NurseSavvy ranking · Oklahoma · updated October 10, 2026
Best Nursing Schools in Oklahoma (2026): The NurseSavvy Top 10
We ranked all 52 RN programs in Oklahoma that publish a first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, on the four things that decide whether a program gets you to a nursing license you can afford: passing the NCLEX, actually finishing, the cost next to what nurses earn in Oklahoma, and what graduates earn a year out.
Rogers State University comes out on top. Here are the top 10, with every number’s source — and you can re-rank them by what matters to you.
No school can pay for placement. Public data only — see the full methodology.
Rank it your way
Rank Oklahoma’s 52 RN programs on what matters to you
NCLEX pass rate, students who finish, cost vs nurse pay, grads’ early pay — compare in-state, by region, or nationwide.
The top 10 nursing programs in Oklahoma
Scores are out of 100 under the default NurseSavvy weights. A school with two programs (say, an ADN and a BSN) can appear twice.
- 171score
Rogers State University
ClaremoreBaccalaureate Degree· Public
A 94.6% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 74 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 94.6% of 74
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $15,314/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $74,438 1 yr out
- 271score
Rogers State University
TulsaBaccalaureate Degree· Public
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 9 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 9
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $15,314/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $74,438 1 yr out
- 366score
Northwestern OK State Univ.
EnidBaccalaureate Degree
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 16 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 16
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 466score
Rose State College
Midwest CityAssociate Degree· Public
A 94.4% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 54 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 94.4% of 54
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $12,148/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $76,453 1 yr out
- 563score
Rose State College
Midwest CityAssociate Degree (per NCLEX-RN pass-rate report)· Public
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 5 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 5
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $12,148/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $76,453 1 yr out
- 663score
Southwestern OK State Univ.
WeatherfordBaccalaureate Degree
A 93.3% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 45 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 93.3% of 45
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 763score
Oklahoma State University-OKC
Oklahoma CityAssociate Degree
A 95.9% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 122 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 95.9% of 122
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- Not publishedfill-in
- Early-career earnings
- Not publishedfill-in
- 862score
Western Oklahoma State College
LawtonAssociate Degree· Public
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 9 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 9
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $7,267/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $60,489 1 yr out
- 961score
Northern Oklahoma College
EnidAssociate Degree· Public
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 7 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 7
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $5,625/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $57,846 1 yr out
- 1061score
Northern Oklahoma College
StillwaterAssociate Degree· Public
A 100% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across 6 test-takers carries its score.
- NCLEX strength
- 100% of 6
- Students who finish
- Not publishedfill-in
- Cost-to-pay value
- $5,625/yr net price
- Early-career earnings
- $57,846 1 yr out
Fill-in: a figure the program hasn’t published is scored at the 33rd percentile of programs that publish it (same degree type) — not its own number.
The Oklahoma leaders on each measure
Different students weigh these differently — here is who leads on each one alone, among programs that publish it.
- Highest NCLEX pass rate: Northwestern OK State Univ. (Baccalaureate Degree), 100% first-time.
- Lowest average net price: Oklahoma City Community College, $4,739/yr.
- Highest graduates’ pay: Rose State College, $76,453 one year out.
- Top ADN vs top BSN: Rose State College (#4 overall) and Rogers State University (#1 overall).
No Oklahoma RN program in our data has published its own completion rate yet, so every program here scores the completion fill-in.
How we ranked Oklahoma’s nursing schools
- NCLEX pass rate (33%). The 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN rate from the Oklahoma board of nursing, steadied for small cohorts.
- Students who finish (33%). The program’s own on-time completion rate, where a board or the program publishes it.
- Cost vs nurse pay (20%). Average net price per year next to Oklahoma’s median RN pay (College Scorecard + BLS).
- Graduates’ early pay (14%). What the program’s nursing graduates earn one year out, next to the state’s RN median.
A missing figure is a labeled 33rd-percentile fill-in, never a guess. Programs without a published NCLEX rate, and direct-entry master’s programs, are not ranked. Every formula and source →
Frequently asked questions
What is the best nursing school in Oklahoma?
Under the NurseSavvy ranking, Rogers State University (Baccalaureate Degree, Claremore) ranks #1 of 52 RN programs in Oklahoma with a score of 71 out of 100 and a 94.6% first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate. "Best" depends on what you weigh most — re-rank the list on this page by your own priorities.
How did NurseSavvy rank Oklahoma nursing schools?
Every RN program with a published 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is scored 0–100 on four public measures: NCLEX pass rate (33%), students who finish (33%), cost next to local RN pay (20%), and graduates’ pay one year out (14%). Pass rates come from the Oklahoma board of nursing; cost and pay from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.
What does “fill-in” mean on this list?
When a program has not published a figure, we do not guess it. It is scored at the 33rd percentile of programs (same degree type) that do publish it — below typical — and labeled “fill-in” wherever it appears. Publishing its real number can only help a program that performs well.
Can a school pay to rank higher?
No. Schools cannot pay, partner, sponsor, or advertise their way to a better rank. Every input is public data, and the same formula applies to every program.
Keep going
- ReferenceHow NurseSavvy ranks nursing schoolsHow NurseSavvy ranks nursing programs: every formula, data source, and refresh rule, plus why no school can pay for placement.
- State guideNursing in OklahomaOklahoma in one page: 65 nursing schools and their NCLEX pass rates, RN pay (median 82,920), NP pay, and compact-license status — each with its source.
- Pay dataNurse practitioner salary in OklahomaNurse practitioners in Oklahoma earn a median of 133,390 a year (May 2025).
- Pay dataRN salary in OklahomaRegistered nurses in Oklahoma earn a median of 82,920 a year (May 2025).
- GuideNursing School Dropout Rates: What a 100% NCLEX Pass Rate Can HideHow many nursing students actually finish, why a high NCLEX pass rate can hide high attrition, where programs publish completion rates, and the start-to-license number to ask every school for.
- FinderNursing school rankings you controlRank nursing programs by what matters to you — pass rate, students who finish, cost, and graduate earnings.