University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Public school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 20,752 undergraduates. School website
- 97.4%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $11,305
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $76,947
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 97.4% of the time (606 test-takers), 8.5 points above the North Carolina BSN average of 88.9%.
- That puts it 6th of 30 ranked BSN programs in North Carolina on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $11,305 a year is $7,622 below the $18,927 median of the 27 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate fell 2.6 points between 2023 and 2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2023 204 first-time takers98.5%
- 2024 207 first-time takers97.6%
- 2025 195 first-time takers95.9%
North Carolina BSN average, latest year: 88.9%
Source: North Carolina board of nursing, calendar. Listed by the board as NC - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - BS (US19506800).
Nursing programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 215 | $17,275 | $76,947 | CCNE | No |
| Master's (MSN) | 48 | $41,000 | $98,276 | CCNE | Yes |
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
91% of first-time, full-time students at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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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