Southeastern Nursing Program ranked in national TOP 10

Southeastern Louisiana University’s Nursing Program has been named among the Top 10 Accelerated BSN programs in the country for 2026 by RegisteredNursing.org, an organization that provides nursing resources for students and current nurses, including licensure and certification information, job and resume information, salary data, and more.

Southeastern was ranked seventh in the nation. In the Top 10 with schools such as Georgetown University and Ohio State University, Southeastern was the only university from Louisiana included in the Top 25.

“This distinction is more than just a ranking,” said RegisteredNursing.org Outreach Coordinator Sally Worthington. “It reflects the daily work your faculty, staff, and students put into creating a strong academic experience, one that prepares graduates to step into nursing careers with confidence.”

“Southeastern’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences has a long-standing history of producing skilled, industry prepared graduates, with over 5,600 nursing alumni since 1964,” said Southeastern President William S. Wainwright. “We are proud the program is getting national recognition for its proven history of success in talent development.”

The methodology for the rankings begins with obtaining NCLEX-RN exam pass rates for all RN programs (ADN, BSN, and Direct-Entry MSN) on a state-by-state basis. The previous three years of available information was requested. Once the data was obtained, the programs with the following characteristics were filtered out:

• Programs that have closed or will be closing at the time of data collection
• Programs with no pass rate data available for the previous 1 or 2 years, depending on the state and number of years of data available
• Programs with only one year of pass rates

Once non-qualifying programs had been filtered, the ranking process began. NCLEX-RN pass rates were analyzed going back to the most recent years of data available, up to three years; each state may have varying years.

Schools’ pass rates were averaged together and weighted by the recency of the exam; for example, exam pass rates in 2024 count more towards overall rankings than scores from 2023.

“Our students enrolled in the accelerated program are consistently successful on the NCLEX-RN exam because they come to us having been successful in another degree, are more seasoned with life experiences, and adapt well to a rigorous curriculum,” said College of Nursing and Health Sciences Dean Ann Carruth. “Our program has been in existence long before many others in the state, and we are proud of our track record. Graduates are sought from a multitude of health systems and rise in ranks within organizations.”

“We are particularly proud of our partnership with St. Tammany Parish Health System in offering a dedicated north shore cohort for our students,” added School of Nursing Department Head Lindsay Domiano.

Southeastern’s Nursing Program recently received its seventh Nightingale Award for the Nursing School of the Year from the Louisiana Nurses Foundation. For more information about the program, go to southeastern.edu/nursing.