NCLEX Pass Rates Drop in 2025: Why the ‘Next Gen’ Honeymoon Phase is Over
NCLEX-RN pass rates dropped in 2025 for the first time since the Next Generation NCLEX launched in April 2023. The overall pass rate fell to 69.1%, down from 73.3% in 2024. First-time US-educated candidates dropped from 91.2% to 87.1%. The steepest fall was among internationally educated nurses, where first-time pass rates collapsed to roughly 47%….