USM College Entrance Examination (USMCEE) Registration is now open (A.Y. 2026 – 2027)
November 26, 2025
USM Participates in DOST’s National Science and Technology Week
November 27, 2025
The University of Southern Mindanao (USM) recorded an 87.10% passing rate in the November 2025 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE), with 108 passers out of 124 examinees, as announced by Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), today, November 27, 2025.
USM’s first-time takers registered a 99.07% passing rate, while retakers posted 6.25%.
Nationwide, the PRC reported that 40,692 out of 45,192 examinees passed the NLE, equivalent to a 90.04% national passing rate.
The Board of Nursing administered the exam on November 4 and 5, 2025 in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Davao, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga, Cabanatuan, and Ilocos Sur.
Due to Typhoon “Tino”, the examinations in Cebu, Iloilo, and Tacloban were rescheduled to November 6 and 7, 2025.
