Augusta University

Public school in Augusta, Georgia. 5,613 undergraduates. School website

93.5%
first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
$12,017
average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
$82,126
median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing

How it compares

  • Over its last 3 reporting years, Augusta University's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 93.5% of the time (494 test-takers), 5.6 points above the Georgia BSN average of 87.9%.
  • That puts it 10th of 30 ranked BSN programs in Georgia on first-time pass rate.
  • Its average net price of $12,017 a year is $4,308 below the $16,325 median of the 29 ranked programs with a published price.
  • Its first-time pass rate fell 6.2 points between 2023 and 2025.

NCLEX pass rate by year

Bachelor's (BSN), first-time NCLEX-RN
  • 2023 169 first-time takers96.4%
  • 2024 162 first-time takers93.8%
  • 2025 163 first-time takers90.2%

Georgia BSN average, latest year: 87.9%

Source: Georgia board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as Augusta University.

Entry-level master's, first-time NCLEX-RN
  • 2023 137 first-time takers87.6%
  • 2024 144 first-time takers106.2%
  • 2025 127 first-time takers90.6%

Source: Georgia board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as Augusta University.

Nursing programs at Augusta University

Nursing programs at Augusta University
ProgramGraduates in 2023–24Median loan debtPay 1 year outAccredited byOnline option
Bachelor's (BSN)162$16,508$82,126CCNENo
Master's (MSN)152$67,355$82,812CCNENo

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

48% of first-time, full-time students at Augusta University 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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