |
| Career Development Education Services (CDE Career Institute | Paterson | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Chamberlain University College of Nursing | North Brunswick | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 68.2% |
| College of Saint Elizabeth | Morristown | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $36,741 | $100,007 | — |
| County College of Morris | Randolph | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $6,210 | — | 98.1% |
| Cumberland County College | Vineland | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 100% |
| Cumberland County College | Vineland | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Eastern International College | Jersey City | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 76.9% |
| Eastern International College - ADN | Belleville | ADN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 0% |
| Eastern International College - BSN | — | BSN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 100% |
| Eastwick - Hackensack | Hackensack | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $18,075 | $58,986 | 85.4% |
| Eastwick - Ramsey | Ramsey | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $18,057 | — | 86.2% |
| Eastwick College | Hackensack | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 75.9% |
| Eastwick College - Bilingual - Hackensack | Hackensack | PN (per NCLEX report)PN | — | — | 100% |
| Eastwick College - Hackensack - LPN-BSN | Hackensack | LPN-BSN (per NCLEX report)RN | $18,075 | — | 57.1% |
| Eastwick College - Ramsey - LPN-BSN | Ramsey | LPN-BSN (per NCLEX report)RN | $18,057 | — | 72.4% |
| Eastwick College (PN To RN) - ADN | — | ADN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 75.8% |
| Essex County College | Newark | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $5,415 | $70,500 | 91.1% |
| Essex County College | Newark | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,415 | $62,448 | 87.2% |
| Essex County College - West Caldwell - PN | West Caldwell | PN (per NCLEX report)PN | — | — | 100% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University Henry Becton School of Nursing | Teaneck | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 75.6% |
| Felician University - ABSN - Parsippany | Parsippany | ABSN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 92% |
| Felician University School of Nursing | Lodi | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $39,300 | $95,990 | 87.3% |
| Georgian Court University | Lakewood | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $37,260 | $85,963 | 97.7% |
| Georgina Court University | Lakewood | Entry Level MSNRN | — | — | 93.3% |
| Holy Name Medical Center School of Nursing | Teaneck | DIPLOMARN | — | — | 93.4% |
| Holy Name Medical Center School of Practical Nursing | Teaneck | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 91.7% |
| Hudson County College | Jersey City | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 86.4% |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,384 | — | 62.5% |
| Jersey College - Ewing Campus | Ewing | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $39,935program year | — | 94.7% |
| Jersey College - Ewing Campus | Ewing | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $39,935program year | — | 98% |
| Jersey College - Teterboro Campus | Teterboro | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 90.2% |
| Jersey College - Teterboro Campus | Teterboro | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 99.2% |
| JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. & Dorothy A Snyder School of Nursing | Plainfield | DIPLOMARN | — | — | 75.4% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute - Iselin Campus | Iselin | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $33,554program year | $54,390 | 82.6% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute - Moorestown Campus | Moorestown | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $33,594program year | $54,390 | 93.8% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute - Paramus Campus | Paramus | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $33,554program year | $54,390 | 95.3% |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $5,310 | $74,795 | 97.2% |
| Mercer County Technical School Health Career Center | Trenton | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | — |
| Merit Technical Institute | Harrison | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 66.1% |
| Middlesex College | Edison | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $4,764 | $69,896 | 92.7% |
| Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School | Piscataway | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | 66% |
| Monmouth County Vocational School District | Neptune | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | 74.1% |
| Monmouth University School of Nursing & Health Studies | West Long Branch | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 79.6% |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Entry Level MSNRN | $15,912 | — | 92% |
| Montclair State University School of Nursing | Montclair | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $15,912 | $104,219 | 97.1% |
| Morris County School of Technology | Denville | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | 90.9% |
| New Jersey City University College of Professional Studies | Jersey City | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $14,460 | $90,730 | 81.6% |
| Ocean County College | Toms River | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $4,906 | $82,925 | 95.5% |
| Ocean County Vocational Technical School | Toms River | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | $11,110program year | $49,629 | 94.6% |
| Param Institute of Education | Iselin | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | — |
| Passaic County Community College | Passaic | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $6,300 | — | 84.9% |
| Passaic County Technical Institute | Wayne | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | 76.9% |
| Pinelands School of Practical Nursing & Allied Health Inc | Toms River | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 64% |
| Prism Career Institute - Cherry Hill Campus | Cherry Hill | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $28,416program year | $49,653 | 51.6% |
| Prism Career Institute - Egg Harbor Campus | West Atlantic City | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 63.4% |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $16,777 | $95,153 | 96.4% |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $5,664 | $82,020 | 86.8% |
| Rowan College at Burlington | Mount Laurel | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 89.5% |
| Rowan College of South Jersey | Sewell | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $5,160 | $71,929 | 98% |
| Rowan College of South Jersey | Vineland | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $5,160 | — | 90% |
| Rutgers The State University School of Nursing | Camden | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 92% |
| Rutgers The State University School of Nursing | Blackwood | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 79.5% |
| Rutgers The State University School of Nursing | Newark | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 89.2% |
| Rutgers The State University School of Nursing | New Brunswick | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 93.7% |
| RWJ Barnabas Health - Trinitas School of Nursing | Elizabeth | DIPLOMARN | — | — | 85.1% |
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $36,741 | $100,007 | 93.3% |
| Saint Peter's University | Jersey City | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $42,552 | $88,259 | 89.5% |
| Saint Peter's University - Accelerated - Bs | Jersey City | Accelerated BS (per NCLEX report)RN | $42,552 | $88,259 | 91.2% |
| Salem Community College | Carney's Point | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | $6,360 | $74,062 | 91.7% |
| Salem Community College | Carneys Point | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $6,360 | — | 100% |
| Seton Hall University - Freehold | Freehold | BS (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 94.7% |
| Seton Hall University ABSN - Nutley | Nutley | ABSN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 85.7% |
| Seton Hall University College of Nursing | Nutley | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $53,170 | $91,908 | 95.1% |
| Sierra Allied Health Academy | — | PN (per NCLEX report)PN | — | — | 0% |
| Stockton University - ABSN - Manahawkin | Manahawkin | ABSN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 83.9% |
| Stockton University School of Health Sciences | Galloway | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $16,266 | $81,885 | 96.4% |
| The College of New Jersey - ABSN | — | ABSN (per NCLEX report)RN | — | — | 100% |
| The College of New Jersey School of Nursing | Ewing | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $19,632 | $85,986 | 100% |
| Thomas Edison State University | Trenton | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | $6,838 | $95,053 | 77.1% |
| Trinity Health Academy | Mt. Laurel | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 80% |
| Union County College | Plainfield | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 92.3% |
| Universal Training Institute | Perth Amboy | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | $24,130program year | $58,535 | 82.5% |
| Vintage Institute of Technology | Cherry Hill | Practical Nursing ProgramsPN | — | — | 100% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing | Stratford | DIPLOMARN | — | — | 87.1% |
| Warren County College | Washington | ASSOCIATE DEGREERN | — | — | 90.9% |
| Warren County Technical School | Washington | PN Programs Regulated by the Department of EducationPN | — | — | 38.9% |
| William Patterson University | Wayne | BACCALAUREATE SCHOOLSRN | — | — | 87.6% |
Whichever school you choose, the NCLEX is the finish line
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in New Jersey by NCLEX pass rate?
6 RN programs in New Jersey tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Best Care College in East orange — 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 New Jersey?
New Jersey has 95 schools offering 107 board-approved nursing programs: 64 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 43 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in New Jersey?
Across New Jersey RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 85.5% — 1.0 points below the national average of 86.5%.
How much does nursing school cost in New Jersey?
Across New Jersey nursing schools we could match to U.S. Department of Education data, median published in-state tuition and fees run $6,240 a year at public schools (22 schools) and $40,074 at private nonprofits (8 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 New Jersey earn?
Federal earnings data tracks graduates of each specific nursing program. In New Jersey, median earnings one year after finishing are $74,795 for ADN graduates (13 programs) and $91,908 for BSN graduates (17 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 New Jersey 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 44 of 95 New Jersey 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
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