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Nursing Schools in Texas: All 224 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates

Texas has 164 schools running 224 board-approved nursing programs — 139 RN-track and 85 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Texas programs is 88.3%, 1.8 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.

224
Approved programs
164
Schools
88.3%
Avg RN pass rate (2025)
86.5%
National RN average

Best Nursing Schools in Texas 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. 12 programs are tied at 100% — the first 10 are shown alphabetically.

  1. 1
    College of Nursing and Advanced Health Professions
    Richardson · ADN
    100%
  2. 2
    East Texas Baptist University
    Marshall · BSN
    100%
  3. 3
    Howard College
    Big Spring · ADN
    100%
  4. 4
    Howard Payne University
    Brownwood · BSN
    100%
  5. 5
    Kilgore College
    Kilgore · ADN
    100%
  6. 6
    LeTourneau University
    Longview · BSN
    100%
  7. 7
    Midwestern State University
    Wichita Falls · BSN
    100%
  8. 8
    Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing
    Abilene · BSN
    100%
  9. 9
    St. Edward’s University
    Austin · BSN
    100%
  10. 10
    Texas Lutheran Direct Entry
    Seguin · MSN
    100%

What Nursing School Costs in Texas — and What Graduates Earn

Tuition, admissions and graduate-earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, matched to 106 of 164 Texas schools. Earnings are program-level — the median for graduates of that school's own nursing program, not all its alumni.

$3,412
Median public tuition / yr
73 schools
$37,090
Median private tuition / yr
17 schools
$70,312
ADN grad pay, 1 yr out
44 programs
$76,677
BSN grad pay, 1 yr out
40 programs

Median federal loan debt for BSN graduates in Texas is $21,625 (36 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. Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator or read the full cost of becoming an RN.

Every Approved Nursing Program in Texas

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224 of 224 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

Abilene Christian UniversityAbileneBSNRN$44,200$72,48197.2%
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinADNRN$1,906$75,29495.3%
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinVNPN$1,906$64,976100%
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloADNRN$2,136$64,71378.8%
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloVNPN$2,136$42,03793.9%
Angelina CollegeLufkinADNRN$3,430$68,90096.6%
Angelina College at Lufkin MEEPLufkinVNPN——96.6%
Angelina College at Lufkin TraditionalLufkinVNPN——92.9%
Angelo State UniversitySan AngeloBSNRN$8,460$73,54496.2%
Arizona College of NursingDallasBSNRN——69.2%
Arlington Career InstituteGrand PrairieVNPN$12,500program year—51.9%
Army Practical Nurse CourseFt. Sam HoustonVNPN——99.6%
Aspen UniversityAustinBSNRN——50%
Austin Community CollegeAustinADNRN$2,550$68,12595.2%
Austin Community CollegeAustinVNPN$2,550$50,18697.6%
Baptist Health SystemSan AntonioVNPN$13,760$48,77587.2%
Baptist Health System School of HealthSan AntonioADNRN$13,760$69,99476.8%
Baylor UniversityDallasBSNRN$58,100$75,21396.1%
Bell Tech Career InstituteHoustonVNPN——100%
Blinn CollegeBryanADNRN——98.3%
Blinn CollegeBrenhamVNPN——100%
Brazosport CollegeLake JacksonADNRN$2,388—83.7%
Brazosport Community CollegeLake JacksonVNPN——91.7%
Central Texas CollegeKilleenADNRN$3,750$75,31996.8%
Central Texas CollegeKilleenVNPN$3,750$48,68992.3%
Chamberlain College of NursingHoustonBSNRN——84.7%
Chamberlain College of NursingIrvingBSNRN——82.4%
Chamberlain College of NursingPearlandBSNRN——81%
Chamberlain College of NursingSan AntonioBSNRN——82.1%
Cisco CollegeAbileneADNRN$4,710—97.1%
Cisco CollegeAbileneVNPN$4,710—93.1%
Clarendon CollegePampaADNRN$3,720$72,35087.9%
Clarendon CollegePampaVNPN$3,720—94.9%
Coastal Bend CollegeBeevilleVNPN$2,916—81.6%
College of Nursing and Advanced Health ProfessionsRichardsonADNRN——100%
College of Nursing and Advanced Health ProfessionsRichardsonVNPN——75%
College of the MainlandTexas CityADNRN$2,310$74,31084.2%
College of the MainlandTexas CityVNPN$2,310—95.8%
Collin CollegeMcKinneyADNRN——94.7%
Collin CollegeMcKinneyVNPN——95.8%
Concorde Career CollegeDallasVNPN——88.9%
Concorde Career CollegeGrand PrairieVNPN——83.6%
Concordia UniversityAustinBSNRN——97.8%
Covenant School of NursingLubbockDiplomaRN——88.5%
CTK Healthcare & Career InstituteIrvingVNPN$1,680program year—85.7%
CyberTex InstituteAustinVNPN——73.3%
Dallas CollegeFarmers BranchADNRN$2,730$70,63090.5%
Dallas CollegeDallasVNPN$2,730—90.5%
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiADNRN$3,440$70,67397.1%
Del Mar College – MEEPCorpus ChristiVNPN——100%
Denver College of NursingHoustonBSNRN——66.7%
Divine School for Healthcare ProfessionalsBrownsvilleVNPN——100%
East Texas A&M UniversityCommerceBSNRN$10,026$76,55979.2%
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshallBSNRN$30,680$74,452100%
ECPI UniversitySan AntonioADNRN——88.9%
Edwin’s Healthcare InstituteStaffordVNPN——100%
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoADNRN$4,080$79,99686%
El Paso Community College at Mission Del PasoEl PasoVNPN——87.5%
Fairfield UniversityAustinBSNRN——93.6%
Frank Phillips CollegeBorgerVNPN$3,712—73.2%
Galen College of NursingSan AntonioADNRN——81.9%
Galen College of NursingSan AntonioBSNRN——85.2%
Galen College of NursingSan AntonioVNPN——92.8%
Galveston CollegeGalvestonADNRN$2,726$64,80691.2%
Galveston CollegeGalvestonVNPN$2,726—75%
Graduate AmericaHoustonVNPN$28,500program year—50%
Grayson CollegeDenisonADNRN$3,052$73,79388.8%
Grayson CollegeVan AlstyneVNPN$3,052—96.9%
Hallmark UniversitySan AntonioBSNRN$44,260program year$82,42679.7%
Hallmark UniversitySan AntonioVNPN$44,260program year—88.9%
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbileneBSNRN$32,960——
Hill CollegeHillsboroADNRN$3,570—74.5%
Hill CollegeHillsboroVNPN$3,570$51,38591.3%
Houston Christian UniversityHoustonBSNRN$39,430$79,22997.8%
Houston City CollegeHoustonADNRN$2,040$66,743—
Houston Community CollegeHoustonADNRN——0%
Houston Community CollegeHoustonVNPN——86.2%
Howard CollegeBig SpringADNRN$2,766$74,542100%
Howard CollegeBig SpringVNPN$2,766$44,111100%
Howard College – San AngeloSan AngeloADNRN——92.3%
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwoodBSNRN$34,982—100%
Kilgore CollegeKilgoreADNRN$2,160$65,971100%
Kilgore CollegeLongviewVNPN$2,160$43,903100%
Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumontADNRN$2,844——
Lamar State CollegeOrangeVNPN——89.1%
Lamar State CollegePort ArthurVNPN——93.3%
Lamar State College – OrangeOrangeADNRN$3,540$67,87286.1%
Lamar State College – Port ArthurPort ArthurADNRN$1,770$78,58095.8%
Lamar UniversityBeaumontBSNRN$8,905$77,94691.7%
Lamson InstituteSan AntonioVNPN$15,650program year—56.5%
Laredo CollegeLaredoADNRN$3,300$78,16292.6%
Laredo CollegeLaredoVNPN$3,300$44,74591%
Lee CollegeBaytownADNRN$2,520$72,16495.1%
LeTourneau UniversityLongviewBSNRN$37,160$77,117100%
Lone Star College – CyfairCypressADNRN——94.6%
Lone Star College – KingwoodKingwoodADNRN——89.1%
Lone Star College – KingwoodKingwoodVNPN——92.9%
Lone Star College – MontgomeryConroeADNRN——92.3%
Lone Star College – North HarrisHoustonADNRN——84.9%
Lone Star College – TomballTomballADNRN——92.9%
Lone Star College – TomballTomballVNPN——94.7%
Lone Star College North Harris MEEPHoustonVNPN——100%
McLennan Community CollegeWacoADNRN$3,660$66,55695.4%
McLennan Community College – TraditionalWacoVNPN$3,660$36,59293.1%
McLennan Community College MEEPWacoVNPN——100%
Midland CollegeMidlandADNRN$3,180$62,76195.2%
Midland CollegeMidlandVNPN$3,180—100%
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsBSNRN$10,580$77,928100%
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaADNRN$3,008$58,90690.3%
Navarro CollegeCorsicanaVNPN$3,008$45,56897.5%
Navarro CollegeMexiaVNPN$3,008$45,568100%
Navarro CollegeWaxahachieVNPN$3,008$45,56895.5%
North Central Texas CollegeGainesvilleADNRN$3,600$65,49191.3%
North Central Texas CollegeGainesvilleVNPN$3,600$47,879100%
Northeast Lakeview CollegeUniversal CityADNRN$3,412——
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMt. PleasantADNRN$2,980$67,13993.6%
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantVNPN$2,980—100%
Odessa CollegeOdessaADNRN$2,688$72,13894.6%
Odessa CollegeAndrewsVNPN$2,688—92.3%
Odessa CollegeMonahansVNPN$2,688—100%
Palo Alto CollegeSan AntonioADNRN$3,412——
Panola CollegeCarthageADNRN$2,352—94.4%
Panola CollegeCarthageVNPN$2,352—91.1%
Paris Junior CollegeParisADNRN$2,700$78,82191.5%
Patty Hanks Shelton School of NursingAbileneBSNRN——100%
Prairie View A&M UniversityHoustonBSNRN$11,299$83,21891.9%
Ranger CollegeEarlyADNRN$2,766$69,97891.7%
Ranger CollegeEarlyVNPN$2,766—100%
Rio Grande Valley CollegePharrADNRN$29,400program year$77,84594.4%
Rio Grande Valley CollegePharrVNPN$29,400program year$46,82593.1%
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsvilleBSNRN$9,228$82,46395.5%
San Antonio CollegeSan AntonioADNRN$3,412$67,68481.8%
San Jacinto College NorthHoustonVNPN$2,490—100%
San Jacinto College SouthHoustonADNRN$2,490—95.7%
San Jacinto College SouthHoustonVNPN$2,490—100%
San Jacinto College-CentralPasadenaADNRN——93.1%
Schreiner UniversityKerrvilleBSNRN$39,266$86,95088.2%
Schreiner UniversityKerrvilleVNPN$39,266—100%
South College DallasFarmers BranchADNRN———
South Plains CollegeLevellandADNRN$2,731—92.5%
South Plains CollegeLevellandVNPN$2,731$42,000100%
South Plains CollegePlainviewVNPN$2,731$42,000100%
South Plains College at Reese CenterLubbockVNPN——100%
South Texas CollegeMcAllenADNRN$4,920$75,73399.4%
South Texas CollegeMcAllenVNPN$4,920$33,17192%
South UniversityAustinBSNRN——88.5%
Southern Careers InstituteBrownsvilleADNRN———
Southwest Texas Junior CollegeDel RioADNRN——85.7%
Southwest Texas Junior CollegeUvaldeVNPN——80%
Southwest UniversityEl PasoADNRN——79.7%
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeeneBSNRN$25,380$76,79594.6%
St. Edward’s UniversityAustinBSNRN$51,384—100%
St. Mary’s UniversitySan AntonioBSNRN$37,434——
St. Philip’s CollegeSan AntonioADNRN$3,412$68,52195.7%
St. Philip’s CollegeSan AntonioVNPN$3,412$43,66895.5%
Stephen F. Austin State UniversityNacogdochesBSNRN$11,128$74,68396.2%
Sul Ross UniversityAlpineBSNRN——57.1%
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvilleBSNRN$8,302$74,75378.2%
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthADNRN$1,863$72,06982.7%
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthVNPN$1,863—100%
Temple CollegeTempleADNRN$3,000$72,57991.9%
Temple CollegeTempleVNPN$3,000$46,167100%
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaADNRN$2,476$65,30886.9%
Texarkana CollegeTexarkanaVNPN$2,476$44,812100%
Texas A&M HSC College of NursingBryanBSNRN——99.6%
Texas A&M International UniversityLaredoBSNRN$7,894$75,00998.4%
Texas A&M UniversityCorpus ChristiBSNRN——83.1%
Texas A&M UniversityTexarkanaBSNRN——95.5%
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthBSNRN$61,740$77,80897.1%
Texas Health SchoolHoustonADNRN$31,595program year—90.9%
Texas Health SchoolHoustonVNPN$31,595program year$48,61793.2%
Texas Lutheran Direct EntrySeguinMSNRN——100%
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguinBSNRN$36,230$68,97492%
Texas School of Health SciencesWeslacoADNRN——57.7%
Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsvilleADNRN$3,148—85.7%
Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsvilleVNPN$3,148$46,05285.7%
Texas State Technical CollegeHarlingenVNPN$7,212$45,95580%
Texas State Technical College- HarlingenHarlingenADNRN——77.6%
Texas State Technical College- West TexasSweetwaterADNRN——63.4%
Texas State Technical College- West TexasSweetwaterVNPN——88.1%
Texas State UniversityRound RockBSNRN$11,450$72,861100%
Texas Tech HSC – Gayle Greave Hunt SONEl PasoBSNRN——81.1%
Texas Tech HSC SONLubbockBSNRN——85.8%
Texas Woman’s UniversityDentonBSNRN$8,640$76,34492.5%
The College of Health Care ProfessionsHoustonADNRN$18,400program year—64.3%
The College of Health Care ProfessionsHoustonVNPN$18,400program year—100%
The Institute of Allied HealthSan AntonioVNPN——78.6%
Trinity Valley Community CollegeKaufmanADNRN$2,640$59,96687.6%
Trinity Valley Community CollegePalestineVNPN$2,640—70%
Trinity Valley Community CollegeTerrellVNPN$2,640—95.2%
Tyler County HospitalWoodvilleVNPN——72.7%
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerADNRN$2,400$66,76991%
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerVNPN$2,400$39,14193.1%
University of Houston College of NursingSugar LandBSNRN$9,717$85,740100%
University of Mary Hardin BaylorBeltonBSNRN$32,020$76,16791.4%
University of North Texas Health Science Center College of NursingFort WorthBSNRN———
University of St. Thomas Accelerated BSNHoustonBSNRN$34,634$83,79371%
University of St. Thomas SONHoustonBSNRN——76.9%
University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonBSNRN$11,950$85,51389.7%
University of Texas at AustinAustinBSNRN$11,688$75,09590.9%
University of Texas at Austin Alternate Entry MSNAustinMSNRN——90.6%
University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoBSNRN$9,744$72,42988.8%
University of Texas at TylerTylerBSNRN$9,736$73,96387.2%
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonBSNRN—$82,04395.4%
University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioBSNRN—$70,82687.6%
University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalvestonBSNRN—$80,43395.6%
University of Texas Permian BasinOdessaBSNRN$9,236$71,68188.6%
University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgBSNRN$9,987$77,61987%
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioBSNRN$37,090$64,72095.3%
Valley Baptist Medical CenterHarlingenVNPN——82.8%
Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWeslacoVNPN$24,451program year$30,57487.9%
Vernon CollegeVernonADNRN$3,720$71,85691.4%
Vernon CollegeVernonVNPN$3,720$47,67790.9%
Victoria CollegeVictoriaADNRN$2,976$65,00797.9%
Victoria CollegeVictoriaVNPN$2,976$40,47094.4%
Wayland Baptist UniversitySan AntonioBSNRN$23,782$70,78958.8%
Weatherford CollegeWeatherfordADNRN$5,250$78,87384.6%
Weatherford CollegeWeatherfordVNPN$5,250$45,55695.6%
West Coast University TexasDallasBSNRN$36,854$95,85992.2%
West Texas A&M UniversityCanyonBSNRN$9,101$74,53188.8%
Western Governors UniversityHoustonBSNRN——75.2%
Western Technical CollegeEl PasoBSNRN$66,096program year—83.3%
Wharton County Jr. CollegeWhartonVNPN——95.2%
Wharton County Junior CollegeWhartonADNRN$3,192$78,79194.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best nursing school in Texas by NCLEX pass rate?

12 RN programs in Texas tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including College of Nursing and Advanced Health Professions in Richardson — 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 Texas?

Texas has 164 schools offering 224 board-approved nursing programs: 139 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 85 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.

What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Texas?

Across Texas RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 88.3% — 1.8 points above the national average of 86.5%.

How much does nursing school cost in Texas?

Across Texas nursing schools we could match to U.S. Department of Education data, median published in-state tuition and fees run $3,412 a year at public schools (73 schools) and $37,090 at private nonprofits (17 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 Texas earn?

Federal earnings data tracks graduates of each specific nursing program. In Texas, median earnings one year after finishing are $70,312 for ADN graduates (44 programs) and $76,677 for BSN graduates (40 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 Texas 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 106 of 164 Texas 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.

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