Accreditation & Statistics
Approval and Accreditation
Albany State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) as a Level IV institution.
The associate and baccalaureate nursing programs at Albany State University are approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
The associate, baccalaureate, master's, and post-master's certificate nursing programs at Albany State University at the West Campus located in Albany, Georgia, and the associate nursing program at Albany State University at the Cordele Campus located in Cordele, Georgia, are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the baccalaureate, master's, and post-master's certificate nursing programs is Continuing Accreditation. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the associate nursing programs is Continuing Accreditation with Conditions.
| Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) |
Georgia Board of Nursing |
| 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326 |
237 Coliseum Drive Macon, Georgia 31217 |
| (404) 975-5000 | (912) 207-1640 |
| https://www.acenursing.org/ | https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing |
Nursing Program Outcomes & Statistics
Please click on the tabs below to review the relevant program's outcomes and statistics.
ASN NCLEX-RN Pass Rates
Aggregate ASN NCLEX Performance
| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 4 Yr. Mean |
| NCLEX Pass Rate: ASU ASN Programs |
78.10% |
87.08% | 77.13% | 71.97% | 78.57% |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: All ASN Programs |
85.11% | 85.17% | 82.80% | 78.78% | N/A |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: All Nursing Programs |
88.29% | 88.18% | 86.57% | 82.48% | N/A |
ASN NCLEX Performance Disaggregated by Program Option
| Year | Traditional ASN (Pass/Taken) |
Evening ASN (Pass/Taken) |
Hybrid ASN (Pass/Taken) |
Albany Bridge (Pass/Taken) |
Cordele Bridge (Pass/Taken) |
Aggregate Performance (Pass/Taken) |
| 2019 | 80.39% (82/102) |
50.00% (1/2) |
N/A | 93.10% (27/29) |
100% (44/44) |
86.52% (154/178) |
| 2020 | 50.72% (43/72) |
78.57% (33/42) |
100% (8/8) |
91.49% (43/47) |
94.74% (18/19) |
77.13% (145/188) |
| 2021 | 64.44% (58/90) |
N/A | N/A | 83.33% (30/36) |
80.65% (25/31) |
71.97% (113/157) |
asn End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLO)
At the completion of the program, the ASN graduate will:
- Patient-Centered Care
- Integrate nursing that is patient-centered, caring, and culturally sensitive and based on the physiological, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients.
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Collaborate with members of the inter-professional healthcare team to promote continuity of patient care and achievement of optional outcomes.
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Use best current evidence, expert opinion, and clinical expertise as a basis for nursing practice and clinical judgment.
- Quality Improvement
- Promote the development and implementation of quality improvement strategies to advance health care services.
- Safety
- Provide a safe environment for patients, self, and others.
- Informatics
- Integrate information technology resources into the provision of patient care.
- Professionalism
- Practice nursing in a professional, ethical, and legal manner.
- Leadership
- Use leadership skills in the management of safe, quality patient care.
asn pROGRAM cOMPLETion Rates
NOTE: Per the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), program completion rates are calculated as the "number of students who complete the program of study on-time," or within the published program length. As such, this statistic does NOT include students who (1) graduated after this point or (2) did not complete the program, which are typically factored into a program's graduation and retention rates. Consequently, the ASN Program Completion Rate considers the following:
- ASN Program: Number of students who completed the program in...
- Traditional Format: 5 consecutive semesters.
- Evening Format: 5 consecutive semesters.
- Hybrid Format: 5 consecutive semesters.
- HCP-to-RN Bridge Program: Number of students who completed the program in 4 consecutive semesters.
| On-Time Grad. Year | Admit Sem. | Program Option | Campus | Program Completion Rate (On-Time) | |
| Disaggregate (OT Grad/Admit) |
Aggregate (OT Grad/Admit) |
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| 2019 | Fall 2017 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 59.46% (22/37) | 62.12% (123/198) |
| Spring 2018 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 62.07% (36/58) | ||
| Summer 2018 | HCP-to-RN Bridge | Cordele | 67.65% (46/68) | ||
| Summer 2018 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 54.29% (19/35) | ||
| 2020 |
Fall 2018 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 51.22% (21/41) | 72.02% (175/243) |
| Spring 2019 | HCP-to-RN Bridge | Albany | 88.68% (47/53) | ||
| Spring 2019 | Evening ASN | Albany | 72.73% (32/44) | ||
| Spring 2019 | Hybrid ASN | Albany | 50.00% (9/18) | ||
| Summer 2019 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 58.06% (18/31) | ||
| Fall 2019 | HCP-to-RN Bridge | Cordele | 85.71% (48/56) | ||
| 2021 |
Fall 2019 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 44.68% (21/47) | 61.81% (123/199) |
| Spring 2020 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 62.86% (22/35) | ||
| Summer 2020 | HCP-to-RN Bridge | Albany | 64.15% (34/53) | ||
| Summer 2020 | Traditional ASN | Albany | 68.97 (20/29) | ||
| Fall 2020 | HCP-to-RN Bridge | Cordele | 74.29% (26/35) | ||
BSN NCLEX-RN Pass Rates
Aggregate BSN NCLEX Performance
| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 4 Yr. Mean |
| NCLEX Pass Rate: ASU BSN Programs |
85.71% | 93.33% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 94.76% |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: All BSN Programs |
91.57% | 91.22% | 90.29% | 86.06% | N/A |
| Ntl. NCLEX Pass Rate: All Nursing Programs |
88.29% | 88.18% | 86.57% | 82.48% | N/A |
BSN NCLEX Performance Disaggregated by Program Option
| Year | Generic BSN (Old) (Pass/Taken) |
Generic BSN (2+2) (Pass/Taken) |
Accelerated BSN (Pass/Taken) |
Aggregate Performance (Pass/Taken) |
| 2019 | 90.00% (9/10) |
N/A | 100% (5/5) |
93.33% (14/15) |
| 2020 | 100% (4/4) |
N/A | 100% (7/7) |
100% (11/11) |
| 2021 | 100% (4/4) |
100% (7/7) |
100% (4/4) |
100% (15/15) |
Bsn End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLO)
At the completion of the program, the BSN graduate will:
- Professionalism
- Utilize knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety to provide high quality healthcare by assuming responsibility and accountability for personal actions and professional development ensuring human dignity, integrity, and social justice (AACN, Essential II &VIII).
- Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
- Think critically using the nursing process and synthesized knowledge from a liberal education incorporating humanities, sciences, information management, and patient care technology in providing holistic, safe, effective care to individuals, families, groups, and communities across the lifespan to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention (AACN, Essential I, IV, VII, & IX).
- Therapeutic Communication and Intervention
- Utilize therapeutic communication and intervention to provide professional nursing care for health promotion and maintenance, illness care, and rehabilitation of the client. (AACN, Essential VIII)
- Leadership, Collaboration and Advocacy
- Assume beginning leadership roles, communicating and collaborating with healthcare professionals of interdisciplinary teams, in providing quality care, advocating for care based on ethical, legal, political, and spiritual variables, and developing and implementing financial and regulatory healthcare policies(AACN, Essential V &VI).
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Utilize evidenced based practice to advance professional nursing practice, research, and delivery of health care (AACN, Essential III).
BSN Program Completion Rates
NOTE: Per the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), program completion rates are calculated as the "number of students who complete the program of study on-time," or within the published program length. As such, this statistic does NOT include students who (1) graduated after this point or (2) did not complete the program, which are typically factored into a program's graduation and retention rates. Consequently, the BSN Program Completion Rate considers the following:
- Generic BSN Program: Number of students who completed the program in...
- Old Format: 6 non-consecutive semesters (i.e., alternating Fall and Spring semesters).
- 2+2 Format: 5 consecutive semesters.
- Accelerated BSN Program: Number of students who completed the program in 5 consecutive semesters.
- RN-to-BSN Program: Number of students who completed the program in...
- Fall 2017 through Summer 2018: 3 (full-time) or 5 (part-time) consecutive semesters.
- Fall 2018 through Fall 2021: 2 (full-time) or 4 (part-time) consecutive semesters.
- Spring 2022 and Onwards: 2 (full-time, Fall admission), 3 (full-time, Spring/Summer admission), or 4 (part-time, all cohorts) consecutive semesters.
| On-Time Grad. Year | Admit Sem. | Program Option | Campus | Program Completion Rate (On-Time) | |
| Disaggregate (OT Grad/Admit) |
Aggregate (OT Grad/Admit) |
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| 2019 | Fall 2016 | Generic BSN (Old) | Albany | 63.64% (7/11) | 40.74% (33/81) |
| Fall 2017 | Accelerated BSN | Albany | 100% (5/5) | ||
| Fall 2017 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 12.50% (2/16) | ||
| Spring 2018 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 10.53% (2/19) | ||
| Fall 2018 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (6/6) | ||
| Fall 2018 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 45.83% (11/24) | ||
| Spring 2019 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | N/A | ||
| Summer 2019 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | N/A | ||
| 2020 | Fall 2017 | Generic BSN (Old) | Albany | 12.50% (4/32) | 45.83% (66/144) |
| Fall 2018 | Accelerated BSN | Albany | 87.50% (7/8) | ||
| Spring 2019 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 47.37% (18/38) | ||
| Summer 2019 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 71.43% (5/7) | ||
| Fall 2019 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (9/9) | ||
| Fall 2019 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 40.00% (18/45) | ||
| Spring 2020 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (5/5) | ||
| Summer 2020 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | N/A | ||
| 2021 |
Fall 2018 | Generic BSN (Old) | Albany | 33.33% (4/12) | 55.80% (77/138) |
| Fall 2019 | Generic BSN (2+2) | Albany | 38.89% (7/18) | ||
| Fall 2019 | Accelerated BSN | Albany | 80.00% (4/5) | ||
| Spring 2020 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 48.15% (13/27) | ||
| Summer 2020 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Fall 2020 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (19/19) | ||
| Fall 2020 | RN-to-BSN (Part-Time) | Albany | 51.79% (29/56) | ||
| Spring 2021 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | N/A | ||
| Summer 2021 | RN-to-BSN (Full-Time) | Albany | N/A | ||
MSN Certification Exam Pass Rates
| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 3 Yr. Mean |
| Certification Pass Rate: MSN-FNP |
100.00% | 85.00% | 83.33% | 89.44% |
Msn End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLO)
At the completion of the program, the MSN graduate will:
- Professionalism
- Engage in professional and scholarly activities that promote the profession of nursing and individual development in advanced practice nursing through implementation of evidence- based practice for both direct and indirect patient care. (IOM 4; AACN Essential I)
- Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
- Integrate synthesized knowledge of behavioral and natural sciences, humanities, technology, and nursing science to perform advanced practice nursing roles to improve patient care and decrease healthcare cos.t (IOM 1, 5; AACN Essential III, IX)
- Therapeutic Communication and Interventions
- Exhibit expertise in the advanced practice nursing role of clinical nurse specialist, family nurse practitioner, nurse administrator, or nurse educator while incorporating scientific and ethical principles to improve healthcare outcomes for a diverse population. (IOM 9; AACN Essential IV)
- Leadership, Collaboration and Advocacy
- Assume advanced leadership roles, including collaborating with members of interdisciplinary teams, and influencing policy-making that impacts positively on healthcare delivery. (IOM 2, 6, 7; AACN Essential II, VI)
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Participate as a researcher and a consumer of research in advancing nursing science and practice in disease prevention and promotion and maintenance of optimal health across the lifespan. (IOM 8; ACCN Essential I, IV)
- Critically analyze healthcare data in order to promote optimal health. (IOM 3; AACN Essential I)
MSN Program Completion Rates
NOTE: Per the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), program completion rates are calculated as the "number of students who complete the program of study on-time," or within the published program length. As such, this statistic does NOT include students who (1) graduated after this point or (2) did not complete the program, which are typically factored into a program's graduation and retention rates. Consequently, the MSN Program Completion Rate considers the following:
- Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP) Program: Number of students who completed the program in 6 (full-time) or 9 (part-time) consecutive semesters.
- Nurse Educator (MSN-NE) Program: Number of students who completed the program in 5 semesters.
- Post-Master's Certification (PMC) Program: Number of students who completed the program in...
- Family Nurse Practitioner: 6 (full-time) or 9 (part-time) consecutive semesters.
- Nurse Educator: 5 semesters.
| On-Time Grad. Year | Admit Sem. | Program Option | Campus | Program Completion Rate (On-Time) | |
| Disaggregate (OT Grad/Admit) |
Aggregate (OT Grad/Admit) |
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| 2019 | Summer 2016 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 100% (1/1) | 50.00% (6/12) |
| Fall 2016 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Spring 2017 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 0.00% (0/1) | ||
| Summer 2017 | PMC-FNP (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (2/2) | ||
| Summer 2017 | MSN-NE | Albany | 50.00% (1/2) | ||
| Summer 2017 | PMC-NE | Albany | 0.00% (0/2) | ||
| Fall 2017 | PMC-FNP (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Fall 2017 | MSN-NE | Albany | 0.00% (0/1) | ||
| Spring 2018 | MSN-NE | Albany | 0.00% (0/1) | ||
| 2020 | Summer 2017 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 100% (2/2) | 60.87% (14/23) |
| Fall 2017 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 0.00% (0/1) | ||
| Fall 2017 | PMC-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Spring 2018 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 33.33% (2/6) | ||
| Summer 2018 | MSN-FNP (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (6/6) | ||
| Summer 2018 | PMC-FNP (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (1/1) | ||
| Summer 2018 | MSN-NE | Albany | 50.00% (1/2) | ||
| Fall 2018 | MSN-NE | Albany | 50.00% (1/2) | ||
| Fall 2018 | PMC-NE | Albany | 0.00% (0/2) | ||
| 2021 |
Summer 2018 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 50.00% (2/4) | 66.67% (16/24) |
| Summer 2018 | PMC-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 0.00% (0/1) | ||
| Fall 2018 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 87.50% (7/8) | ||
| Fall 2018 | PMC-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 0.00% (0/1) | ||
| Spring 2019 | MSN-FNP (Part-Time) | Albany | 62.50% (5/8) | ||
| Summer 2019 | MSN-FNP (Full-Time) | Albany | 100% (2/2) | ||