BSN programs in New York
50 BSN programs compared on what happens after graduation: first-time NCLEX-RN pass rates, what a year costs, what graduates owe and what they earn.
- 82.8%
- of first-time test-takers from New York BSN programs passed the NCLEX-RN, 2025 (national BSN rate: 87.6%, 2025)
- 47
- programs with at least 20 first-time test-takers over three years, so their pass rate is ranked; 3 more are shown without a rank
- $109,440
- median yearly pay for registered nurses in New York, May 2025 (BLS)
What the data shows
- Spread between programs. Among the 47 programs with at least 20 first-time test-takers, three-year pass rates run from 14.3% (College of New Rochelle) to 99.2% (Hartwick College), a gap of 84.9 points.
- Against the national rate. BSN graduates in New York trailed the national first-time rate of 87.6% by 4.8 points. Programs here passed 82.8% of 5,681 first-time test-takers in the latest year each reported (2025).
- Lowest net price with an above-average pass rate. CUNY Hunter College has the lowest average net price ($1,051 a year) of the 26 ranked programs that were at or above the state's pooled pass rate of 85.3%.
- Direction of travel. 26 of 46 programs reported a lower first-time pass rate in their latest year than in their earliest of the three years shown (2023 to 2025 for most).
47 BSN programs ranked by first-time pass rate
Ordered by the pass rate pooled over the program's last three reporting years. The dots show each year, newest in blue; the vertical line marks the New York average for the latest year.
| Program | First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate | Test-takers | Net price a year | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Graduation rate | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwick CollegeOneonta, Private | 99.2%2023: 100.0% · 2024: 100.0% · 2025: 97.4% | 122 | $36,296 | – | $89,777 | 53% | CCNE | No |
| University at BuffaloBuffalo, Public | 98.0%2023: 99.1% · 2024: 100.0% · 2025: 95.2% | 350 | $21,775 | $13,856 | $89,513 | 74% | CCNE | Partly |
| Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, Public | 97.3%2023: 97.4% · 2024: 97.2% · 2025: 97.4% | 223 | $6,146 | $18,313 | $114,150 | 51% | CCNE | Partly |
| St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, Private | 96.2%2023: 94.4% · 2024: 98.8% · 2025: 95.3% | 522 | $29,743 | $26,401 | $85,194 | 74% | CCNE | Partly |
| Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, Public | 94.0%2023: 94.7% · 2024: 96.2% · 2025: 91.0% | 463 | $18,902 | $12,500 | $112,240 | 76% | CCNE | No |
| Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, Private | 93.7%2023: 89.3% · 2024: 95.7% · 2025: 96.4% | 79 | $23,239 | $20,000 | $82,242 | 53% | CCNE | Partly |
| Plaza CollegeForest Hills, For-profit | 93.2%2023: 83.3% · 2024: 96.3% · 2025: 93.5% | 103 | $26,326 | $28,688 | – | 68% | CCNE | No |
| University of RochesterRochester, Private | 92.8%2023: 89.0% · 2024: 96.9% · 2025: 92.9% | 432 | $34,347 | $12,500 | $94,860 | 84% | CCNE | Partly |
| SUNY BrockportBrockport, Public | 92.6%2023: 92.7% · 2024: 90.4% · 2025: 94.6% | 312 | $17,315 | $17,149 | $88,643 | 53% | – | Partly |
| Binghamton UniversityVestal, Public | 92.4%2023: 94.4% · 2024: 90.8% · 2025: 91.7% | 476 | $20,907 | $12,500 | $105,020 | 82% | CCNE | No |
| CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, Public | 92.4%2023: 92.9% · 2024: 97.6% · 2025: 87.6% | 409 | $1,051 | $15,875 | $113,943 | 58% | – | No |
| Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, Private | 92.1%2023: 95.5% · 2024: 93.3% · 2025: 87.7% | 329 | $26,680 | $27,000 | $104,767 | 61% | CCNE | Partly |
| D- Youville University- ASDBS | 91.9%2024: 100.0% · 2025: 91.7% | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CUNY York CollegeJamaica, Public | 91.2%2023: 81.4% · 2024: 93.8% · 2025: 97.8% | 137 | $1,956 | $16,750 | $117,821 | 30% | ACEN | No |
| Pace UniversityNew York, Private | 90.4%2023: 91.4% · 2024: 92.6% · 2025: 87.3% | 616 | $30,721 | $17,250 | $113,391 | 58% | CCNE | No |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityBrooklyn, Public | 90.3%2023: 89.5% · 2024: 93.6% · 2025: 88.2% | 299 | – | $15,000 | $117,590 | – | – | Partly |
| Utica UniversityUtica, Private | 89.6%2023: 94.0% · 2024: 90.6% · 2025: 82.9% | 498 | $24,195 | $19,953 | $89,114 | 55% | CCNE | Partly |
| State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, Public | 88.9%2023: 96.6% · 2024: 91.1% · 2025: 82.7% | 126 | $15,606 | $16,936 | $97,404 | 57% | CCNE | Partly |
| Bryant and Stratton College- Liverpool | 88.8%2023: 100.0% · 2024: 82.1% · 2025: 96.2% | 125 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, Private | 88.4%2023: 86.6% · 2024: 91.1% · 2025: 87.6% | 1,141 | $26,735 | $27,500 | $114,478 | 69% | CCNE | Partly |
| Wagner CollegeStaten Island, Private | 88.3%2023: 82.6% · 2024: 91.7% · 2025: 91.0% | 324 | $30,038 | $25,000 | $115,762 | 64% | ACEN | No |
| Elmira CollegeElmira, Private | 88.2%2023: 85.3% · 2024: 90.0% · 2025: 90.9% | 76 | $23,178 | $27,000 | $90,811 | 56% | ACEN | No |
| New York UniversityNew York, Private | 88.2%2023: 90.8% · 2024: 91.7% · 2025: 82.4% | 1,313 | $35,737 | $17,750 | $120,121 | 88% | CCNE | No |
| Nazareth UniversityRochester, Private | 87.9%2023: 90.2% · 2024: 84.6% · 2025: 87.2% | 116 | $30,265 | $27,000 | $83,765 | 73% | CCNE | No |
| St. Joseph's University- Patchogue | 87.6%2023: 89.2% · 2024: 93.3% · 2025: 80.9% | 129 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Niagara UniversityNiagara University, Private | 86.0%2023: 90.0% · 2024: 84.5% · 2025: 82.0% | 222 | $17,246 | $25,000 | $83,978 | 68% | CCNE | No |
| Adelphi UniversityGarden City, Private | 84.8%2023: 81.4% · 2024: 87.0% · 2025: 87.2% | 1,097 | $26,646 | $25,000 | $106,819 | 69% | CCNE | No |
| Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, Private | 84.5%2023: 74.5% · 2024: 88.7% · 2025: 87.7% | 194 | $21,572 | $20,416 | $109,887 | 59% | CCNE | No |
| Touro UniversityNew York, Private | 84.5%2023: 84.1% · 2024: 94.0% · 2025: 75.9% | 148 | $28,433 | $20,000 | $95,662 | 70% | CCNE | No |
| St. Joseph's University- Brooklyn | 83.5%2023: 76.9% · 2024: 82.8% · 2025: 88.9% | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingNew York, Private | 83.1%2023: 85.2% · 2024: 89.4% · 2025: 77.1% | 503 | – | $18,750 | $119,316 | – | CCNE | No |
| Hofstra University- Hempstead | 81.8%2025: 81.8% | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, Private | 81.5%2023: 81.8% · 2024: 80.6% · 2025: 82.5% | 459 | $22,038 | $25,000 | $86,860 | 65% | CCNE | Partly |
| Herbert Lehman College CUNY | 81.1%2023: 85.7% · 2024: 75.0% · 2025: 83.0% | 359 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, Private | 81.0%2023: 80.9% · 2024: 85.6% · 2025: 77.8% | 717 | $19,758 | $24,709 | $109,706 | 55% | CCNE | Partly |
| Excelsior UniversityAlbany, Private | 80.7%2023: 86.7% · 2024: 90.8% · 2025: 72.1% | 264 | – | $21,856 | $96,318 | – | ACEN (conditions) | Yes |
| Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, Private | 78.5%2023: 70.3% · 2024: 79.2% · 2025: 87.5% | 93 | $26,250 | $20,000 | $121,499 | 57% | CCNE | No |
| Russell Sage CollegeTroy, Private | 78.1%2023: 80.4% · 2024: 87.0% · 2025: 68.8% | 265 | $21,084 | $24,875 | $81,707 | 57% | CCNE | No |
| Monroe UniversityBronx, For-profit | 77.3%2023: 68.9% · 2024: 77.1% · 2025: 88.1% | 216 | $13,911 | $26,000 | $119,557 | 54% | ACEN | No |
| Long Island UniversityBrookville, Private | 75.2%2023: 70.7% · 2024: 83.2% · 2025: 71.1% | 1,160 | $23,862 | $25,000 | $104,329 | 58% | CCNE | No |
| Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, Private | 74.1%2023: 94.1% · 2024: 72.6% · 2025: 70.0% | 259 | $38,536 | $27,998 | $111,265 | – | CCNE | No |
| Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, Private | 72.9%2023: 78.2% · 2024: 76.8% · 2025: 64.4% | 911 | $15,093 | $24,999 | $103,248 | 45% | CCNE | Partly |
| St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, Private | 70.1%2023: 66.1% · 2024: 71.2% · 2025: 72.4% | 187 | $17,300 | $22,000 | $92,749 | 53% | CCNE | No |
| Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, Private | 69.0%2023: 74.7% · 2024: 68.8% · 2025: 62.8% | 258 | $25,971 | $24,998 | $101,058 | 48% | CCNE | No |
| New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, Private | 62.8%2023: 51.2% · 2024: 66.0% · 2025: 69.8% | 137 | $22,613 | $25,110 | $97,008 | 59% | CCNE | Partly |
| Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, Private | 61.9%2025: 61.9% | 21 | $35,459 | – | $113,353 | 54% | CCNE | No |
| College of New Rochelle | 14.3%2023: 15.8% · 2024: 0.0% | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pass rates: New York board of nursing, annual (period not stated). Net price is the College Scorecard's average yearly cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid (in-state price at public schools), and graduation rate covers the whole school. Debt is the median federal loan balance of nursing graduates who borrowed, and pay is the median earnings of graduates who are working one year after finishing (2024 dollars). Accreditation is checked against the ACEN and CCNE directories; a dash means we could not match the program to a listing, which is not the same as being unaccredited, so check with the school. “Partly” under online option means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be finished fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track. A dash means the figure is not published, often because too few graduates received federal aid.
Programs with fewer than 20 test-takers
With so few graduates testing, one or two results can move a program's pass rate by many points, so we show these programs but do not rank them.
| Program | First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate | Test-takers |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | 100.0%2023: 100.0% · 2025: 100.0% | 2 |
| Alliance University | 83.3%2023: 83.3% | 12 |
| College of New Rochelle- ASDBS | 0.0%2023: 0.0% | 1 |
Other New York schools that award nursing bachelor's degrees
These schools reported nursing graduates to the federal government but do not appear on the board's NCLEX list for this program type. Some offer only an RN-to-BSN completion program for nurses who already hold a license; others are new, or the board lists them under another school.
| School | City | Graduates a year | Net price a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | 170 | $541 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | 137 | $4,766 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | 131 | $17,334 |
| Empire State University | Saratoga Springs | 102 | $11,131 |
| Le Moyne College | Syracuse | 93 | $23,835 |
| Daemen University | Amherst | 84 | $19,350 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Brooklyn | 83 | $18,853 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North | Liverpool | 54 | $11,093 |
| Siena University | Loudonville | 41 | $33,934 |
| Maria College of Albany | Albany | 37 | $20,375 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred | 34 | $14,079 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | Staten Island | 32 | $3,153 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Canton | 28 | $12,696 |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Utica | 23 | $12,893 |
| Upstate Medical University | Syracuse | 20 | – |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | 18 | $2,818 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Brooklyn | 7 | $3,245 |
| Trocaire College | Buffalo | 6 | $24,796 |
| SUNY Morrisville | Morrisville | 5 | $16,184 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online | Orchard Park | 4 | $14,087 |
How to read this page
New York lists 50 BSN programs on its board of nursing's published NCLEX results (9 public, 29 private nonprofit and 2for-profit among the 40 we could match to a federal school record). Graduates of a bachelor's degree in nursing program take the NCLEX-RN; programs typically take about 4 years.
Pass rates cover annual (period not stated). Boards define a reporting year differently, so compare programs within a state rather than across states. We have not combined these figures into an overall score yet: the full formula on how we rank programs needs every state's data, so for now programs are ordered by pass rate alone. All sources are listed on data sources.
See New York's NCLEX pass rates by program type. See what it takes to get a nursing license in New York.