NCSBN launches national nursing education database comparing program

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing launched a national nursing education database showing how key quality indicators affect programs and how programs compare with each other. Data drawn from 34 states and more than half of the nation’s nursing programs, representing 284,000 nursing students, shows how private, public or for-profit programs compare with each other, as well as how the credentials and stability of the program’s deans and faculty affect National Council Licensure Examination pass rates. The NCSBN identified nine measures affecting nursing program quality, including whether the program is accredited, director turnover, the percentage of full-time facility, faculty and director credentials, and graduation rate. (NCSBN news release, 10/9/25)