Graduates of  NLNAC Accredited
Master's Degree Nursing Programs Achieve Significantly Higher Pass Rates on Advanced Certification Examinations than the National Results
Reported by ANCC  
The 2002 NLNAC mean advanced certification pass rate is 94.1%.
The 2002 ANCC national pass rate inclusive of all advanced practice examinations (NP & CNS) is 82.3%.

Certification Mean Pass Rate Percentage for First Time Examination Takers
Reported by Accredited Programs Trended Across the 1997-2003 NLNAC Annual Reports

Year
2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 1998-1999 1997-1998
94.1
(80%)*		 96
(75%)*		 96.3
(80%)*		 94
(77%)*		 93.5
(60%)*

*Response Rate