AcronymDefinitionNCLENational Clearinghouse on Literacy EducationNCLENational Centre for Legal EducationNCLENational Commission on Law Enforcement and Social Justice (Scientology)NCLENational Center for ESL (English as a Second Language) Literacy Education (Center for Applied Linguistics; Washington, DC)

How hard is the NCLE?

According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, in 2017, the first-attempt NCLEX pass rate for U.S.-educated nursing students was 87%. The second-attempt pass rate for domestically-educated students taking the test was 45.56%. These results demonstrate that it is a pretty difficult test.

How many questions are on the NCLE exam?

There are 125 items for both the ABO & NCLE basic exams, a small number of questions are included for developmental purposes. Answers to these developmental questions will not count toward your score. You will have two and a half hours to complete the test on the computer.