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NCSBN RESEARCH BRIEF
Volume 20 | October 2005
2004 NURSE
LICENSEE VOLUME
AND NCLEX®
EXAMINATION
STATISTICS
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2004 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX® Examination StatisticsKevin Kenward, PhDThomas R. O’Neill, PhDMichelle Reynolds, MSEsther White
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Mission Statement
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, composed of member boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for public protection.
Copyright © 2005 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN)
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Table of Contents
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
I. 2004 Licensure Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
II. 2004 NCLEX® Examination Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Tables
Part I – Licensure Statistics
1. Boards of Nursing Empowered to License Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses or Other Categories of Nursing Personnel, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Registered Nurses: New-in-State Functions, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New-in-State Functions, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5. Number of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs Licensed, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Summary of Licensing Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7. Distribution of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses within each Specialty Category, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8. Total Number of Active Specialty Licenses within the Member Board Jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Part II – NCLEX® Examination Statistics
1. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Type of Candidate, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, January 1 – March 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, April 1 – June 30, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, July 1 – September 30, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, October 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
7. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
8. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Country of Education, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LIST OF TABLES
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9. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Type of Candidate, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
11. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
12. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Country of Education, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
LIST OF TABLES
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List of Figures
Part I – Licensure Statistics
1. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, 1993–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Part II – NCLEX® Examination Statistics
1. NCLEX-RN® Pass Rates for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
2. NCLEX-RN® Pass Rates for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
3. NCLEX-RN® Annual Pass Rates, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4. NCLEX-RN® Volume for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5. NCLEX-RN® Volume for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6. NCLEX-RN® Annual Volume, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
7. NCLEX-PN® Pass Rates for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8. NCLEX-PN® Pass Rates for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
9. NCLEX-PN® Annual Pass Rates, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
10. NCLEX-PN® Volume for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
11. NCLEX-PN® Volume for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
12. NCLEX-PN® Annual Volume, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LIST OF FIGURES
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The mission of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is to lead in nursing regulation by assisting its member boards, collectively and individually, to promote safe and effective nursing practice in the interest of protecting public health and welfare.
NCSBN serves as a consultant, liaison, advocate and researcher to its members, and as an education and information resource to policymakers and the general public. This publication provides statis-tics, for the year 2004, on the licensing activities of NCSBN’s member boards and its two licensure examinations, the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN® ex-amination) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN® examination).
Part I – Licensure Statistics
The data reported in Part I of this document include licensing statistics of the 60 state and territorial boards of nursing. The numbers of new licenses by endorsement and examination, as well as the total number of active licenses, are provided for each jurisdiction.
The data included in this publication provide li-censing statistics for the period July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004.
Part II – NCLEX® Examination Statistics
The NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations are administered on behalf of NCSBN’s 60 member boards. The purpose of these examinations is to determine if a candidate possesses the minimum knowledge and abilities to provide entry level nursing care that is safe and effective.
Candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations is summarized and reported by quarter and year. This publication provides a de-tailed report of the NCLEX examinations’ statistics for January 1 – December 31, 2004. Additionally, summaries of historical data from April 1, 1994 are also included.
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
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Part I 2004 Licensure Statistics
The data reported in this section indicate licensure processing activity and data on the total number of individuals licensed to practice within each jurisdiction during NCSBN’s fiscal year 2004. All data was obtained from state and territorial boards of nursing.
Estimates were provided where the exact figure requested for this collection of data was un-known.
Data are presented in a series of tables. Table 1 lists the National Council of State Boards of Nurs-ing (NCSBN) member boards, the geographic locality within which a board has responsibil-ity for regulating nursing practice, the types of licenses for which a board has licensing author-ity, and whether or not the board is empowered to issue licenses or certificates to practice in a specialty area of nursing. Tables 2–5 provide data related to new licenses issued by endorse-ment or examination, total numbers of active licenses (both RN and LPN/VN) by jurisdiction (JD), and graduates of foreign nursing programs licensed, by jurisdiction. Table 6 provides a sum-mary of licensing activities by examination and endorsement for RNs, LPN/VNs and graduates of foreign nursing programs. Tables 7 and 8 provide the numbers of active specialty licenses issued within each jurisdiction, by specialty license category. Figure 1 provides a review of the num-bers of active licenses for the years 1994–2004. Unless noted otherwise, all percentages are cal-culated in terms of column totals.
Note that nurses in Puerto Rico are licensed by virtue of passing Puerto Rico’s Spanish-language examination. In addition to taking this examina-tion, some nurses also take the NCLEX-RN® and/or NCLEX-PN® examination. The Puerto Rican exam-ination only allows nurses to practice in Puerto Rico; if they would like to practice elsewhere, they must take the NCLEX® examination.
Key Terms
Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses (LPN/VNs) obtain licensure by endorsement (if licensed in another jurisdic-tion) or by examination (if the applicant has never taken the appropriate NCLEX examination).
ACTIVE LICENSE figures are based on the reported actual or estimated total number of individuals holding an active license within a jurisdiction, and represent the nurses available for employment. Due to an unknown number of individuals hold-ing active licenses in more than one jurisdiction, the total number of active licenses nationwide may be higher than the total number of nurses.
ADVANCED PRACTICE LICENSES/AUTHORITY TO PRACTICE figures and tables contain data for Ad-vanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) groups: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Certified Nurse Specialist (CNS), Clinical Nurse Specialist – Psy-chiatry (CNS-PSYCH)/Mental Health and Nurse Practitioner (NP).
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Table 1. Boards of Nursing Empowered to License Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses or Other Categories of Nursing Personnel, by Jurisdiction
JD Board of Nursing RN LPN/VNOther Specialty
Groups
AK Alaska Board of Nursing YES YES YES
AL Alabama Board of Nursing YES YES YES
AR Arkansas State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
AS American Samoa Health Service Regulatory Board YES YES YES
AZ Arizona State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
CARN California Board of Registered Nursing YES NO YES
CAVNCalifornia Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners
NO YES NO
CO Colorado Board of Nursing YES YES YES
CT Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing YES YES YES
DC District of Columbia Board of Nursing YES YES YES
DE Delaware Board of Nursing YES YES YES
FL Florida Board of Nursing YES YES YES
GAPN Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses NO YES NO
GARN Georgia Board of Nursing YES NO YES
GU Guam Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YES
HIHawaii Board of Nursing Professional and Vocational Licensing Division
YES YES YES
IA Iowa Board of Nursing YES YES YES
ID Idaho Board of Nursing YES YES YES
IL Illinois Department of Professional Regulation YES YES YES
IN Indiana State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
KS Kansas State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
KY Kentucky Board of Nursing YES YES YES
LAPN Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners NO YES NO
LARN Louisiana State Board of Nursing YES NO YES
MA Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing YES YES YES
MD Maryland Board of Nursing YES YES YES
ME Maine State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
MI Michigan CIS/Bureau of Health Services YES YES YES
MN Minnesota Board of Nursing YES YES YES
MO Missouri State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
MPNorthern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners
YES YES YES
MS Mississippi Board of Nursing YES YES YES
MT Montana State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
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JD Board of Nursing RN LPN/VNOther Specialty
Groups
NC North Carolina Board of Nursing YES YES YES
ND North Dakota Board of Nursing YES YES YES
NE Nebraska Health and Human Services System YES YES YES
NH New Hampshire Board of Nursing YES YES YES
NJ New Jersey Board of Nursing YES YES YES
NM New Mexico Board of Nursing YES YES YES
NV Nevada State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
NY New York State Board for Nursing YES YES YES
OH Ohio Board of Nursing YES YES YES
OK Oklahoma Board of Nursing YES YES YES
OR Oregon State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
PA Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YES
RIRhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education
YES YES YES
SC South Carolina State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
SD South Dakota Board of Nursing YES YES YES
TN Tennessee State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
TX Texas Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YES
UT Utah State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
VA Virginia Board of Nursing YES YES YES
VI Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure YES YES YES
VT Vermont State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
WA Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission YES YES YES
WI Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing YES YES YES
WVPNWest Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
NO YES NO
WVRNWest Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
YES NO YES
WY Wyoming State Board of Nursing YES YES YES
Table 1, continued
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JDExamination Endorsement Total New in State
n % n % n %
AK 365 0.42 623 0.75 988 0.58
AL 1,582 1.83 967 1.16 2,549 1.50
AR 956 1.10 685 0.82 1,641 0.97
AZ 1,540 1.78 3,252 3.91 4,792 2.82
CARN 9,986 11.52 8,599 10.34 18,585 10.95
CO 1,184 1.37 2,634 3.17 3,818 2.25
CT 825 0.95 1,343 1.62 2,168 1.28
DC 254 0.29 1,206 1.45 1,460 0.86
GU 50 0.06 30 0.04 80 0.05
FL 5,167 5.96 5,498 6.61 10,665 6.28
HI 867 1.00 1,000 1.20 1,867 1.10
IA 1,241 1.43 582 0.70 1,823 1.07
ID 393 0.45 689 0.83 1,082 0.64
IN 2,073 2.39 1,467 1.76 3,540 2.08
KS 1,006 1.16 1,160 1.40 2,166 1.28
KY 1,696 1.96 982 1.18 2,678 1.58
LARN 1,627 1.88 944 1.14 2,571 1.51
MA 2,108 2.43 1,743 2.10 3,851 2.27
MD 1,902 2.19 1,631 1.96 3,533 2.08
ME 512 0.59 727 0.87 1,239 0.73
MI 3,080 3.55 1,313 1.58 4,393 2.59
MN 3,065 3.54 1,356 1.63 4,421 2.60
MO 1,934 2.23 1,408 1.69 3,342 1.97
MP 190 0.22 48 0.06 238 0.14
MS 1,263 1.46 1,316 1.58 2,579 1.52
MT 422 0.49 439 0.53 861 0.51
NC 3,219 3.71 3,224 3.88 6,443 3.79
ND 368 0.42 272 0.33 640 0.38
NE 733 0.85 412 0.50 1,145 0.67
NH 437 0.50 855 1.03 1,292 0.76
NJ 2,033 2.35 2,502 3.01 4,535 2.67
NM 1,268 1.46 1,596 1.92 2,864 1.69
NV 554 0.64 2,629 3.16 3,183 1.87
NY 4,817 5.56 4,818 5.80 9,635 5.67
OH 4,044 4.67 1867 2.25 5,911 3.48
Table 2. Registered Nurses: New in State Functions, by Jurisdiction
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JDExamination Endorsement Total New in State
n % n % n %
OK 1,216 1.40 851 1.02 2,067 1.22
OR 1,073 1.24 1,297 1.56 2,370 1.40
PA 3,635 4.19 3,762 4.53 7,397 4.36
SC 1,337 1.54 2,200 2.65 3,537 2.08
SD 435 0.50 279 0.34 714 0.42
TN 2,103 2.43 2,040 2.45 4,143 2.44
TX 5,760 6.65 3,408 4.10 9,168 5.40
UT 957 1.10 444 0.53 1,401 0.83
VA 2,129 2.46 3,010 3.62 5,139 3.03
VI 16 0.02 259 0.31 275 0.16
VT 589 0.68 715 0.86 1,304 0.77
WA 1,785 2.06 2,785 3.35 4,570 2.69
WI 1,944 2.24 1,179 1.42 3,123 1.84
WVRN 700 0.81 734 0.88 1,434 0.84
WY 214 0.25 352 0.42 566 0.33
Total 86,654 100.00 83,132 100.00 169,786 100.00
No information available for America Samoa, Georgia-RN, Illinois, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.
Table 2, continued
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JDExamination Endorsement Total New in State
n % n % n %
AK 44 0.10 75 0.50 119 0.21
AL 1,048 2.43 229 1.53 1,277 2.20
AR 879 2.04 227 1.51 1,106 1.91
AZ 649 1.51 382 2.55 1,031 1.78
CAVN 4,435 10.30 545 3.64 4,980 8.58
CO 719 1.67 317 2.11 1,036 1.79
CT 399 0.93 267 1.78 666 1.15
DC 69 0.16 409 2.73 478 0.82
FL 2,953 6.86 1,169 7.80 4,122 7.10
GU 10 0.02 10 0.07 20 0.03
HI 100 0.23 89 0.59 189 0.33
IA 1,108 2.57 108 0.72 1,216 2.10
ID 217 0.50 89 0.59 306 0.53
IN 1,323 3.07 345 2.30 1,668 2.87
KS 629 1.46 249 1.66 878 1.51
KY 775 1.80 269 1.79 1,044 1.80
LAPN 1,119 2.60 202 1.35 1,321 2.28
MA 692 1.61 124 0.83 816 1.41
MD 549 1.28 766 5.11 1,315 2.27
ME 20 0.05 81 0.54 101 0.17
MI 1,081 2.51 198 1.32 1,279 2.20
MN 1,290 3.00 166 1.11 1,456 2.51
MO 1,110 2.58 269 1.79 1,379 2.38
MP 5 0.01 0 0.00 5 0.01
MS 631 1.47 274 1.83 905 1.56
MT 165 0.38 79 0.53 244 0.42
NC 865 2.01 654 4.36 1,519 2.62
ND 242 0.56 80 0.53 322 0.55
NE 352 0.82 78 0.52 430 0.74
NH 164 0.38 162 1.08 326 0.56
NJ 638 1.48 176 1.17 814 1.40
NM 181 0.42 158 1.05 339 0.58
NV 69 0.16 312 2.08 381 0.66
NY 1,874 4.35 1,873 12.50 3,747 6.46
OH 2,734 6.35 401 2.68 3,135 5.40
Table 3. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New in State Functions, by Jurisdiction
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JDExamination Endorsement Total New in State
n % n % n %
OK 997 2.32 195 1.30 1,192 2.05
OR 333 0.77 158 1.05 491 0.85
PA 1,820 4.23 381 2.54 2,201 3.79
SC 641 1.49 307 2.05 948 1.63
SD 97 0.23 64 0.43 161 0.28
TN 1,195 2.78 949 6.33 2,144 3.69
TX 3,820 8.87 743 4.96 4,563 7.86
UT 647 1.50 61 0.41 708 1.22
VA 2,113 4.91 497 3.32 2,610 4.50
VI 9 0.02 14 0.09 23 0.04
VT 106 0.25 70 0.47 176 0.30
WA 1,004 2.33 257 1.71 1,261 2.17
WI 550 1.28 174 1.16 724 1.25
WVPN 454 1.05 217 1.45 671 1.16
WY 123 0.29 70 0.47 193 0.33
Total 43,047 100.00 14,989 100.00 58,036 100.00
No information available for America Samoa, Delaware, Georgia-PN, Illinois, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.
Table 3, continued
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Table 4. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses, by Jurisdiction
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JDRegistered Nurses
Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses
Total Number
n % n % n %
AK 8,889 0.29 894 0.11 9,783 0.25
AL 48,472 1.58 16,569 2.00 65,041 1.67
AR 29,167 0.95 14,861 1.79 44,028 1.13
AZ 55,543 1.81 10,713 1.29 66,256 1.70
CARN 289,372 9.45 289,372 7.44
CAVN 68,900 8.31 68,900 1.77
CO 50,695 1.66 9,306 1.12 60,001 1.54
CT 52,840 1.73 11,427 1.38 64,267 1.65
DC 22,076 0.72 2,764 0.33 24,840 0.64
FL 191,737 6.26 55,940 6.74 247,677 6.36
HI 14,676 0.48 2,697 0.33 17,373 0.45
IA 38,464 1.26 10,093 1.22 48,557 1.25
ID 13,381 0.44 3,935 0.47 17,316 0.44
IN 77,463 2.53 24,423 2.94 101,886 2.62
KS 36,955 1.21 8,376 1.01 45,331 1.16
KY 51,778 1.69 13,874 1.67 65,652 1.69
LAPN 21,238 2.56 21,238 0.55
LARN 44,847 1.46 44,847 1.15
MA 102,436 3.35 19,811 2.39 122,247 3.14
MD 61,477 2.01 11,223 1.35 72,700 1.87
ME 20,106 0.66 3,145 0.38 23,251 0.60
MI 115,675 3.78 26,324 3.17 141,999 3.65
MN 67,928 2.22 22,718 2.74 90,646 2.33
MO 76,833 2.51 22,792 2.75 99,625 2.56
MP 587 0.02 22 0.00 609 0.02
MS 33,282 1.09 11,777 1.42 45,059 1.16
MT 9,872 0.32 2,209 0.27 12,081 0.31
NC 98,969 3.23 21,203 2.56 120,172 3.09
ND 8,437 0.28 3,332 0.40 11,769 0.30
NE 20,689 0.68 6,276 0.76 26,965 0.69
NH 18,884 0.62 3,249 0.39 22,133 0.57
NJ 106,634 3.48 21,145 2.55 127,779 3.28
NM 17,677 0.58 3,161 0.38 20,838 0.54
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JDRegistered Nurses
Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses
Total Number
n % n % n %
NV 20,267 0.66 2,937 0.35 23,204 0.60
NY 240,194 7.85 67,437 8.13 307,631 7.91
OH 140,190 4.58 45,050 5.43 185,240 4.76
OK 33,050 1.08 16,900 2.04 49,950 1.28
OR 38,425 1.26 4,087 0.49 42,512 1.09
PA 207,335 6.77 49,330 5.95 256,665 6.60
RI 17,359 0.57 2,610 0.31 19,969 0.51
SC 42,272 1.38 11,374 1.37 53,646 1.38
SD 10,881 0.36 2,183 0.26 13,064 0.34
TN 67,887 2.22 26,211 3.16 94,098 2.42
TX 178,525 5.83 76,317 9.20 254,842 6.55
UT 17,785 0.58 2,798 0.34 20,583 0.53
VA 86,915 2.84 28,215 3.40 115,130 2.96
VI 275 0.01 23 0.00 298 0.01
VT 9,688 0.32 1,894 0.23 11,582 0.30
WA 67,780 2.21 14,333 1.73 82,113 2.11
WI 68,682 2.24 15,559 1.88 84,241 2.16
WVPN 6,745 0.81 6,745 0.17
WVRN 22,516 0.74 22,516 0.58
WY 5,776 0.19 1,219 0.15 6,995 0.18
Total 3,061,643 100.00 829,619 100.00 3,891,2621 100.00
1 Includes 84,236 total number of active licenses reported in 2003 for Connecticut and Rhode Island.
No information available for America Samoa, Delaware, Georgia PN and RN, Guam, Illinois and Puerto Rico.
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Table 5. Number of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs Licensed, by Jurisdiction
JDRN Graduates of
Foreign Nursing ProgramsLPN/VN Graduates of
Foreign Nursing Programs
AL 37
AR 9
AZ 185
CA 5,335
CT 94 37
DC 85 2
FL 583 61
GU 25 8
IA 5
ID 11
IN 3,540 1,668
KY 450
LA 33
MA 135 20
MD 287 16
ME 71 3
MN 878 9
MO 124 5
MP 233 5
MS 59 3
MT 118 6
NC 523 15
ND 37
NH 66 4
NJ 57
NM 881 5
NV 3,183 381
OH 250 25
OR 136 17
PA 365 3
SC 174 3
TX 1,186 22
WV 5
VA 63 3
WY 5
Total 19,223 2,326
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Table 6. Summary of Licensing Activities
New-in-State
Registered Nurses 169,786
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 58,036
Total 227,822
Active Licenses
Registered Nurses 2,888,413
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 1,002,849
Total 3,891,262
Graduates of Foreign Nursing Program
Registered Nurses 19,223
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 2,326
Total 21,549
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CNS
Type
s of
Nur
se P
ract
itio
ners
*
JDCN
M
nCR
NA
n
CNS-
PSYC
H
nCN
S nAC
n
AH
nCH
P nCO
L n
EMR
nFA
M
nFP
N
nG
ER
nN
EO
nW
OM
n
PSY n
SCH
n
NP
No
Spec
ialt
y n
Tota
l Act
ive
Lice
nses
n
AK
7225
09
3844
372
816
7369
39
54
AL
341,
431
121
9312
989
66
618
5077
225
02,
96
0
AR
2461
387
1,53
72,
261
AZ
276
316
129
2050
328
51,
253
5618
941
613
715
3,59
5
CARN
1,12
31,
730
1,9
4712
,265
17,0
65
CO30
663
19
442,
712
4,59
3
DC
98
216
3883
61,
188
FL58
12,
809
619
4935
87
1,80
114
050
153
216
53,
632
10,7
62
HI
911
610
21
263
15
74
IA70
390
106
754
171
445
357
151
213
11,
461
ID26
329
129
395
771
IN76
130
1,62
91,
835
KS56
693
193
456
3710
99
86
734
312
879
617
522,
649
KY9
693
610
129
5320
410
09
5220
2116
620
2,69
8
LARN
361,
106
8224
258
98
556
66
1811
769
42,
551
MA
429
871
965
4,9
507,
215
MD
197
486
364
125
678
383
700
176
120
176
112
3,41
8
ME
8542
917
322
317
480
247
35
1818
7658
21,
618
MI
270
2,0
152,
777
5,0
62
MN
181
1,27
822
521
131
338
208
652
222
7219
412
13,
625
MO
96
1,36
817
328
448
427
359
1,38
29
612
725
820
24,
640
MP
104
11
16
MS
2849
19
2941
2783
06
729
4529
1,57
1
MT
3513
217
173
2320
222
14
363
171
1357
1
NC
195
2,49
332
5029
029
92
1,26
04
6716
110
222
150
5,0
28
ND
724
723
118
121
213
162
211
562
Tabl
e 7.
Dis
trib
utio
n of
Act
ive
Adva
nced
Pra
ctic
e/Au
thor
ity
to P
ract
ice
Lice
nses
Wit
hin
Each
Spe
cial
ty C
ateg
ory,
by
Juri
sdic
tion
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STy
pes
of N
urse
Pra
ctit
ione
rs*
JDCN
M
nCR
NA
n
CNS-
PSYC
H
nCN
S nAC
n
AH
nCH
P nCO
L n
EMR
nFA
M
nFP
N
nG
ER
nN
EO
nW
OM
n
PSY n
SCH
n
NP
No
Spec
ialt
y n
Tota
l Act
ive
Lice
nses
n
NE
2643
245
8
NH
9723
911
185
811
422
2416
68
133
21,
279
NJ
166
96
637
622
623
148
7527
836
712
358
3,39
1
NM
293
153
730
1,17
6
NV
2081
937
3522
411
916
418
3152
2
NY
233
3,62
51,
445
4,0
95
534
211
376
836
2511
,380
OH
369
2,26
622
31,
96
012
56
8456
387
877
216
277
166
7,6
60
OK
4243
743
147
1219
90
321
340
142
120
1,31
7
OR
210
398
138
2431
614
81
743
3930
132
303
2,48
2
PA29
29
8769
22
2,24
639
233
186
558
7032
5,33
7
SC81
1,22
838
2469
136
94
467
53
2450
725
37
2,51
3
SD16
357
569
512
1119
58
4413
373
8
TX35
12,
599
318
1,0
5517
247
96
8861
2,38
622
229
693
487
4447
9,73
9
UT
103
183
286
VA23
11,
588
111
548
457
241,
762
262
115
286
181
5,20
5
VI11
11
11
41
11
12
21
11
129
VT45
451
481
878
2615
210
432
11
186
7
WA
301
612
437
2445
821
71,
289
94
5427
63,
762
WI
130
130
WVR
N61
500
867
4029
426
720
502
1,22
8
WY
1210
213
27
611
93
120
128
6
Tota
l7,
031
32,6
383,
469
8,47
01,
890
15,3
557,
547
1012
629
,20
374
2,4
102,
44
85,
698
2,51
115
729
,591
148,
628
*See
Tab
le 8
for
abbr
evia
tion
defi
niti
ons,
pag
e 16
.
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Table 8. Total Number of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses Within the Member Board Jurisdictions
Abbreviation CategoryActive Licenses
n %
CNM Certified Nurse Midwife 7,031 4.7
CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 32,638 22.0
CNS-PSYCH Clinical Nurse Specialist – Psychiatry and/or Mental Health (including all its subspecialties)
3,469 2.3
CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist (all others) 8,470 5.7
Nurse Practitioners
AC Acute Care 1,890 1.3
AHP Adult Health 15,355 10.3
CHP Child Health/Pediatric 7,547 5.1
COL College Health 10 0.0
EMR Emergency 126 0.1
FAM Family 29,203 19.6
FPN Family Planning 74 0.1
GER Geriatric 2,410 1.6
NEO Neonatal 2,448 1.6
WOM Obstetrical and/or Gynecological and/or Women’s Health 5,698 3.8
PSY Psychiatric and/or Mental Health 2,511 1.7
SCH School Health 157 0.1
NP Nurse Practitioner – no specialty designation 29,591 19.9
Total 148,628 100.0
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gure
1. T
otal
Num
ber o
f Act
ive
Lice
nses
: Reg
iste
red
Nur
ses
and
Lice
nsed
Pra
ctic
al/V
ocat
iona
l Nur
ses,
199
4–2
00
4
Number of Active Licenses
Year
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No
info
rmat
ion
avai
labl
e fo
r A
mer
ica
Sam
oa, D
elaw
are,
Geo
rgia
PN
and
RN
, Gua
m, I
llino
is, a
nd P
uert
o Ri
co.
RN to
tal i
nclu
des
70,1
99
act
ive
RN li
cens
es a
nd 1
4,0
37 P
N a
ctiv
e lic
ense
s re
port
ed in
20
03
for
Conn
ecti
cut a
nd R
hode
Isl
and.
RNLP
N/V
N
2,956,425
2,992,342
3,054,215
3,097,902
3,103,981
3,103,444
3,186,880
3,210,456
3,061,643
2,892,720
829,619
885,559
877,748
876,487
902,154
911,332
919,240
883,102
908,207
912,585
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
1994
1995-1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
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Introduction
In 1982, NCSBN revised the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) substantially. NCSBN changed the examination from a norm-ref-erenced test to a criterion-referenced test, implemented a new test plan and used Rasch’s (1960) one parameter logistic model to cali-brate items and measure candidates’ abilities. At this time, NCSBN renamed the examinations the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN®). However, these NCLEX® ex-aminations were very different than the NCLEX examinations taken by candidates today. These examinations were administered only twice a year in a pencil and paper format and each ad-ministration lasted two days.
In 1986, the NCSBN Board of Directors funded an initial investigation on the feasibility of using Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) procedures. CAT held the promise to make tests available year round, make tests shorter by only giving candidates items that were appropriate for their ability and provide greater security for the content of the items. On April 1, 1994, NCSBN began administering the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations exclusively via CAT. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2004, as well as his-torical data.
Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)
CAT is a method of administering examinations that combines the power and speed of current computer technology with modern measurement theory. With CAT, each candidate’s test is unique; it is assembled interactively as the individual
is tested. As the candidate answers each ques-tion, the computer calculates an ability estimate based on all earlier answers. The test administra-tion software then identifies the content area for the next item. Next, the software scans through the available items within the identified content area for an item that has a degree of difficulty sufficient to give the candidate approximately a 50% chance of answering it correctly. This item is selected and presented to the candidate on the computer screen. This process is repeated for each item, creating an examination tailored to the individual’s ability level while fulfilling all NCLEX test plan requirements. The examination continues in this way until a pass/fail decision can be determined. Because the test could end at any time after the minimum number of items has been answered, it is important that the test plan specifications are met throughout the entire test, as all tests must meet the test plan specifi-cations.
Setting the Passing Standard
To ensure a consistent standard of competence in nursing practice, NCSBN uses a criterion- referenced standard, which means that passing or failing depends solely upon a candidate’s level of performance in relation to the established point that represents safe entry-level competence. There is no preassigned percentage of candidates that pass or fail each examination. Because the prac-tice of nursing changes over time, it is necessary to reevaluate the appropriateness of the passing standard from time to time. To ensure that the passing standards for the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations accurately reflect the amount of nursing ability currently required to practice competently at the entry level, NCSBN’s Board of Directors reevaluates the passing standard every
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three years or when the test plan changes. In evaluating the passing standard, they consider information from a variety of sources. Although there is no limit on the information that they may consider, they are typically presented with the following information:
1. The results of a standard setting exercise undertaken by the Panel of Judges. Currently, this exercise consists of a modified Angoff procedure, with additional statistical compromise procedures. Also, a list of the members on the Panel of Judges and their qualifications is included.
2. An historical record of the passing standard and annual summaries of candidate performance on the NCLEX examination since the implementation of the CAT methodology in 1994.
3. The results from the annual Standard Setting Survey, which solicits the opinions of employers and educators regarding the competence of the current cohort of entry-level nurses.
4. Information detailing the educational readiness of high school graduates who expressed an interest in nursing.
In April 1998, the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN examination was increased from –0.42 logits to –0.35 logits. In April 2001, this standard was retained for another three years. However, in April 2004, the standard was in-creased to –0.28 logits. The passing standard for the NCLEX-PN examination has experienced a similar increase over time. In April 1999, the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN examination was increased from –0.51 logits to –0.47 logits. In April 2002, this standard was retained for an-other three years. In April 2005, the NCLEX-PN passing standard was increased from –0.47 to –0.42 logits. It is important to note that the RN and PN standards are not directly comparable be-
cause they are based on different item pools and different scopes of practice.
Pass-Fail Decisions
Candidate performance on the NCLEX examina-tions is reported only as a pass-fail decision. Scores are never reported. As a result, almost all the statistics presented here are pass rates or statistics based upon a pass-fail decision.
To make pass-fail decisions, the computer seeks to determine with 95% certainty whether the candidate’s true ability is above or below the passing standard. To do this, three pieces of information must be known: the current person ability estimate, the precision of that estimate and the passing standard. After the minimum number of items has been answered, the com-puter compares the candidate’s ability level to the standard required for passing. Candidates clearly above the passing standard pass. Candi-dates clearly below the passing standard fail.
If the candidate’s ability level is close enough to the passing standard that it is not clear which side of the passing standard his or her ability falls, the computer continues asking items. As more items are answered, the candidate’s ability estimate becomes more precise. After each item, the candidate’s ability level is recomputed, using all of the information (answers to all the items asked) available at that point. When it becomes clear on which side of the passing standard the candidate’s ability falls, the examination ends.
Some candidates’ abilities, of course, are very close to the passing standard. For these candi-dates, all items in the item pool might not provide enough information to be certain their ability is truly above or below the passing standard. These are the candidates who take the maximum num-ber of items. Once the maximum number of items has been administered, the computer waives the
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95% certainty requirement and makes a pass or fail decision based upon the candidate’s fi-nal ability estimate. If the candidate’s ability estimate is above the passing standard, the can-didate passes. If not, he or she fails.
If an NCLEX examination ends because time runs out, then the computer does not have enough in-formation to make a clear pass-fail decision; if it did, it already would have stopped administer-ing items. However, when the response patterns of people who ran out of time were investigated, it was found that some had been performing con-
sistently above the passing standard, and their “true” ability level appeared to be above passing, although close to it. A mechanism is therefore provided for these candidates to pass. The key word here is “consistently.” If a candidate’s abil-ity estimate has been consistently above the passing standard over the last 60 items, then he or she will pass, despite having run out of time.
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ble
1. C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-R
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Type
of C
andi
date
, Jan
uary
1 –
Dec
embe
r 31,
20
04
1
Type
of C
andi
date
Jan
1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
Jul 1
– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
4O
ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4To
tal:
Jan
1 - D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Firs
t-Tim
e,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed
D
iplo
ma
855
747
87.4
497
454
91.
31,
390
1,23
188
.643
437
486
.23,
176
2,80
688
.4
A
ssoc
iate
Deg
ree
10,8
529,
438
87.0
14,8
04
13,0
99
88.5
23,6
07
19,8
7584
.24,
012
3,0
5676
.253
,275
45,4
68
85.3
Ba
ccal
aure
ate
Deg
ree
6,61
95,
770
87.2
7,43
66,
560
88.2
14,0
6511
,651
82.8
2,50
82,
00
079
.730
,628
25,9
8184
.8
Sp
ecia
l Pro
gram
Cod
es31
2271
.024
2187
.526
2284
.611
763
.69
272
78.3
Tota
l Fir
st-T
ime,
U
.S.-
Educ
ated
18,3
5715
,977
87.0
22,7
6120
,134
88.5
39,0
8832
,779
83.9
6,9
655,
437
78.1
87,1
7174
,327
85.3
Repe
at, U
.S.-
Educ
ated
4,
783
2,53
553
.04,
155
1,9
5347
.06,
296
3,50
055
.66,
90
13,
509
50.8
22,1
3511
,497
51.9
Firs
t-Tim
e,
Inte
rnat
iona
lly E
duca
ted
4,71
02,
649
56.2
4,31
92,
539
58.8
4,72
32,
838
60
.14,
526
2,61
057
.718
,278
10,6
3658
.2
Repe
at,
Inte
rnat
iona
lly E
duca
ted
4,0
411,
116
27.6
3,63
39
5826
.44,
140
1,17
628
.44,
154
1,0
68
25.7
15,9
68
4,31
827
.0
All C
andi
date
s31
,891
22,2
7769
.934
,868
25,5
8473
.454
,247
40
,293
74.3
22,5
46
12,6
2456
.014
3,55
210
0,7
7870
.2
1 Pe
rfor
man
ce o
f RN
Edu
cati
onal
Pro
gram
s. T
he f
ollo
win
g is
a s
umm
ary
of t
he 2
00
4 N
CLEX
pas
s ra
tes
for
U.S
. RN
edu
cati
on p
rogr
ams
base
d up
on fi
rst-
tim
e ca
ndid
ate
perf
orm
ance
: In
20
04,
1,5
49 U
.S. R
N p
rogr
ams
had
at le
ast o
ne fi
rst-
tim
e ca
ndid
ate.
The
mea
n pa
ss r
ate
for
thos
e pr
ogra
ms
was
83.
3% (
SD 1
5.5)
. Whe
n in
clud
ing
only
thos
e pr
ogra
ms
wit
h at
leas
t ten
firs
t-ti
me
exam
inee
s (N
=1,4
53)
the
mea
n pa
ss r
ate
was
84.
8% (
SD 1
0.4
).
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Table 2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004
NCLEX-RN® January 1 – December 31, 2004
Passing Standard2 -0.28 logits1
Estimated Decision Consistency3 0.91
Average Test Length4 120 items
Percent of Candidates Taking the Minimum Number of Items 51.3%
Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Number of Items 13.7%
Average Testing Time5 2 hours, 4 minutes
Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Amount of Time 1.7%
1 April 1, 2004, the NCLEX-RN passing standard increased from -0.35 to -0.28 logits.
2 The NCLEX-RN passing standard scale uses logits as the unit of measurement. Logits is short for log-odds-units. These units have no inherent meaning with regard to nursing content and in fact have an arbitrary zero point, but logits are practical because the probability of a correct response can easily be computed when the candidate’s ability and the item’s difficulty are known. Typically, the logit range on the NCLEX-RN scale is from -2.00 (easy items or low ability candidates) to 2.00 (difficult items or high ability candidates).
3 Estimated Decision Consistency is an indicator of reliability. Conceptually, it is the proportion of pass-fail decisions that would remain the same if the same population were retested immediately after their first test (assuming no learning or fatigue effects) using a different set of items.
4 NCLEX-RN examinations consist of 75 to 265 items.
5 On October 1, 2004, the standard amount of allotted testing time for the NCLEX-RN increased from 5 to 6 hours.
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Juri
sdic
tion
RN–D
iplo
ma
RN–A
ssoc
iate
Deg
ree
RN–B
acca
laur
eate
Tota
l Jan
1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Ala
bam
a0
12
411
088
.721
819
187
.634
230
188
.0
Ala
ska
0
10
0.0
2420
83.3
2520
80.0
Am
eric
an S
amoa
0
0
0
0
Ari
zona
0
324
295
91.
115
613
687
.248
043
189
.8
Ark
ansa
s21
618
384
.711
997
81.5
1916
84.2
354
296
83.6
Calif
orni
a –
RN0
1,
329
1,15
687
.048
640
382
.91,
815
1,55
985
.9
Colo
rado
0
124
104
83.9
114
102
89.5
238
206
86.6
Conn
ecti
cut
4644
95.
71
110
0.0
6359
93.7
110
104
94.
5
Del
awar
e0
43
4093
.032
2887
.575
68
90
.7
Dis
tric
t of C
olum
bia
0
60
0.0
42
50.0
102
20.0
Flor
ida
0
993
825
83.1
182
143
78.6
1,17
59
68
82.4
Geo
rgia
– R
N0
12
110
385
.125
323
39
2.1
374
336
89.8
Gua
m0
0
2
150
.02
150
.0
Haw
aii
0
3127
87.1
91
7683
.512
210
384
.4
Idah
o0
17
169
4.1
2422
91.
741
389
2.7
Illin
ois
11
100
.031
728
489
.626
223
99
1.2
580
524
90
.3
Indi
ana
97
77.8
259
219
84.6
181
161
89.0
449
387
86.2
Iow
a0
23
919
280
.384
6982
.132
326
180
.8
Kans
as0
12
09
881
.711
393
82.3
233
191
82.0
Kent
ucky
0
286
266
93.0
146
142
97.3
432
408
94.
4
Loui
sian
a –
RN30
279
0.0
240
218
90
.842
739
893
.269
76
439
2.3
Mai
ne0
26
249
2.3
3629
80.6
6253
85.5
Mar
ylan
d0
23
519
884
.317
815
184
.841
334
984
.5
Mas
sach
uset
ts1
110
0.0
204
188
92.
214
112
89
0.8
346
317
91.
6
Mic
higa
n0
41
935
885
.418
015
686
.759
951
485
.8
Min
neso
ta0
19
117
69
2.1
64
60
93.8
255
236
92.
6
Mis
siss
ippi
0
223
193
86.5
5545
81.8
278
238
85.6
Mis
sour
i6
583
.329
126
69
1.4
174
159
91.
447
143
09
1.3
Mon
tana
0
55
100
.071
68
95.
876
739
6.1
Tabl
e 3.
Fir
st-T
ime,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-R
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Deg
ree
Type
, Jan
uary
1 –
Mar
ch 3
1, 2
00
41
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25PART II:
2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICSJu
risd
icti
onRN
–Dip
lom
aRN
–Ass
ocia
te D
egre
eRN
–Bac
cala
urea
teTo
tal J
an 1
– M
ar 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Neb
rask
a45
419
1.1
43
75.0
161
148
91.
921
019
29
1.4
Nev
ada
0
4440
90
.951
4384
.39
583
87.4
New
Ham
pshi
re0
10
330
.01
110
0.0
114
36.4
New
Jers
ey11
710
89
2.3
202
182
90
.111
981
.833
029
99
0.6
New
Mex
ico
0
6762
92.
559
4779
.712
610
986
.5
New
Yor
k0
1,
016
866
85.2
159
128
80.5
1,17
59
94
84.6
Nor
th C
arol
ina
4341
95.
39
686
89.6
138
111
80.4
277
238
85.9
Nor
th D
akot
a0
0
52
479
0.4
5247
90
.4
Nor
ther
n M
aria
na I
slan
ds0
2
00
.00
2
00
.0
Ohi
o59
5389
.848
744
59
1.4
138
132
95.
76
8463
09
2.1
Okl
ahom
a0
20
317
988
.227
1970
.423
019
886
.1
Ore
gon
0
22
100
.031
2787
.133
2987
.9
Penn
sylv
ania
137
112
81.8
148
118
79.7
189
155
82.0
474
385
81.2
Puer
to R
ico
0
150
0.0
266
23.1
416
14.6
Rhod
e Is
land
0
3728
75.7
4942
85.7
8670
81.4
Sout
h Ca
rolin
a0
26
122
285
.197
90
92.
835
831
287
.2
Sout
h D
akot
a0
10
66
0.0
4138
92.
751
4486
.3
Tenn
esse
e22
2210
0.0
137
121
88.3
279
262
93.9
438
405
92.
5
Texa
s6
455
85.9
834
748
89.7
698
60
987
.31,
596
1,41
288
.5
Uta
h0
16
514
889
.76
054
90
.022
520
289
.8
Verm
ont
0
0
0
0
Virg
in I
slan
ds0
0
1
110
0.0
11
100
.0
Virg
inia
5947
79.7
180
149
82.8
8062
77.5
319
258
80.9
Was
hing
ton
0
184
166
90
.216
614
184
.935
030
787
.7
Wes
t Vir
gini
a –
RN0
6
610
0.0
2723
85.2
3329
87.9
Wis
cons
in0
42
337
588
.729
824
582
.272
162
086
.0
Wyo
min
g0
31
2477
.40
31
2477
.4
Tota
l85
574
787
.410
,852
9,4
3887
.06,
619
5,77
087
.218
,326
15,9
5587
.1
1 D
ata
does
not
incl
ude
Spec
ial P
rogr
am C
odes
.
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26PART II: 2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICS
Juri
sdic
tion
RN–D
iplo
ma
RN–A
ssoc
iate
Deg
ree
RN–B
acca
laur
eate
Tota
l Apr
1 –
Jun
30, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Ala
bam
a0
39
936
39
1.0
191
165
86.4
590
528
89.5
Ala
ska
0
1210
83.3
1613
81.3
2823
82.1
Am
eric
an S
amoa
0
0
0
0
Ari
zona
0
363
342
94.
29
183
91.
245
442
593
.6
Ark
ansa
s5
240
.086
819
4.2
98
8586
.718
916
888
.9
Calif
orni
a –
RN0
71
061
686
.834
831
289
.71,
058
928
87.7
Colo
rado
0
202
182
90
.189
7483
.129
125
688
.0
Conn
ecti
cut
5654
96.
437
359
4.6
5547
85.5
148
136
91.
9
Del
awar
e8
787
.556
4682
.122
209
0.9
8673
84.9
Dis
tric
t of C
olum
bia
0
32
66.
720
199
5.0
2321
91.
3
Flor
ida
0
758
652
86.0
217
192
88.5
975
844
86.6
Geo
rgia
– R
N0
37
634
39
1.2
335
302
90
.271
16
459
0.7
Gua
m0
0
0
0
Haw
aii
0
3426
76.5
1914
73.7
5340
75.5
Idah
o0
12
511
39
0.4
3735
94.
616
214
89
1.4
Illin
ois
138
61.5
443
394
88.9
304
281
92.
476
06
8389
.9
Indi
ana
65
83.3
487
428
87.9
235
205
87.2
728
638
87.6
Iow
a0
28
423
683
.111
89
883
.140
233
483
.1
Kans
as0
14
512
888
.311
210
29
1.1
257
230
89.5
Kent
ucky
0
557
511
91.
723
622
39
4.5
793
734
92.
6
Loui
sian
a –
RN0
44
409
0.9
7971
89.9
123
111
90
.2
Mai
ne0
19
917
487
.474
5878
.427
323
285
.0
Mar
ylan
d0
35
233
093
.813
211
587
.148
444
59
1.9
Mas
sach
uset
ts24
239
5.8
342
302
88.3
144
123
85.4
510
448
87.8
Mic
higa
n0
40
636
89
0.6
246
220
89.4
652
588
90
.2
Min
neso
ta0
73
86
4987
.925
223
19
1.7
99
088
088
.9
Mis
siss
ippi
0
506
445
87.9
158
135
85.4
66
458
087
.4
Mis
sour
i2
150
.012
610
986
.565
60
92.
319
317
088
.1
Mon
tana
0
2826
92.
942
3378
.670
5984
.3
Tabl
e 4
. Fir
st-T
ime,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-R
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Deg
ree
Type
, Apr
il 1
– Ju
ne 3
0, 2
00
41
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risd
icti
onRN
–Dip
lom
aRN
–Ass
ocia
te D
egre
eRN
–Bac
cala
urea
teTo
tal A
pr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Neb
rask
a1
110
0.0
135
120
88.9
194
165
85.1
330
286
86.7
Nev
ada
0
5046
92.
021
199
0.5
7165
91.
6
New
Ham
pshi
re0
9
482
87.2
2321
91.
311
710
388
.0
New
Jers
ey9
086
95.
619
417
99
2.3
8273
89.0
366
338
92.
4
New
Mex
ico
0
114
96
84.2
119
81.8
125
105
84.0
New
Yor
k0
65
956
085
.025
221
986
.99
1177
985
.5
Nor
th C
arol
ina
4242
100
.011
4810
1188
.139
034
087
.21,
580
1,39
388
.2
Nor
th D
akot
a0
0
13
912
086
.313
912
086
.3
Nor
ther
n M
aria
na I
slan
ds0
1
110
0.0
0
11
100
.0
Ohi
o34
3397
.144
539
588
.831
328
99
2.3
792
717
90
.5
Okl
ahom
a0
35
530
686
.220
017
989
.555
548
587
.4
Ore
gon
0
246
232
94.
318
016
29
0.0
426
394
92.
5
Penn
sylv
ania
101
8988
.114
911
577
.217
315
187
.342
335
583
.9
Puer
to R
ico
0
171
5.9
142
14.3
313
9.7
Rhod
e Is
land
55
100
.035
329
1.4
109
90
.050
469
2.0
Sout
h Ca
rolin
a0
44
839
287
.521
316
979
.36
6156
184
.9
Sout
h D
akot
a0
93
8288
.286
799
1.9
179
161
89.9
Tenn
esse
e0
6
676
07
91.
038
735
29
1.0
1,0
549
599
1.0
Texa
s25
2510
0.0
832
749
90
.041
337
59
0.8
1,27
01,
149
90
.5
Uta
h0
9
887
88.8
6149
80.3
159
136
85.5
Verm
ont
0
4341
95.
329
2586
.272
66
91.
7
Virg
in I
slan
ds0
0
0
0
Virg
inia
8573
85.9
397
353
88.9
180
156
86.7
662
582
87.9
Was
hing
ton
0
191
169
88.5
90
8088
.928
124
988
.6
Wes
t Vir
gini
a –
RN0
18
216
087
.993
7681
.727
523
685
.8
Wis
cons
in0
30
925
883
.513
211
284
.844
137
083
.9
Wyo
min
g0
84
7488
.115
1386
.79
987
87.9
Tota
l49
74
5491
.314
,80
413
,099
88.5
7,4
366,
560
88.2
22,7
3720
,113
88.5
1 D
ata
does
not
incl
ude
Spec
ial P
rogr
am C
odes
.
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28PART II: 2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICS
Juri
sdic
tion
RN–D
iplo
ma
RN–A
ssoc
iate
Deg
ree
RN–B
acca
laur
eate
Tota
l Jul
1 –
Sep
30
, 20
04
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Ala
bam
a0
62
951
982
.531
026
184
.293
978
083
.1
Ala
ska
0
2521
84.0
2927
93.1
5448
88.9
Am
eric
an S
amoa
0
0
0
0
Ari
zona
0
236
203
86.0
123
106
86.2
359
309
86.1
Ark
ansa
s1
110
0.0
235
201
85.5
227
188
82.8
463
390
84.2
Calif
orni
a –
RN0
1,
985
1,6
64
83.8
661
532
80.5
2,6
462,
196
83.0
Colo
rado
0
251
198
78.9
324
263
81.2
575
461
80.2
Conn
ecti
cut
127
58.3
227
205
90
.325
721
985
.249
643
186
.9
Del
awar
e18
1688
.989
6775
.39
271
77.2
199
154
77.4
Dis
tric
t of C
olum
bia
0
2414
58.3
106
8277
.413
09
673
.8
Flor
ida
0
1,28
71,
053
81.8
690
596
86.4
1,97
71,
649
83.4
Geo
rgia
– R
N0
35
231
188
.437
430
280
.772
661
384
.4
Gua
m0
0
2
210
0.0
22
100
.0
Haw
aii
0
6144
72.1
112
8676
.817
313
075
.1
Idah
o0
9
483
88.3
99
8585
.919
316
887
.0
Illin
ois
1611
68.
81,
087
940
86.5
60
851
684
.91,
711
1,46
785
.7
Indi
ana
51
20.0
488
395
80.9
347
267
76.9
840
663
78.9
Iow
a0
50
338
476
.312
710
381
.163
048
777
.3
Kans
as0
34
828
080
.526
820
777
.261
648
779
.1
Kent
ucky
0
221
189
85.5
756
485
.329
625
385
.5
Loui
sian
a –
RN0
32
829
589
.938
033
888
.970
863
389
.4
Mai
ne0
83
556
6.3
68
4769
.115
110
267
.6
Mar
ylan
d0
34
530
488
.137
330
682
.071
861
085
.0
Mas
sach
uset
ts30
2583
.358
949
483
.954
847
085
.81,
167
989
84.7
Mic
higa
n0
1,
045
877
83.9
377
297
78.8
1,42
21,
174
82.6
Min
neso
ta0
36
928
777
.827
324
188
.36
4252
882
.2
Mis
siss
ippi
0
232
178
76.7
105
8984
.833
726
779
.2
Mis
sour
i14
139
2.9
569
490
86.1
505
444
87.9
1,0
889
4787
.0
Mon
tana
0
130
109
83.8
3533
94.
316
514
286
.1
Tabl
e 5.
Fir
st-T
ime,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-R
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Deg
ree
Type
, Jul
y 1
– Se
ptem
ber 3
0, 2
00
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lom
aRN
–Ass
ocia
te D
egre
eRN
–Bac
cala
urea
teTo
tal J
ul 1
– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Neb
rask
a44
429
5.5
64
5281
.380
64
80.0
188
158
84.0
Nev
ada
0
108
95
88.0
60
4371
.716
813
882
.1
New
Ham
pshi
re0
20
215
777
.783
68
81.9
285
225
78.9
New
Jers
ey26
424
59
2.8
446
399
89.5
251
200
79.7
961
844
87.8
New
Mex
ico
0
207
180
87.0
60
5185
.026
723
186
.5
New
Yor
k7
685
.72,
383
2,0
3485
.477
26
4183
.03,
162
2,6
8184
.8
Nor
th C
arol
ina
7067
95.
754
043
580
.629
224
082
.29
02
742
82.3
Nor
th D
akot
a0
0
9
476
80.9
94
7680
.9
Nor
ther
n M
aria
na I
slan
ds0
0
0
0
Ohi
o26
423
488
.61,
281
1,13
688
.774
06
4587
.22,
285
2,0
1588
.2
Okl
ahom
a0
26
521
681
.523
017
877
.449
539
479
.6
Ore
gon
0
252
219
86.9
133
111
83.5
385
330
85.7
Penn
sylv
ania
421
381
90
.51,
346
1,14
384
.993
577
082
.42,
702
2,29
484
.9
Puer
to R
ico
0
242
8.3
437
16.3
679
13.4
Rhod
e Is
land
66
100
.011
29
181
.385
7385
.920
317
083
.7
Sout
h Ca
rolin
a0
30
526
085
.258
3458
.636
329
481
.0
Sout
h D
akot
a0
13
010
076
.910
982
75.2
239
182
76.2
Tenn
esse
e22
2210
0.0
164
143
87.2
212
172
81.1
398
337
84.7
Texa
s6
049
81.7
1,55
31,
347
86.7
841
734
87.3
2,45
42,
130
86.8
Uta
h0
29
525
686
.810
779
73.8
402
335
83.3
Verm
ont
0
5147
92.
251
346
6.7
102
8179
.4
Virg
in I
slan
ds0
3
133
.34
375
.07
457
.1
Virg
inia
136
105
77.2
651
512
78.6
431
350
81.2
1,21
89
6779
.4
Was
hing
ton
0
654
564
86.2
277
238
85.9
931
802
86.1
Wes
t Vir
gini
a –
RN0
26
022
586
.517
213
377
.343
235
882
.9
Wis
cons
in0
37
531
182
.943
537
185
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06
8284
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Wyo
min
g0
10
49
086
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1280
.011
910
285
.7
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l1,
390
1,23
188
.623
,60
719
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84.2
14,0
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82.8
39,0
6232
,757
83.9
1
Dat
a do
es n
ot in
clud
e Sp
ecia
l Pro
gram
Cod
es.
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Juri
sdic
tion
RN–D
iplo
ma
RN–A
ssoc
iate
Deg
ree
RN–B
acca
laur
eate
Tota
l Oct
1 –
Dec
31,
20
04
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Ala
bam
a0
62
4979
.09
880
81.6
160
129
80.6
Ala
ska
0
52
40.0
2924
82.8
3426
76.5
Am
eric
an S
amoa
0
0
0
0
Ari
zona
0
4440
90
.915
106
6.7
5950
84.7
Ark
ansa
s2
210
0.0
1613
81.3
116
54.5
2921
72.4
Calif
orni
a –
RN0
41
930
171
.815
512
178
.157
442
273
.5
Colo
rado
0
796
076
.051
4078
.413
010
076
.9
Conn
ecti
cut
10
0.0
66
100
.040
3280
.047
3880
.9
Del
awar
e0
4
375
.010
440
.014
750
.0
Dis
tric
t of C
olum
bia
0
60
0.0
108
80.0
168
50.0
Flor
ida
0
584
427
73.1
190
150
78.9
774
577
74.5
Geo
rgia
-RN
0
4429
65.9
2314
60
.967
436
4.2
Gua
m0
0
9
888
.99
888
.9
Haw
aii
0
73
42.9
2414
58.3
3117
54.8
Idah
o0
3
310
0.0
76
85.7
109
90
.0
Illin
ois
32
66.
79
874
75.5
2716
59.3
128
92
71.9
Indi
ana
11
100
.044
306
8.2
6353
84.1
108
8477
.8
Iow
a0
13
289
67.4
64
66.
713
893
67.4
Kans
as0
9
555
.61
00
.010
550
.0
Kent
ucky
0
8670
81.4
4440
90
.913
011
084
.6
Loui
sian
a –
RN0
15
1493
.328
2382
.143
3786
.0
Mai
ne0
9
66
6.7
2823
82.1
3729
78.4
Mar
ylan
d0
37
3183
.844
3681
.881
6782
.7
Mas
sach
uset
ts0
36
246
6.7
3629
80.6
7253
73.6
Mic
higa
n0
11
986
72.3
101
8382
.222
016
976
.8
Min
neso
ta0
51
3670
.614
96
4.3
6545
69.2
Mis
siss
ippi
0
1916
84.2
10
0.0
2016
80.0
Mis
sour
i0
53
4279
.279
729
1.1
132
114
86.4
Mon
tana
0
52
40.0
0
52
40.0
Tabl
e 6.
Fir
st-T
ime,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-R
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Deg
ree
Type
, Oct
ober
1 –
Dec
embe
r 31,
20
04
1
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risd
icti
onRN
–Dip
lom
aRN
–Ass
ocia
te D
egre
eRN
–Bac
cala
urea
teTo
tal O
ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Neb
rask
a0
35
2777
.141
3585
.476
6281
.6
Nev
ada
0
1413
92.
925
1456
.039
2769
.2
New
Ham
pshi
re0
19
1684
.23
26
6.7
2218
81.8
New
Jers
ey37
3081
.134
2676
.551
346
6.7
122
90
73.8
New
Mex
ico
0
2818
64.
313
129
2.3
4130
73.2
New
Yor
k4
410
0.0
761
624
82.0
216
150
69.4
981
778
79.3
Nor
th C
arol
ina
0
5141
80.4
2016
80.0
7157
80.3
Nor
th D
akot
a0
0
11
1110
0.0
1111
100
.0
Nor
ther
n M
aria
na I
slan
ds0
1
110
0.0
0
11
100
.0
Ohi
o14
1285
.719
215
279
.213
011
588
.533
627
983
.0
Okl
ahom
a0
18
1161
.113
969
.231
206
4.5
Ore
gon
0
1413
92.
931
289
0.3
4541
91.
1
Penn
sylv
ania
291
255
87.6
319
247
77.4
250
213
85.2
860
715
83.1
Puer
to R
ico
0
72
28.6
185
27.8
257
28.0
Rhod
e Is
land
0
22
100
.014
1285
.716
1487
.5
Sout
h Ca
rolin
a0
89
7179
.841
3585
.413
010
681
.5
Sout
h D
akot
a0
10
770
.031
289
0.3
4135
85.4
Tenn
esse
e13
129
2.3
128
66.
713
129
2.3
3832
84.2
Texa
s12
119
1.7
200
159
79.5
144
120
83.3
356
290
81.5
Uta
h0
16
956
.379
7189
.99
580
84.2
Verm
ont
0
11
100
.02
00
.03
133
.3
Virg
in I
slan
ds0
3
26
6.7
76
85.7
108
80.0
Virg
inia
5645
80.4
8359
71.1
107
8579
.424
618
976
.8
Was
hing
ton
0
7059
84.3
3229
90
.610
288
86.3
Wes
t Vir
gini
a –
RN0
5
510
0.0
2418
75.0
2923
79.3
Wis
cons
in0
34
2058
.845
3373
.379
5367
.1
Wyo
min
g0
2
210
0.0
32
66.
75
480
.0
Tota
l4
3437
486
.24
,012
3,0
5676
.22,
508
2,0
00
79.7
6,95
45,
430
78.1
1
Dat
a do
es n
ot in
clud
e Sp
ecia
l Pro
gram
Cod
es.
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Juri
sdic
tion
RN–D
iplo
ma
RN–A
ssoc
iate
Deg
ree
RN–B
acca
laur
eate
RN-S
peci
al P
rogr
am C
odes
Tota
l Jan
1 –
Dec
31,
20
04
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Ala
bam
a0
1,
214
1,0
4185
.881
769
785
.38
562
.52,
039
1,74
385
.5
Ala
ska
0
4333
76.7
98
8485
.70
14
111
783
.0
Am
eric
an S
amoa
0
0
0
0
0
Ari
zona
0
967
880
91.
038
533
587
.00
1,
352
1,21
589
.9
Ark
ansa
s22
418
883
.945
639
286
.035
529
583
.10
1,
035
875
84.5
Calif
orni
a –
RN0
4,
443
3,73
784
.11,
650
1,36
882
.942
3378
.66,
135
5,13
883
.7
Colo
rado
0
656
544
82.9
578
479
82.9
11
100
.01,
235
1,0
2482
.9
Conn
ecti
cut
115
105
91.
327
124
79
1.1
415
357
86.0
0
801
709
88.5
Del
awar
e26
2388
.519
215
681
.315
612
378
.80
37
430
280
.7
Dis
tric
t of C
olum
bia
0
3916
41.0
140
111
79.3
0
179
127
71.0
Flor
ida
0
3,62
22,
957
81.6
1,27
91,
081
84.5
55
100
.04,
90
64,
043
82.4
Geo
rgia
– R
N0
89
378
688
.09
8585
186
.43
00
.01,
881
1,63
787
.0
Gua
m0
0
13
1184
.60
13
1184
.6
Haw
aii
0
133
100
75.2
246
190
77.2
10
0.0
380
290
76.3
Idah
o0
23
921
59
0.0
167
148
88.6
0
406
363
89.4
Illin
ois
3322
66.
71,
945
1,69
287
.01,
201
1,0
5287
.64
250
.03,
183
2,76
887
.0
Indi
ana
2114
66.
71,
278
1,0
7283
.982
66
8683
.10
2,
125
1,77
283
.4
Iow
a0
1,
158
90
177
.833
527
481
.80
1,
493
1,17
578
.7
Kans
as0
62
251
182
.249
440
281
.40
1,
116
913
81.8
Kent
ucky
0
1,15
01,
036
90
.150
146
993
.60
1,
651
1,50
59
1.2
Loui
sian
a –
RN30
279
0.0
627
567
90
.49
1483
09
0.8
0
1,57
11,
424
90
.6
Mai
ne0
31
725
981
.720
615
776
.21
110
0.0
524
417
79.6
Mar
ylan
d0
9
6986
389
.172
76
08
83.6
0
1,69
61,
471
86.7
Mas
sach
uset
ts55
4989
.11,
171
1,0
08
86.1
869
750
86.3
22
100
.02,
097
1,80
986
.3
Mic
higa
n0
1,
989
1,6
8984
.99
04
756
83.6
22
100
.02,
895
2,44
784
.5
Min
neso
ta0
1,
349
1,14
885
.16
03
541
89.7
0
1,9
521,
689
86.5
Mis
siss
ippi
0
980
832
84.9
319
269
84.3
0
1,29
91,
101
84.8
Mis
sour
i22
1986
.41,
039
90
787
.382
373
589
.30
1,
884
1,6
6188
.2
Mon
tana
0
168
142
84.5
148
134
90
.52
210
0.0
318
278
87.4
Tabl
e 7.
Fir
st-T
ime,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-R
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Deg
ree
Type
, Jan
uary
1 –
Dec
embe
r 31,
20
04
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2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICSJu
risd
icti
onRN
–Dip
lom
aRN
–Ass
ocia
te D
egre
eRN
–Bac
cala
urea
teRN
-Spe
cial
Pro
gram
Cod
esTo
tal J
an 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Neb
rask
a9
084
93.3
238
202
84.9
476
412
86.6
0
804
698
86.8
Nev
ada
0
216
194
89.8
157
119
75.8
0
373
313
83.9
New
Ham
pshi
re0
32
525
879
.411
09
283
.64
410
0.0
439
354
80.6
New
Jers
ey50
846
99
2.3
876
786
89.7
395
316
80.0
10
0.0
1,78
01,
571
88.3
New
Mex
ico
0
416
356
85.6
143
119
83.2
0
559
475
85.0
New
Yor
k11
109
0.9
4,81
94,
084
84.7
1,39
91,
138
81.3
33
100
.06,
232
5,23
584
.0
Nor
th C
arol
ina
155
150
96.
81,
835
1,57
385
.784
070
784
.20
2,
830
2,43
085
.9
Nor
th D
akot
a0
0
29
625
485
.80
29
625
485
.8
Nor
ther
n M
aria
na
Isla
nds
0
42
50.0
0
0
42
50.0
Ohi
o37
133
289
.52,
405
2,12
888
.51,
321
1,18
189
.40
4,
097
3,6
4188
.9
Okl
ahom
a0
84
171
284
.747
038
581
.90
1,
311
1,0
9783
.7
Ore
gon
0
514
466
90
.737
532
887
.50
88
979
489
.3
Penn
sylv
ania
950
837
88.1
1,9
621,
623
82.7
1,54
71,
289
83.3
76
85.7
4,46
63,
755
84.1
Puer
to R
ico
0
635
7.9
101
2019
.80
16
425
15.2
Rhod
e Is
land
1111
100
.018
615
382
.315
813
686
.10
35
530
084
.5
Sout
h Ca
rolin
a0
1,
103
945
85.7
409
328
80.2
33
100
.01,
515
1,27
684
.2
Sout
h D
akot
a0
24
319
580
.226
722
785
.00
51
042
282
.7
Tenn
esse
e57
569
8.2
980
879
89.7
891
798
89.6
0
1,9
281,
733
89.9
Texa
s16
114
087
.03,
419
3,0
03
87.8
2,0
96
1,83
887
.71
110
0.0
5,67
74,
982
87.8
Uta
h0
57
450
087
.130
725
382
.41
110
0.0
882
754
85.5
Verm
ont
0
95
8993
.782
5972
.00
17
714
883
.6
Virg
in I
slan
ds0
6
350
.012
1083
.30
18
1372
.2
Virg
inia
336
270
80.4
1,31
11,
073
81.8
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0
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0
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1
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e 8.
Fir
st-T
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Int
erna
tion
ally
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cate
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ndid
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Tak
ing
the
NCL
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xam
inat
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of E
duca
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10
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100
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31,
20
04
Apr 1
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100
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81
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0
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Adm
inis
tere
d
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* A
pr 1
99
4 Co
mpu
ter
Ada
ptiv
e Te
st (
CAT)
beg
ins.
Pas
sing
Sta
ndar
d -0
.476
6 lo
gits
.
**
Oct
19
95
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
cha
nged
from
-0.4
766
to -0
.42
logi
ts.
***
Apr
19
98
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
cha
nged
from
-0.4
2 to
-0.3
5 lo
gits
.
****
A
pr 2
00
4 Pa
ssin
g St
anda
rd c
hang
ed fr
om -0
.35
to -0
.28
logi
ts.
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7573
74
6868
6669
6970
89
85
81
7474
6969
69
7473
8483
8081
7675
7677
74
64
5452
5254
5556
7979
7777
5757
5859
020406080100
*199
4**
1995
1996
1997
***1
998
1999
200
020
01
200
220
03
****
200
4
Jan
Apr
Jul
Oct
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Figu
re 2
. NCL
EX-R
N® P
ass
Rate
s fo
r All
Cand
idat
es
Percent Passing
Year
Adm
inis
tere
d
* A
pr 1
99
4 Co
mpu
ter
Ada
ptiv
e Te
st (
CAT)
beg
ins.
Pas
sing
Sta
ndar
d -0
.476
6 lo
gits
.
**
Oct
19
95
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
cha
nged
from
-0.4
766
to -0
.42
logi
ts.
***
Apr
19
98
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
cha
nged
from
-0.4
2 to
-0.3
5 lo
gits
.
****
A
pr 2
00
4 Pa
ssin
g St
anda
rd c
hang
ed fr
om -0
.35
to -0
.28
logi
ts.
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8280
76
7169
6971
7170
9090
8888
8585
8486
8787
85
77
72
020406080100
*199
4**
1995
1996
1997
***1
998
1999
200
020
01
200
220
03
****
200
4
All C
andi
date
s
Firs
t-Ti
me,
U.S
.-Edu
cate
d
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Figu
re 3
. NCL
EX-R
N® A
nnua
l Pas
s Ra
tes,
Apr
il 19
94 –
Dec
embe
r 20
04
Percent Passing
Year
Adm
inis
tere
d
* A
pr 1
99
4 Co
mpu
ter
Ada
ptiv
e Te
st (
CAT)
beg
ins.
Pas
sing
Sta
ndar
d -0
.476
6 lo
gits
.
**
Oct
19
95
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
cha
nged
from
-0.4
766
to -0
.42
logi
ts.
***
Apr
19
98
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
cha
nged
from
-0.4
2 to
-0.3
5 lo
gits
.
****
A
pr 2
00
4 Pa
ssin
g St
anda
rd c
hang
ed fr
om -0
.35
to -0
.28
logi
ts.
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0
10,0
00
20,0
00
30,0
00
40,0
00
50,0
00
60,0
00
70,0
00
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
200
020
01
200
220
03
200
4
Jan
Apr
Jul
Oct
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Figu
re 4
. NCL
EX-R
N® V
olum
e fo
r Fir
st-T
ime,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed C
andi
date
s
Number Examined
Year
Adm
inis
tere
d
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43
0
10,0
00
20,0
00
30,0
00
40,0
00
50,0
00
60,0
00
70,0
00
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
200
020
01
200
220
03
200
4
Jan
Apr
Jul
Oct
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Figu
re 5
. NCL
EX-R
N® V
olum
e fo
r All
Cand
idat
es
Number Examined
Year
Adm
inis
tere
d
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44
0
25,0
00
50,0
00
75,0
00
100
,00
0
125,
00
0
150
,00
0
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
200
020
01
200
220
03
200
4
All C
andi
date
s
Firs
t-Ti
me,
U.S
.-Edu
cate
d
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Figu
re 6
. NCL
EX-R
N® A
nnua
l Vol
ume,
Apr
il 19
94 –
Dec
embe
r 20
04
Number Examined
Year
Adm
inis
tere
d
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45Ta
ble
9. C
andi
date
s Ta
king
the
NCL
EX-P
N® E
xam
inat
ion,
by
Type
of C
andi
date
, Jan
uary
1 –
Dec
embe
r 31,
20
04
1
Type
of C
andi
date
Jan
1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
Jul 1
– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
4O
ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4To
tal
Jan
1 - D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Firs
t-Tim
e,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed
10,0
60
8,87
588
.29,
130
8,0
1287
.818
,69
017
,051
91.
211
,40
310
,10
388
.649
,283
44,0
4189
.4
Repe
at,
U.S
.-Ed
ucat
ed
2,15
197
945
.52,
446
1,10
845
.32,
191
936
42.7
2,31
71,
09
147
.19,
105
4,11
445
.2
Firs
t-Tim
e,
Inte
rnat
iona
lly E
duca
ted
490
251
51.2
430
234
54.4
479
246
51.4
518
284
54.8
1,9
171,
015
52.9
Repe
at,
Inte
rnat
iona
lly E
duca
ted
436
135
31.0
458
124
27.1
440
108
24.5
473
133
28.1
1,80
750
027
.7
All C
andi
date
s13
,137
10,2
40
77.9
12,4
649,
478
76.0
21,8
00
18,3
41
84.1
14,7
1111
,611
78.9
62,1
1249
,670
80.0
1 Pe
rfor
man
ce o
f PN
Edu
cati
onal
Pro
gram
s. T
he f
ollo
win
g is
a s
umm
ary
of t
he 2
00
4 N
CLEX
pas
s ra
tes
for
U.S
. PN
edu
cati
on p
rogr
ams
base
d up
on fi
rst-
tim
e ca
ndid
ate
perf
orm
ance
: In
20
04,
1,3
03
U.S
. PN
pro
gram
s ha
d at
leas
t one
firs
t-ti
me
cand
idat
e. T
he m
ean
pass
rat
e fo
r th
ose
prog
ram
s w
as 8
9.5%
(SD
15.
3). W
hen
incl
udin
g on
ly th
ose
prog
ram
s w
ith
at le
ast t
en fi
rst-
tim
e ex
amin
ees
(N=1
,151
), th
e m
ean
pass
rat
e w
as 9
1.1%
(SD
9.7
).
Tabl
e 10
. Sum
mar
y St
atis
tics
for F
irst
-Tim
e, U
.S.-
Educ
ated
Can
dida
tes
Taki
ng th
e N
CLEX
-PN
® Exa
min
atio
n, Ja
nuar
y 1
– D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
00
4N
CLEX
-PN
®Ja
nuar
y–D
ecem
ber 2
00
4
Pass
ing
Stan
dard
1–0
.42
logi
ts
Esti
mat
ed D
ecis
ion
Cons
iste
ncy2
0.9
2
Aver
age
Test
Len
gth3
110
item
s
Perc
ent o
f Can
dida
tes
Taki
ng th
e M
inim
um N
umbe
r of
Ite
ms
61.9
%
Perc
ent o
f Can
dida
tes
Taki
ng th
e M
axim
um N
umbe
r of
Ite
ms
13.1
%
Aver
age
Test
ing
Tim
e41
hour
, 53
min
utes
Perc
ent o
f Can
dida
tes
Taki
ng th
e M
axim
um A
mou
nt o
f Tim
e0
.6%
1 Th
e N
CLEX
-PN
sca
le u
ses
logi
ts a
s th
e un
it o
f mea
sure
men
t. L
ogit
s is
sho
rt fo
r log
-odd
s-un
its.
The
se u
nits
hav
e no
inhe
rent
mea
ning
wit
h re
gard
to n
ursi
ng c
onte
nt a
nd, i
n fa
ct h
ave
an a
rbit
rary
ze
ro p
oint
, but
logi
ts a
re p
ract
ical
bec
ause
the
pro
babi
lity
of a
cor
rect
res
pons
e ca
n ea
sily
be
com
pute
d w
hen
the
cand
idat
e’s
abili
ty a
nd t
he it
em’s
diffi
cult
y ar
e kn
own.
Typ
ical
ly, t
he lo
git
rang
e on
the
NCL
EX-P
N s
cale
is fr
om -2
.00
(ea
sy it
ems
or lo
w a
bilit
y ca
ndid
ates
) to
2.0
0 (
diffi
cult
item
s or
hig
h ab
ility
can
dida
tes)
.
2 Es
tim
ated
Dec
isio
n Co
nsis
tenc
y is
an
indi
cato
r of
rel
iabi
lity.
Con
cept
ually
, it
is t
he p
ropo
rtio
n of
pas
s-fa
il de
cisi
ons
that
wou
ld r
emai
n th
e sa
me
if t
he s
ame
popu
lati
on w
ere
rete
sted
imm
edi-
atel
y af
ter
thei
r fir
st te
st (
assu
min
g no
lear
ning
or
fati
gue
effec
ts)
usin
g a
diffe
rent
set
of i
tem
s.
3 N
CLEX
-PN
exa
min
atio
ns c
onsi
st o
f 85
to 2
05
item
s.
4 Th
e st
anda
rd a
mou
nt o
f allo
tted
test
ing
tim
e fo
r th
e N
CLEX
-PN
exa
min
atio
n is
5 h
ours
.
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46
Juri
sdic
tion
Jan
1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
Jul 1
– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
4O
ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4To
tal J
an 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Ala
bam
a38
932
884
.315
512
681
.332
929
188
.532
828
386
.31,
201
1,0
2885
.6
Ala
ska
1413
92.
912
86
6.7
53
60
.03
26
6.7
3426
76.5
Am
eric
an S
amoa
02
210
0.0
21
00
.05
240
.0
Ari
zona
137
131
95.
617
015
79
2.4
219
216
98.
69
29
210
0.0
618
596
96.
4
Ark
ansa
s23
921
59
0.0
7769
89.6
366
339
92.
614
113
09
2.2
823
753
91.
5
Calif
orni
a –
VN72
354
975
.91,
179
949
80.5
1,21
29
4978
.31,
265
1,0
05
79.4
4,37
93,
452
78.8
Colo
rado
150
136
90
.724
822
89
1.9
454
427
94.
19
582
86.3
947
873
92.
2
Conn
ecti
cut
318
306
96.
242
389
0.5
108
103
95.
412
1210
0.0
480
459
95.
6
Del
awar
e15
1386
.746
429
1.3
7771
92.
25
240
.014
311
580
.4
Dis
tric
t of C
olum
bia
251
146
58.2
388
234
60
.319
010
655
.816
411
469
.59
936
00
60
.4
Flor
ida
702
615
87.6
610
520
85.2
858
777
90
.688
275
185
.13,
052
2,6
6387
.3
Geo
rgia
– P
N38
733
285
.830
227
189
.732
228
889
.434
632
79
4.5
1,35
71,
218
89.8
Gua
m1
110
0.0
00
01
110
0.0
Haw
aii
99
100
.010
770
.061
599
6.7
4036
90
.012
011
19
2.5
Idah
o86
819
4.2
3634
94.
465
629
5.4
1716
94.
120
419
39
4.6
Illin
ois
165
150
90
.912
811
69
0.6
688
651
94.
630
426
988
.51,
285
1,18
69
2.3
Indi
ana
439
414
94.
314
712
987
.848
946
29
4.5
304
289
95.
11,
379
1,29
493
.8
Iow
a20
719
99
6.1
218
207
95.
062
959
29
4.1
140
136
97.1
1,19
41,
134
95.
0
Kans
as13
512
39
1.1
8376
91.
643
040
49
4.0
60
549
0.0
708
657
92.
8
Kent
ucky
307
280
91.
222
220
19
0.5
131
113
86.3
8074
92.
574
06
68
90
.3
Loui
sian
a –
PN49
942
785
.632
229
09
0.1
213
164
77.0
187
130
69.5
1,22
11,
011
82.8
Mai
ne1
110
0.0
027
2710
0.0
11
100
.029
289
6.6
Mar
ylan
d12
975
.031
289
0.3
127
122
96.
178
749
4.9
248
233
94.
0
Mas
sach
uset
ts47
439
1.5
1010
100
.067
562
59
2.6
4037
92.
577
271
59
2.6
Mic
higa
n21
621
29
8.1
105
103
98.
156
855
197
.020
819
99
5.7
1,0
971,
065
97.1
Min
neso
ta35
332
59
2.1
366
334
91.
36
07
553
91.
116
814
988
.71,
494
1,36
19
1.1
Mis
siss
ippi
115
103
89.6
87
87.5
377
352
93.4
100
91
91.
06
00
553
92.
2
Mis
sour
i14
513
29
1.0
114
101
88.6
634
60
49
5.3
289
262
90
.71,
182
1,0
99
93.0
Mon
tana
3130
96.
828
279
6.4
4039
97.5
1917
89.5
118
113
95.
8
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ble
11. F
irst
-Tim
e, U
.S.-
Educ
ated
Can
dida
tes
Taki
ng th
e N
CLEX
-PN
® Exa
min
atio
n, Ja
nuar
y 1
– D
ecem
ber 3
1, 2
00
4
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) | 2005
47
Juri
sdic
tion
Jan
1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
Jul 1
– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
4O
ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4To
tal J
an 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
es
Pass
ed%
Neb
rask
a62
579
1.9
8774
85.1
197
184
93.4
7873
93.6
424
388
91.
5
Nev
ada
11
100
.013
1310
0.0
1211
91.
73
310
0.0
2928
96.
6
New
Ham
pshi
re20
199
5.0
64
599
2.2
8677
89.5
2929
100
.019
918
49
2.5
New
Jers
ey10
176
75.2
133
121
91.
031
828
79
0.3
246
207
84.1
798
691
86.6
New
Mex
ico
99
100
.053
519
6.2
92
90
97.8
1817
94.
417
216
797
.1
New
Yor
k50
142
785
.251
142
883
.81,
314
1,16
288
.41,
166
1,0
1587
.13,
492
3,0
3286
.8
Nor
th C
arol
ina
142
138
97.2
5450
92.
646
645
497
.416
615
19
1.0
828
793
95.
8
Nor
th D
akot
a10
99
0.0
4241
97.6
68
639
2.6
54
80.0
125
117
93.6
Nor
ther
n M
aria
na
Isla
nds
00
11
100
.00
11
100
.0
Ohi
o40
638
093
.633
031
39
4.8
1,25
11,
172
93.7
780
739
94.
72,
767
2,6
04
94.
1
Okl
ahom
a22
119
688
.717
015
89
2.9
568
522
91.
920
118
99
4.0
1,16
01,
065
91.
8
Ore
gon
99
100
.085
8510
0.0
152
152
100
.027
2710
0.0
273
273
100
.0
Penn
sylv
ania
406
372
91.
644
839
187
.333
228
786
.463
057
09
0.5
1,81
61,
620
89.2
Puer
to R
ico
61
16.7
91
11.1
90
0.0
60
0.0
302
6.7
Rhod
e Is
land
63
50.0
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try
of
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atio
n
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1 –
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31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
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– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
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ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
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tal J
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idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Alb
ania
01
00
.00
01
00
.0
Arg
enti
na0
00
11
100
.01
110
0.0
Arm
enia
62
33.3
70
0.0
60
0.0
51
20.0
243
12.5
Aus
tral
ia0
00
22
100
.02
210
0.0
Bang
lade
sh0
10
0.0
00
10
0.0
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ados
11
100
.01
110
0.0
00
22
100
.0
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rus
02
150
.04
375
.03
133
.39
555
.6
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e0
00
11
100
.01
110
0.0
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zego
vina
21
50.0
20
0.0
32
66.
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250
.011
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.5
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il2
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0.0
00
02
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aria
00
11
100
.02
210
0.0
33
100
.0
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eroo
n0
00
20
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0.0
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da7
571
.47
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.411
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.411
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.836
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10
0.0
00
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.825
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.4
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0.0
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10
0.0
54
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11
100
.00
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110
0.0
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41
25.0
74
57.1
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55.6
86
75.0
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inic
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01
110
0.0
01
110
0.0
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dor
00
10
0.0
11
100
.02
150
.0
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t0
11
100
.00
01
110
0.0
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alva
dor
20
0.0
10
0.0
21
50.0
22
100
.07
342
.9
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rea
00
21
50.0
10
0.0
31
33.3
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nia
00
01
110
0.0
11
100
.0
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opia
00
31
33.3
22
100
.05
36
0.0
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bia
11
100
.01
110
0.0
10
0.0
03
26
6.7
Geo
rgia
03
310
0.0
11
100
.03
133
.37
571
.4
Tabl
e 12
. Fir
st-T
ime,
Int
erna
tion
ally
Edu
cate
d Ca
ndid
ates
Tak
ing
the
NCL
EX-P
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xam
inat
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by
Coun
try
of E
duca
tion
, Ja
nuar
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– D
ecem
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1, 2
00
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ucat
ion
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1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
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– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
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Pass
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Cand
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Pass
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man
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01
00
.00
10
0.0
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na4
00
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250
.02
150
.03
26
6.7
135
38.5
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ece
01
110
0.0
00
11
100
.0
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nada
00
01
00
.01
00
.0
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nea
00
10
01
00
.0
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ana
21
50.0
63
50.0
33
100
.07
571
.418
126
6.7
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ti54
713
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617
.618
211
.116
318
.812
218
14.8
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dura
s0
11
100
.00
01
110
0.0
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g Ko
ng3
310
0.0
22
100
.00
10
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65
83.3
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gary
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0.0
00
01
00
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a47
2451
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nesi
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00
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00
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222
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0.0
10
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43
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342
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110
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00
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00
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133
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and
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00
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100
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01
110
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11
100
.00
30
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61
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102
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11
100
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00
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110
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62
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00
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00
30
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7
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21
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00
10
0.0
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00
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51
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0.0
01
00
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20
0.0
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atio
n
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31,
20
04
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– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
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0, 2
00
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00
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ssed
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ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
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ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Mex
ico
33
100
.03
133
.32
210
0.0
08
675
.0
Mol
dova
, Re
publ
ic o
f1
00
.00
11
100
.01
00
.03
133
.3
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al0
01
00
.01
110
0.0
21
50.0
Nic
arag
ua0
10
0.0
01
110
0.0
21
50.0
Nig
eria
2914
48.3
1713
76.5
2014
70.0
2318
78.3
8959
66.
3
Nor
way
00
11
100
.00
11
100
.0
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stan
10
0.0
11
100
.00
20
0.0
41
25.0
Pana
ma
11
100
.02
210
0.0
04
250
.07
571
.4
Peru
20
0.0
11
100
.05
36
0.0
10
0.0
94
44.4
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ppin
es22
013
661
.820
312
059
.125
814
355
.428
116
659
.19
6256
558
.7
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nd5
480
.05
36
0.0
62
33.3
016
956
.3
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ania
55
100
.03
310
0.0
31
33.3
31
33.3
1410
71.4
Russ
ian
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dera
tion
128
66.
75
480
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375
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753
.834
226
4.7
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t Vin
cent
an
d th
e
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nadi
nes
01
00
.01
110
0.0
02
150
.0
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gal
00
11
100
.00
11
100
.0
Serb
ia a
nd
Mon
tene
gro
10
0.0
10
0.0
10
0.0
03
00
.0
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ra L
eone
10
0.0
10
0.0
20
0.0
10
0.0
50
0.0
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apor
e0
01
110
0.0
11
100
.0
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h A
fric
a2
150
.00
00
21
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en0
00
10
0.0
10
0.0
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an4
125
.08
337
.51
110
0.0
31
33.3
166
37.5
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kist
an0
00
11
100
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110
0.0
Tanz
ania
, Uni
ted
Repu
blic
of
10
0.0
00
01
00
.0
Thai
land
11
100
.00
21
50.0
53
60
.08
562
.5
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Ed
ucat
ion
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1 –
Mar
31,
20
04
Apr 1
– Ju
n 30
, 20
04
Jul 1
– S
ep 3
0, 2
00
4O
ct 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4To
tal J
an 1
– D
ec 3
1, 2
00
4
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%Ca
ndid
ates
Pass
ed%
Cand
idat
esPa
ssed
%
Trin
idad
and
To
bago
00
22
100
.00
22
100
.0
Uga
nda
11
100
.00
00
11
100
.0
Ukr
aine
63
50.0
03
310
0.0
104
40.0
1910
52.6
Uni
ted
King
dom
43
75.0
22
100
.03
310
0.0
21
50.0
119
81.8
Uzb
ekis
tan
41
25.0
42
50.0
20
0.0
41
25.0
144
28.6
Viet
Nam
10
0.0
00
10
0.0
20
0.0
Virg
in I
slan
ds,
Brit
ish
01
00
.00
01
00
.0
Zam
bia
20
0.0
00
02
00
.0
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babw
e1
00
.01
110
0.0
01
110
0.0
32
66.
7
Tota
l49
025
151
.24
3023
454
.447
924
651
.451
828
454
.81,
917
1,0
1552
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r Fir
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