California nursing programs
California: 296 nursing programs.
Sourced from IPEDS 2023. 93 ADN, 79 LPN-LVN, 58 BSN, and more. NCLEX pass rates loaded from the California BRN.
California
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California has 296 nursing program records in IPEDS 2023, distributed as 93 ADN, 79 LPN-LVN, 58 BSN, 42 Direct-entry-MSN, 21 Diploma, and 3 ABSN. Filter below by credential, control, accreditation, NCLEX pass rate, or annual cost. Pass rates appear where they have been loaded from the state Board of Nursing; everywhere else we render N/A and point you back to the board for the latest first-time rate.
We do not assert that a program is "approved" or that any applicant will be admitted. Use this as a starting point and verify accreditation, approval status, and pass-rate currency with the program and the California Board of Nursing.
Common questions about California nursing programs
- How many nursing programs are in California?
- IPEDS lists 296 program records in California across all credential types (LPN/LVN through direct-entry MSN) as of the 2023 release. Some schools appear more than once because they offer multiple credential types (for example, an ADN and a BSN at the same campus).
- What is the NCLEX pass rate for California programs?
- Pass-rate data is published by each state's Board of Nursing on its own schedule. California's first-time NCLEX pass rates are loaded onto this hub from the California BRN (rn.ca.gov). Each ADN, BSN, and direct-entry MSN card carries the exact rate, the source, and the reporting period (testing year, July-June). LPN/LVN rates fall under California's BVNPT and are not yet bridged onto this hub. Attrition and pass-rate years are reported separately; never read them as the same period.
- Are these programs approved or accredited?
- Two different things. State approval to operate is a Board of Nursing decision and is separate from national programmatic accreditation. Programmatic accreditation in nursing is granted by ACEN or CCNE; NursingFloor matches accreditation per program where the source directories agree. We do not claim approval on behalf of any program; verify both approval and accreditation directly with your state Board of Nursing.
Page last built from IPEDS 2023 on 6/13/2026.