University of Illinois Chicago
Public school in Chicago, Illinois. 22,170 undergraduates. School website
- 88.4%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $9,540
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $82,644
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, University of Illinois Chicago's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 88.4% of the time (570 test-takers), 4.3 points above the Illinois BSN average of 84.1%.
- That puts it 17th of 33 ranked BSN programs in Illinois on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $9,540 a year is $7,112 below the $16,652 median of the 25 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 12.9 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 153 first-time takers94.8%
- 2024 213 first-time takers90.1%
- 2025 204 first-time takers81.9%
Illinois BSN average, latest year: 84.1%
Source: Illinois board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as University of Illinois Chicago.
- 2023 86 first-time takers79.1%
- 2024 84 first-time takers92.9%
- 2025 68 first-time takers92.6%
Source: Illinois board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as University of Illinois Chicago.
Nursing programs at University of Illinois Chicago
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 367 | $13,000 | $82,644 | CCNE | Yes |
| Master's (MSN) | 98 | $89,504 | $85,995 | CCNE | No |
Graduates are IPEDS completions for 2023–24 and include RN-to-BSN completers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of graduates who borrowed; pay is the median earnings of graduates working one year out (2024 dollars). Both from the College Scorecard. A dash means the figure is not published. “Partly” means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be completed fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track.
About these figures
62% of first-time, full-time students at University of Illinois Chicago finish within 150% of normal time (whole school, not nursing alone). Pass rates, cost and pay come from public sources listed on data sources and are combined by the method on how we rank programs. We do not accept payment to change a school's listing.
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