Schools based in the regions dominated the recently announced May 2025 Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination (PNLE), according to the official results released by the Professional Regulation Commission on Wednesday night, May 14. 

University of Pangasinan emerged as the best-performing university (with 100 or more examinees) in the May 2025 nursing boards, producing a total of 354 registered nurses out of its 357 takers good for a 99.16% passing rate. 

St. Paul University in Tuguegarao ranked second with 98.94% (186 of 188), followed by Gordon College in Olongapo with 98.29% (115 of 117). 

For schools with 50 to 99 examinees, meanwhile, three schools– Southern Luzon State University-Lucban (SLSU), Eastern Samar State University-Borongan (ESSU), and Universidad de Zamboanga-Pagadian (UZ)– each achieved a 100% passing rate, tying for first place.

SLSU in Lucban, Quezon had all of its 77 takers overcome the licensure exam; ESSU in Borongan, Samar had 67; while UZ in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur had 50. 

Here are the other schools from the regions that made it to the list of top performers:

WITH 100 OR MORE EXAMINEES

5th Holy Trinity University - Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
95.89% (140 of 146)

6th Universidad de Zamboanga - Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur
94.12% (105 of 116). 

7th Medical College of Northern Philippines - Tuguegarao, Cagayan 
90.52% (105 of 116) 

8th Lyceum Northwestern University - Dagupan City, Pangasinan 
85.29% (145 of 170)

WITH 50 TO 99 EXAMINEES

2nd Mountain View College - Valencia, Bukidno
98.81% (83 of 84)

3rd University of Mindanao - Davao City, Davao del Sur
98.55% (68 of 69)

4th Colegio de Sta. Lourdes of Leyte Foundation, Inc - Tabontabon, Leyte
98.51% (66 of 67)

5th Adventist University of the Philippines - Silang, Cavite
98.25% (56 of 57)

6th Northeastern College - Santiago, Isabela
97.30% (72 of 74)

7th Central Philippine Adventist College - Murcia, Negros Occidental
96.36% (53 of 55)

8th Cebu Institute of Technology - Cebu City, Cebu
95.65% (66 of 69)

9th LPU-St. Cabrini School of Health Sciences Inc. - Calamba City, Laguna
92.19% (59 of 64)

10th Cagayan de Oro College - Carmen, Cagayan de Oro
92.06% 58 of 63 

Meanwhile, Angelica Ferrer Dator, a product of the Lucban, Quezon-based Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), emerged as the May 2025 PNLE’s solo topnotcher after garnering an exam rating of 90%.

According to PRC, 6,935 out of 10,770 takers passed the nursing licensure exam, good for a 64.39% national passing rate.