Rivier University Division of Nursing & Health Professions Student Achievement Outcome Data - Graduate Program Graduate Pass Rate on Certification Exam (First-Time Test Takers) - Results and Completion Overview

Sep 21, 2026

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Rivier University Division of Nursing & Health Professions student achievement outcome data summarizes graduate program performance across 2023–2025. The report presents first-time certification exam pass counts for ANCC and AANP Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner tracks, including a first-time pass-rate comparison against overall ANCC benchmarks. It also provides student program completion rates for MSN study paths (e.g., MS Track, Educ, LHSM, FNP Online/Hybrid, Psych MH NP) within defined 5-year and 7.5-year windows, plus graduate job placement survey response rates and employment outcomes by graduation semester.

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Graduate Pass Rate on Certification Exam: First-Time Test Takers

ANCC and AANP Certification Exam Results (2023–2025)

Student Program Completion Rates: MSN

Completion within 5 years and 7.5 years by track (2023–2025)

Job Placement Rates: Graduates

Job placement survey response and employment outcomes by graduation semester

Rivier University Division of Nursing & Health Professions Student Achievement Outcome Data GRADUATE PROGRAMS Graduate Pass Rate on Certification Exam: First-Time Test Takers | Exam | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | \# students
taking exam | \# students
first time pass | \# students
taking
exam | \# students
first time
pass | \# students
taking exam | \# students
first time
pass | | ANCC Family Nurse
Practitioner Certification Exam | 20 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 13 | | ANCC Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam | 28 | 27 | 52 | 47 | 43 | 38 | | AANP Family Nurse
Practitioner Certification Exam | 47 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 12 | | AANP Family Psychiatric
Mental Health NP Exam *New Exam 2024 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Results received annually in March/April. The Rivier University combined 2023, 2024, and 2025 ANCC pass rate for first-time candidates for Family Nurse Practitioner track was 96 .8%, exceeding the overall ANCC 1st time candidate pass rate of 82 .00% . The Rivier University combined 2023, 2024, and 2025 ANCC pass rate for first-time candidates for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner track was 89.20%, exceeding the overall ANCC 1st time candidate pass rate of 82.00% . Student Program Completion Rates: MSN | Student Program Completion Rates | | 2023
May Dec | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | MS Track MS Track | | | | | Percentage of students who graduated within pre-defined time of 5 years. | 5 Years | Educ | 7 (100%) | Educ | N/A | | | | LHSM | 12 (100%) | LHSM | N/A | | | | FNP Online | 25 (100%) | FNP Online | 29 (100%) | | | | FNP Hybrid | 8 (100%) | FNP Hybrid | N/A | | | | Psych MH NP | 20 (100%) | Psych MH NP | 27 (100%) | | | 7.5 Years
(150%) | Educ | 0 | Educ | N/A | | | | LHSM | 0 | LHSM | N/A | | | | FNP Online | 0 | FNP Online | 0 | | | | FNP Hybrid | 0 | FNP Hybrid | N/A | | | | Psych MH NP | 0 | Psych MH NP | 0 | | Student Program Completion Rates | | 2024
May Dec | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | MS Track MS Track | | | | | Percentage of students who graduated within pre-defined time of 5 years. | 5 Years | Educ | 18 (100%) | Educ | N/A | | | | LHSM | 11 (100%) | LHSM | N/A | | | | FNP Online | 27 (100%) | FNP Online | 17 (100%) | | | | FNP Hybrid | 0 | FNP Hybrid | 0 | | | | Psych MH NP | 24 (100%) | Psych MH NP | 26 (97%) | | | 7.5 Years
(150%) | Educ | 0 | Educ | N/A | | | | LHSM | 0 | LHSM | N/A | | | | FNP Online | 0 | FNP Online | 0 | | | | FNP Hybrid | 0 | FNP Hybrid | 0 | | | | Psych MH NP | 0 | Psych MH NP | 1 (3%) | | Student Program Completion Rates | | 2025
May Dec | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | MS Track MS Track | | | | | Percentage of students who graduated within pre-defined time of 5 years. | 5 Years | Educ | 9 | Educ | 7 | | | | LHSM | 6 | LHSM | N/A | | | | FNP Online | 12 | FNP Online | 23 | | | | Psych MH NP | 23 | Psych MH NP | 21 | | | 7.5 Years
(150%) | Educ | (1) 5.5y | Educ | 0 | | | | LHSM | (1) 5.5y | LHSM | N/A | | | | FNP Online | (1) 5.5y | FNP Online | 0 | | | | Psych MH NP | 0 | Psych MH NP | 0 | Job Placement Rates-Graduates | Semester of
Cohort
Graduation | Total
Number of
MSN
Graduates | Number of
Graduates
Responding | Survey
Response
Rate | Of Thise That
Responded;
Number
Finding Jobs
Using New
Degree | Of Those That
Responded;
Number Not
Looking Due
to Continued
Education | Of Thise
That
Responded;
Number
NOT
Finding
Jobs Using
New
Degree | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | May 2022 | 91 | 37 | 40% | 33 | 2 | 2 | | December
2022 | 49 | 18 | 36% | 17 | 0 | 1 | | May 2023 | 72 | 35 | 48% | 29 | 2 | 4 | | December
2023 | 56 | 18 | 32% | 13 | 1 | 4 | | May 2024 | 80 | 33 | 41% | 25 |

FAQs

What does the “first-time test takers” graduate pass rate measure?

It reports the number of students taking certification exams and the subset who pass on their first attempt for each exam and year.

How are MSN student completion rates defined in the data?

Completion is measured as the percentage of students who graduated within a pre-defined time window of 5 years, with additional results shown for 7.5 years (150%).

When is the job placement survey sent, and what outcomes does it track?

The job placement survey is sent to graduates 6 months after graduation. It records survey response rates and whether respondents are finding jobs using the new degree or not, including cases not looking due to continued education.

Sep 21, 2026

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