Ohio State University-Main Campus
Public school in Columbus, Ohio. 45,638 undergraduates. School website
- 93.8%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $17,269
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $78,970
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, Ohio State University-Main Campus's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 93.8% of the time (676 test-takers), 5.5 points above the Ohio BSN average of 88.3%.
- That puts it 10th of 41 ranked BSN programs in Ohio on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $17,269 a year is $3,397 below the $20,666 median of the 38 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 5.5 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 240 first-time takers94.2%
- 2024 250 first-time takers97.2%
- 2025 186 first-time takers88.7%
Ohio BSN average, latest year: 88.3%
Source: Ohio board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING - BS.
- 2024 2 first-time takers100.0%
- 2025 52 first-time takers100.0%
Source: Ohio board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING - GRAD ENTRY.
Nursing programs at Ohio State University-Main Campus
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 243 | $14,000 | $78,970 | CCNE | No |
| Master's (MSN) | 214 | $61,500 | $98,942 | CCNE | Partly |
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
87% of first-time, full-time students at Ohio State University-Main Campus 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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