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Registered Nurse Programs in New York: 110 Colleges and Schools

110 New York schools reported registered nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 12,284 students: 56 public, 48 private nonprofit, 6 private for-profit, grouped below by city.

110
Schools in New York
12,284
Graduates in 2024
56
Public colleges
6
Private for-profit schools

NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · New York · CIP 51.3801

110 schools in New York graduated 12,284 RNs in 2024, out of 2,125 schools nationally. By type: 56 public, 48 private nonprofit, 6 private for-profit. Credentials offered: bachelor's (62), associate (60), master's (11), certificate (8), doctorate (4).

The largest program is Excelsior University in Albany with 793 graduates. The full list is grouped by city so you can find one near you.

Who runs the 110 New York schools

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56
Public · 51%
48
Private nonprofit · 44%
6
Private for-profit · 5%

NCES IPEDS 2024 · institution control

Largest programs in New York

Largest registered nurse programs in New York
#SchoolCity2024 graduates
1Excelsior UniversityAlbany793
2New York UniversityNew York460
3Long Island UniversityBrookville395
4Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York381
5Molloy UniversityRockville Centre358

NCES IPEDS 2024 completions

NCLEX-RN pass rates in New York, 2025

The New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions) publishes the share of each program's graduates who passed the NCLEX-RN on their first attempt in 2025. The national first-time pass rate was 87%. The state total for all New York first-time test takers was 82%. Bachelor's (BSN) programs in New York: 83% (national 88%). Associate (ADN) programs in New York: 82% (national 86%).

NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates by program, New York, 2025
ProgramTypeTestedPassedFirst-time pass rate
Adelphi University- ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)2323100%
Cayuga County Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)2626100%
Columbia UniversityBachelor's (BSN)11100%
Erie Community College-<br> NorthAssociate (ADN)6464100%
Fulton Montgomery Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)3131100%
Hartwick College-ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)11100%
Jamestown Community College (Dual Degree)Associate (ADN)77100%
Orange County Community College -Evening FormatAssociate (ADN)88100%
SUNYC of Tech at Morrisville- NorwichAssociate (ADN)1515100%
Ulster County Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)1212100%
SUNY BuffaloBachelor's (BSN)676699%
La Guardia Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)858398%
Westchester Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)515098%
York CollegeBachelor's (BSN)464598%
Hartwick CollegeBachelor's (BSN)373697%
Suffolk County Community College- SeldenAssociate (ADN)999697%
SUNY College of Tech at FarmingdaleBachelor's (BSN)767497%
Bryant and Stratton College- LiverpoolBachelor's (BSN)535196%
Niagara County Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)696696%
Roberts Wesleyan CollegeBachelor's (BSN)282796%
North Country Community College-<br> Saranac LakeAssociate (ADN)201995%
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalAssociate (ADN)807695%
St John Fisher CollegeBachelor's (BSN)17216495%
SUC BrockportBachelor's (BSN)11210695%
Jamestown Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)827794%
Plaza CollegeBachelor's (BSN)312994%
Arnot-Ogden Medical Center School of NursingAssociate (ADN)141393%
Dutchess Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)282693%
Finger Lakes Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)454293%
Hudson Valley Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)979093%
Monroe Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)989193%
North Country Community College-<br> TiconderogaAssociate (ADN)141393%
St. Elizabeths College of NursingAssociate (ADN)757093%
Suffolk County Community College- BrentwoodAssociate (ADN)615793%
SUNY Binghamton- ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)595593%
University of RochesterBachelor's (BSN)15614593%
Broome Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)918492%
Columbia UniversityDirect-entry master's17316092%
D- Youville University- ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)363392%
Genesee Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)989092%
Manhattanville College- ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)363392%
New York University- ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)252392%
Queensborough Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)12611692%
Samaritan HospitalAssociate (ADN)434092%
SUNY Buffalo AcceleratedBachelor's (BSN)595492%
Elmira CollegeBachelor's (BSN)222091%
Pace University- ASDBS-<br> New YorkBachelor's (BSN)696391%
St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingAssociate (ADN)585391%
SUNY BinghamtonBachelor's (BSN)978891%
SUNY Health Science Center<br> Stony BrookBachelor's (BSN)15614291%
Wagner CollegeBachelor's (BSN)898191%
Iona CollegeBachelor's (BSN)211990%
Adirondack Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)887889%
Mohawk Valley Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)716389%
North Country Community College-<br> Saranac Lake Evening/WeekendAssociate (ADN)272489%
Onondaga Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)736589%
St. Joseph's University- BrooklynBachelor's (BSN)363289%
SUNYC of Tech at CantonAssociate (ADN)454089%
SUNYC of Tech at DelhiAssociate (ADN)9889%
Hunter CollegeBachelor's (BSN)14512788%
Maria CollegeAssociate (ADN)13712188%
Monroe UniversityBachelor's (BSN)595288%
Mount St Mary CollegeBachelor's (BSN)11410088%
Pace University- ASDBS-<br> PleasantvilleBachelor's (BSN)766788%
Rockland Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)14312688%
SUNYC of Tech at MorrisvilleAssociate (ADN)262388%
SUNY Health Science Center<br> BrooklynBachelor's (BSN)1109788%
Bronx Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)383387%
Molloy CollegeBachelor's (BSN)39534687%
Nazareth CollegeBachelor's (BSN)393487%
North Country Community College- MaloneAssociate (ADN)232087%
Utica University ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)383387%
Adelphi UniversityBachelor's (BSN)30626486%
Kingsborough Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)12811086%
Orange County Community College -Day FormatAssociate (ADN)494286%
St. Bonaventure UniversityDirect-entry master's7686%
St. Josephs Hospital Health Center College of Nursing- SyracuseAssociate (ADN)12010386%
Sullivan County Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)221986%
Hostos Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)484185%
Utica University ABSNBachelor's (BSN)615285%
Manhattanville CollegeBachelor's (BSN)453884%
Montefiore School of NursingAssociate (ADN)494184%
Orange County Community College- NewburghAssociate (ADN)322784%
Touro CollegeAssociate (ADN)191684%
Ellis Medicine- The Belanger School of Nursing (Dual Degree)Associate (ADN)302583%
Herbert Lehman College CUNYBachelor's (BSN)1129383%
SUC PlattsburghBachelor's (BSN)524383%
Cochran School of NursingAssociate (ADN)514282%
D'Youville UniversityBachelor's (BSN)1149482%
Hofstra University- HempsteadBachelor's (BSN)332782%
Iona College- ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)11982%
New York UniversityBachelor's (BSN)43035282%
Niagara University- TraditionalBachelor's (BSN)615082%
Columbia-Greene Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)433581%
Corning Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)362981%
Pace University-<br> PleasantvilleBachelor's (BSN)594881%
St. Joseph's University- PatchogueBachelor's (BSN)473881%
ASA CollegeAssociate (ADN)5480%
Helene Fuld College of NursingAssociate (ADN)16112980%
Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)14711679%
Clinton Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)342779%
Medgar Evers CollegeAssociate (ADN)342779%
University of Mount Saint Vincent-ASDBSBachelor's (BSN)22417679%
Bryant and Stratton College- HenriettaAssociate (ADN)927278%
College of Staten IslandAssociate (ADN)1209478%
Excelsior CollegeAssociate (ADN)70154478%
Jefferson Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)544278%
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)765978%
Utica UniversityBachelor's (BSN)362878%
Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingBachelor's (BSN)21016277%
Nassau Community CollegeAssociate (ADN)1319976%
New York City Technical CollegeAssociate (ADN)1239376%
Touro CollegeBachelor's (BSN)544176%
Long Island University- PostBachelor's (BSN)1067975%
University of Mount Saint VincentBachelor's (BSN)644875%
Ellis Medicine- The Belanger School of NursingAssociate (ADN)433274%
St. Paul's School of Nursing-<br> Staten IslandAssociate (ADN)17412874%
Trocaire CollegeAssociate (ADN)14811074%
Rochester General College of Health CareersAssociate (ADN)332473%
SUNYC of Tech at AlfredAssociate (ADN)564173%
Excelsior College Dual DegreeBachelor's (BSN)13810072%
St. Francis CollegeBachelor's (BSN)584272%
AMG School of NursingAssociate (ADN)15911371%
Helene Fuld College of NursingBachelor's (BSN)1309170%
Long Island University- BrooklynBachelor's (BSN)26118270%
New York Institute of Technology<br> Old WestburyBachelor's (BSN)433070%
The Sage CollegesBachelor's (BSN)966669%
Monroe University- PN-ADN-BSAssociate (ADN)362467%
SUNYC of Tech at Delhi- DDPAssociate (ADN)362467%
Mercy College- BronxBachelor's (BSN)21013866%
Dominican CollegeBachelor's (BSN)865463%
Swedish InstituteAssociate (ADN)301963%
Finger Lakes Health College of NursingAssociate (ADN)322062%
Keuka CollegeBachelor's (BSN)211362%
Mercy CollegeBachelor's (BSN)1076662%
Utica University- Adv Standing BSBachelor's (BSN)5360%
Excelsior CollegeBachelor's (BSN)2150%
St. Paul's School of Nursing-<br> QueensAssociate (ADN)33815145%

New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions), NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates, 2025 (source, read November 2, 2026) · 138 of 138 programs have a published rate; "not reported" = the board published no rate for the program that year; "no test takers" = nobody from the program tested that year · rates rounded to whole percents · program names as the board lists them

All programs in New York by city

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110 of 110 schools listed · 66 cities
Programs by city
SchoolTypeCredentials2024 graduatesWebsite
New York programs · 11 schools
New York UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's, master's, certificate, doctorate460Website ↗
Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate nonprofitbachelor's, master's, certificate381Website ↗
Pace UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's, doctorate211Website ↗
Helene Fuld College of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate183Website ↗
Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingPrivate nonprofitbachelor's170Website ↗
CUNY Hunter CollegePublicbachelor's, master's157Website ↗
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegePublicassociate147Website ↗
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterPublicbachelor's, master's138Website ↗
Touro UniversityPrivate nonprofitassociate, bachelor's80Website ↗
Pacific College of Health and SciencePrivate for-profitcertificate, bachelor's27Website ↗
CUNY City CollegePublicbachelor's0Website ↗
Brooklyn programs · 7 schools
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyPublicassociate, bachelor's141Website ↗
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityPublicbachelor's, master's109Website ↗
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegePublicassociate108Website ↗
AMG School of NursingPrivate for-profitassociate98Website ↗
St. Joseph's University-New YorkPrivate nonprofitbachelor's83Website ↗
St. Francis CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's70Website ↗
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegePublicassociate, bachelor's37Website ↗
Rochester programs · 6 schools
St. John Fisher UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's181Website ↗
University of RochesterPrivate nonprofitbachelor's152Website ↗
Monroe Community CollegePublicassociate93Website ↗
Bryant & Stratton College-GreecePrivate nonprofitassociate63Website ↗
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's53Website ↗
Nazareth UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's20Website ↗
Bronx programs · 5 schools
University of Mount Saint VincentPrivate nonprofitbachelor's, certificate207Website ↗
Monroe UniversityPrivate for-profitassociate, bachelor's197Website ↗
CUNY Lehman CollegePublicbachelor's170Website ↗
CUNY Hostos Community CollegePublicassociate39Website ↗
CUNY Bronx Community CollegePublicassociate9Website ↗
Albany programs · 4 schools
Excelsior UniversityPrivate nonprofitassociate, bachelor's793Website ↗
Maria College of AlbanyPrivate nonprofitassociate, bachelor's149Website ↗
St. Peter's Hospital College of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate55Website ↗
University at AlbanyPublicbachelor's0Website ↗
Buffalo programs · 4 schools
Trocaire CollegePrivate nonprofitassociate, bachelor's226Website ↗
University at BuffaloPublicbachelor's, certificate, doctorate168Website ↗
D'Youville UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's, master's163Website ↗
Erie Community CollegePublicassociate69Website ↗
Syracuse programs · 4 schools
St. Joseph's College of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate129Website ↗
Le Moyne CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's, master's93Website ↗
Onondaga Community CollegePublicassociate63Website ↗
Upstate Medical UniversityPublicbachelor's, master's20Website ↗
Utica programs · 4 schools
Utica UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's252Website ↗
Mohawk Valley Community CollegePublicassociate60Website ↗
Saint Elizabeth College of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate52Website ↗
SUNY Polytechnic InstitutePublicbachelor's23Website ↗
Staten Island programs · 3 schools
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten IslandPrivate for-profitassociate171Website ↗
College of Staten Island CUNYPublicassociate, bachelor's132Website ↗
Wagner CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's120Website ↗
Troy programs · 3 schools
Hudson Valley Community CollegePublicassociate90Website ↗
Russell Sage CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's, certificate82Website ↗
Samaritan Hospital School of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate58Website ↗
Elmira programs · 2 schools
Elmira CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's20Website ↗
Arnot Ogden Medical CenterPrivate nonprofitassociate9Website ↗
Garden City programs · 2 schools
Adelphi UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's328Website ↗
Nassau Community CollegePublicassociate149Website ↗
Plattsburgh programs · 2 schools
State University of New York at PlattsburghPublicbachelor's66Website ↗
Clinton Community CollegePublicassociate24Website ↗
Alfred · 1 school
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredPublicassociate, bachelor's75Website ↗
Amherst · 1 school
Daemen UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's84Website ↗
Auburn · 1 school
Cayuga County Community CollegePublicassociate31Website ↗
Batavia · 1 school
Genesee Community CollegePublicassociate85Website ↗
Bayside · 1 school
CUNY Queensborough Community CollegePublicassociate88Website ↗
Binghamton · 1 school
SUNY Broome Community CollegePublicassociate71Website ↗
Brockport · 1 school
SUNY BrockportPublicbachelor's216Website ↗
Brookville · 1 school
Long Island UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's, certificate, master's395Website ↗
Canandaigua · 1 school
Finger Lakes Community CollegePublicassociate51Website ↗
Canton · 1 school
SUNY College of Technology at CantonPublicassociate, bachelor's78Website ↗
Corning · 1 school
SUNY Corning Community CollegePublicassociate45Website ↗
Delhi · 1 school
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiPublicassociate, bachelor's185Website ↗
Dobbs Ferry · 1 school
Mercy UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's332Website ↗
Dryden · 1 school
Tompkins Cortland Community CollegePublicassociate90Website ↗
East Syracuse · 1 school
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse HospitalPrivate nonprofitassociate90Website ↗
Farmingdale · 1 school
Farmingdale State CollegePublicbachelor's87Website ↗
Forest Hills · 1 school
Plaza CollegePrivate for-profitbachelor's45Website ↗
Geneva · 1 school
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health SciencesPrivate nonprofitassociate35Website ↗
Hudson · 1 school
Columbia-Greene Community CollegePublicassociate50Website ↗
Jamaica · 1 school
CUNY York CollegePublicbachelor's55Website ↗
Jamestown · 1 school
Jamestown Community CollegePublicassociate62Website ↗
Johnstown · 1 school
Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegePublicassociate30Website ↗
Keuka Park · 1 school
Keuka CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's, master's5Website ↗
Loch Sheldrake · 1 school
Sullivan County Community CollegePublicassociate18Website ↗
Long Island City · 1 school
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegePublicassociate86Website ↗
Loudonville · 1 school
Siena CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's41Website ↗
Middletown · 1 school
Orange County Community CollegePublicassociate118Website ↗
Morrisville · 1 school
SUNY MorrisvillePublicassociate, bachelor's54Website ↗
Mount Vernon · 1 school
Montefiore School of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate43Website ↗
New Rochelle · 1 school
Iona UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's23Website ↗
Newburgh · 1 school
Mount Saint Mary CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's111Website ↗
Niagara University · 1 school
Niagara UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's73Website ↗
Old Westbury · 1 school
New York Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofitbachelor's67Website ↗
Oneonta · 1 school
Hartwick CollegePrivate nonprofitbachelor's37Website ↗
Orangeburg · 1 school
Dominican University New YorkPrivate nonprofitbachelor's72Website ↗
Poughkeepsie · 1 school
Dutchess Community CollegePublicassociate43Website ↗
Purchase · 1 school
Manhattanville UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's63Website ↗
Queens · 1 school
St. John's University-New YorkPrivate nonprofitbachelor's0Website ↗
Queensbury · 1 school
SUNY AdirondackPublicassociate76Website ↗
Rego Park · 1 school
St Paul's School of Nursing-QueensPrivate for-profitassociate251Website ↗
Rockville Centre · 1 school
Molloy UniversityPrivate nonprofitbachelor's358Website ↗
Sanborn · 1 school
Niagara County Community CollegePublicassociate78Website ↗
Saranac Lake · 1 school
North Country Community CollegePublicassociate52Website ↗
Saratoga Springs · 1 school
Empire State UniversityPublicbachelor's102Website ↗
Schenectady · 1 school
Belanger School of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate49Website ↗
Selden · 1 school
Suffolk County Community CollegePublicassociate150Website ↗
Stone Ridge · 1 school
Ulster County Community CollegePublicassociate23Website ↗
Stony Brook · 1 school
Stony Brook UniversityPublicbachelor's183Website ↗
Suffern · 1 school
Rockland Community CollegePublicassociate141Website ↗
Valhalla · 1 school
SUNY Westchester Community CollegePublicassociate39Website ↗
Vestal · 1 school
Binghamton UniversityPublicbachelor's, master's, certificate, doctorate190Website ↗
Watertown · 1 school
Jefferson Community CollegePublicassociate66Website ↗
Yonkers · 1 school
Cochran School of NursingPrivate nonprofitassociate44Website ↗

NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · 110 schools · type is institution control · a listing is not a statement of accreditation or state approval

Nearby states

Registered Nurse programs in New York and nearby states
StateSchools2024 graduatesPrograms
New York11012,284this page
Pennsylvania918,884Programs in Pennsylvania →
New Jersey485,700Programs in New Jersey →
Massachusetts454,555Programs in Massachusetts →
Connecticut152,383Programs in Connecticut →
Vermont3422Programs in Vermont →

NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · bordering states

Questions about RN programs in New York

How many RN programs are in New York?
110 colleges and schools reported registered nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 12,284 students.
Which New York program is the largest?
Excelsior University in Albany, with 793 graduates in 2024, followed by New York University in New York (460).
Are New York programs mostly public?
Yes: 56 public, 48 private nonprofit, 6 private for-profit of the 110 schools.
What does an RN earn in New York?
Typical RN pay in New York is $109,440 a year (BLS OES May 2025), against $97,550 nationally.

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