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Certification Pass & Student Retention Rates

Student Retention Rates

Year Enrolled BSN MSN DNP PhD
2022 - 2023 97% 94% 100% 100%
2021 - 2022 97% 97% 100% 100%
2020 - 2021 97% 100% 100% 100%
2019 - 2020 98% 96% 99% 100%
2018 - 2019 99% 100% 95% 100%

Certification Pass Rates

Undergraduate Program

NCLEX First-Time Pass Rates
Academic Year Pass Rate
2024-2025 97.92%
2023-2024 97.17%
2022-2023 93.11%
2021-2022 87.62%
2020-2021 92.31%
2019-2020 94.81%
2018-2019 89.25%
2017-2018 93.89%
2016-2017 90.86%
2015-2016 89.84%
2014-2015 91.97%
2013-2014 83.81%

Graduate Programs​

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 100%
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 85%
2020-2021 100%
2019-2020 90%
2017-2018 89%
2015-2016 100%
2014-2015 100%
2013-2014 100%
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Certification First Time Pass Rates

Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 ---
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 ---
2020-2021 ---
2019-2020 ---
2018-2019 100%
2017-2018 100%
2016-2017 100%
Clinical Nurse Leader
Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 ---
2022-2023 ---
2021-2022 ---
2020-2021 ---
2019-2020 100%
2017-2018 100%
2015-2016 80%
2014-2015 100%
2013-2014 100%
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Academic Year Pass Rate
2021-2022 ---
2020-2021 ---
2019-2020 ---
2018-2019 ---
2017-2018 100%
2015-2016 100%
2014-2015 100%
2013-2014 100%
Family Nurse Practitioner

Certification First Time Pass Rates

Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 100%
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 100%
2020-2021 100%
2019-2020 100%
2017-2018 ---
2015-2016 100%
2014-2015 100%
2013-2014 100%
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Certification Pass Rates

Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 100%
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 ---
2020-2021 100%
2019-2020 100%
2017-2018 100%
2015-2016 100%
Nurse Anesthesia
Term & Year of Graduation Admission Year #Pitt Grads #Pitt 1st Time Pass Pitt 1st Time Pass Rate Pitt Overall Pass Rate
Fall 2023 2021 41 41 100% 100%
Fall 2022
2020
41
37
90.2%
100%
Fall 2021
2019
39
34
87.2%
100%
Fall 2020
(2nd DNP)
2018
38
35
92.1%
97.4%
Fall 2019
(1st DNP)
2017
28
21
75%
100%
Fall 2018
(last MSN)
2016
37
32
86.5%
100%
Spring 2018
Fall 2017
2015
42
41
97.6%
100%
Spring 2017
Fall 2016
2014
44
42
95.5%
100%
Spring 2016
Fall 2015
2013
43
42
97.7%
100%
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
2012
41
36
87.8%
100%
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
2011
39
35
89.7%
100%
Spring 2013
Fall 2012
2010
44
39
88.6%
100%
Spring 2012
Fall 2011
2009
47
44
93.6%
100%
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
2008
43
42
97.7%
100%
 
Nurse-Midwife

Certification Pass Rates (within 1 year of graduation)

Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 ---
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 100%
2020-2021 ---
2019-2020 100%
2018-2019 100%
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Certification First Time Pass Rates

Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 ---
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 100%
2020-2021 100%
2019-2020 100%
2018-2019 100%
2017-2018 100%
2015-2016 100%
2014-2015 100%
2013-2014 100%
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Certification First Time Pass Rates

Academic Year Pass Rate
2023-2024 100%
2022-2023 100%
2021-2022 100%
2020-2021 100%
2019-2020 100%
2018-2019 100%
2017-2018 -----
2015-2016 100%
2014-2015 100%
2013-2014 100%