For our 2024 rankings of LPN programs, the research team at Nursing Schools Almanac compiled an extensive database of student performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). Aspiring practical nurses in the United States must pass this examination before they may commence practice. Thus, student performance on the NCLEX-PN exam provides an excellent benchmark for comparing the relative quality of practical nursing programs.
We used our database to calculate each program’s NCLEX-PN 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-PN 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 LPN programs accordingly.
#1: Ivy Tech Community College - Sellersburg
8204 Old Indiana Highway 311
Sellersburg, IN 47172
https://www.ivytech.edu/sellersburg
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 99.4%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 32
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#2: Ivy Tech Community College - Terre Haute
8000 South Education Drive
Terre Haute, IN 47802
https://www.ivytech.edu/terrehaute
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 99.3%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 13
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#3: Ivy Tech Community College - Evansville
3501 First Avenue
Evansville, IN 47710
https://www.ivytech.edu/evansville
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 99.1%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 11
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#4: Ivy Tech Community College - Fort Wayne
3800 North Anthony Boulevard
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
https://www.ivytech.edu/fortwayne
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 99.0%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 20
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#5: Ivy Tech Community College - Indianapolis
50 West Fall Creek Parkway North Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46208
https://www.ivytech.edu/indianapolis
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 98.9%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 54
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#6: Ivy Tech Community College - Anderson
104 West 53rd Street
Anderson, IN 46013
https://www.ivytech.edu/anderson
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 98.5%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 34
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#7: Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington
200 Daniels Way
Bloomington, IN 47404
https://www.ivytech.edu/bloomington
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 98.4%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 31
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-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 98.2%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 27
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#9: Ivy Tech Community College - Greencastle
915 South Zinc Mill Road
Greencastle, IN 46135
https://www.ivytech.edu/greencastle
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 97.7%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 13
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#10: Ivy Tech Community College - Lafayette
3101 South Creasy Lane
Lafayette, IN 47903
https://www.ivytech.edu/lafayette
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 97.2%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 22
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#11: Ivy Tech Community College - Columbus
4475 Central Avenue
Columbus, IN 47203
https://www.ivytech.edu/columbus
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 96.7%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 12
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#12: Ivy Tech Community College - Richmond
2357 Chester Boulevard
Richmond, IN 47374
https://www.ivytech.edu/richmond
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 96.6%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 11
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2018
#13: Ivy Tech Community College - South Bend / Elkhart
220 Dean Johnson Boulevard
South Bend, IN 46601
https://www.ivytech.edu/southbendelkhart
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 96.4%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 37
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#14: Ivy Tech Community College - Lake County
1440 East 35th Avenue
Gary, IN 46409
https://www.ivytech.edu/lakecounty
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 96.4%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 22
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#15: Ivy Tech Community College - Muncie
4301 South Cowan Road
Muncie, IN 47302
https://www.ivytech.edu/muncie
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 95.6%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 25
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-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 94.9%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 26
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020
#17: Vincennes University
1002 North First Street
Vincennes, IN 47591
https://www.vinu.edu
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 90.9%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 42
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2011 through 2020; includes both the Vincennes and Jasper campuses
#18: Ivy Tech Community College - Madison
590 Ivy Tech Drive
Madison, IN 47250
https://www.ivytech.edu/madison
NCLEX-PN pass rate among first-time test-takers: 81.3%
Average number of LPN students graduating annually: 2
Data analyzed: Calendar years 2014 through 2020