Short answer
The NCLEX registration fee is $200 for both the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN. Your state board of nursing also charges a separate licensure application fee.
USA NCLEX Exam: Quick Facts
- Developed by
- NCSBN (licenses issued by state boards of nursing)
- Versions
- NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN
- Questions
- 85–150 (computer adaptive)
- Time limit
- 5 hours, including breaks
- Case studies
- Next Generation NCLEX clinical judgment items
- Test centers
- Pearson VUE
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