For our 2024 rankings of ADN programs, the research team at Nursing Schools Almanac compiled an extensive database of student performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Aspiring registered nurses in the United States must pass this examination before they may commence practice. Thus, student performance on the NCLEX-RN exam provides an excellent benchmark for comparing the relative quality of associate’s degree programs.
We used our database to calculate each program’s NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers. This is the standard program assessment metric reported by the Indiana State Board of Nursing and the test’s administrator, Pearson Vue. Whenever possible, we calculated this first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate over an extensive period of time, typically the past decade of student performance. We then used this metric to rank all of Indiana’s ADN programs accordingly.
#1: Ivy Tech Community College - Terre Haute
8000 South Education Drive
Terre Haute, IN 47802
https://www.ivytech.edu/terrehaute
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 95.1%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 82
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#2: Ivy Tech Community College - Evansville
3501 First Avenue
Evansville, IN 47710
https://www.ivytech.edu/evansville
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 93.4%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 51
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#3: Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington
200 Daniels Way
Bloomington, IN 47404
https://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 90.3%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 72
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#4: Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis
50 West Fall Creek Parkway North Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46208
https://www.ivytech.edu/indianapolis
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 90.3%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 198
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#5: Ivy Tech Community College - Lafayette
3101 South Creasy Lane
Lafayette, IN 47903
https://www.ivytech.edu/lafayette
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 89.2%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 72
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#6: Ivy Tech Community College - Columbus
4475 Central Avenue
Columbus, IN 47203
https://www.ivytech.edu/columbus
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 88.4%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 41
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#7: Bethel University
1001 Bethel Circle
Mishawaka, IN 46545
https://www.betheluniversity.edu
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 88.0%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 29
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#8: Ivy Tech Community College - Valparaiso
3100 Ivy Tech Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
https://www.ivytech.edu/valparaiso
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 87.8%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 59
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#9: Ivy Tech Community College - Fort Wayne
3800 North Anthony Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
https://www.ivytech.edu/fortwayne
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 87.1%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 116
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#10: University of Saint Francis
2701 Spring Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
https://www.sf.edu
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 85.7%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 81
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020; includes both the Fort Wayne and Crown Point campuses
#11: Ivy Tech Community College - Sellersburg
8204 Old Indiana Highway 311
Sellersburg, IN 47172
https://www.ivytech.edu/sellersburg
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 85.5%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 97
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#12: Ivy Tech Community College - South Bend / Elkhart
220 Dean Johnson Boulevard
South Bend, IN 46601
https://www.ivytech.edu/southbendelkhart
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 85.0%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 60
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#13: Vincennes University
1002 North First Street
Vincennes, IN 47591
https://www.vinu.edu
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 84.6%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 66
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020; includes both the Vincennes and Jasper campuses
#14: Ivy Tech Community College - Muncie
4301 South Cowan Road
Muncie, IN 47302
https://www.ivytech.edu/muncie
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 82.6%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 102
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#15: Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond
2357 Chester Boulevard
Richmond, IN 47374
https://www.ivytech.edu/richmond
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 82.5%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 43
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#16: Ivy Tech Community College - Kokomo
1815 East Morgan Street
Kokomo, IN 46903
https://www.ivytech.edu/kokomo
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 82.5%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 87
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#17: Ivy Tech Community College - Madison
590 Ivy Tech Drive
Madison, IN 47250
https://www.ivytech.edu/madison
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 81.7%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 61
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#18: Ivy Tech Community College - Marion
261 South Commerce Drive
Marion, IN 46953
https://www.ivytech.edu/marion
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 81.6%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 16
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2018 through 2020
#19: Ivy Tech Community College - Lake County
1440 East 35th Avenue
Gary, IN 46409
https://www.ivytech.edu/lakecounty
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 81.5%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 61
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#20: Ivy Tech Community College - Anderson
104 West 53rd Street
Anderson, IN 46013
https://www.ivytech.edu/anderson
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 70.8%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 48
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2018 through 2020
#21: Fortis College
9001 North Wesleyan Road, Suite 101
Indianapolis, IN 46268
https://www.fortis.edu
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 69.7%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 32
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2012 through 2020
#22: Ancilla College
9601 South Union Road
Donaldson, IN 46513
https://www.ancilla.edu
NCLEX-RN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 66.3%
Average number of ADN students graduating annually: 30
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020