| TABLE 110. NUMBER OF NURSING STUDENTS, GRADUATES AND SCHOOLS FOR SELECTED ACADEMIC YEARS: 1950-51 TO 1999-2000 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR |
REGISTERED NURSING |
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING |
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TOTAL |
BACCA- LAUREATE |
ASSOCIATE DEGREE |
DIPLOMA |
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Schools
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| 1950-51 | 1,170 | -- |
-- |
-- |
85 | ||
| 1960-61 | 1,137 | 172 | 57 | 908 | 661 | ||
| 1970-71 | 1,340 | 267 | 437 | 636 | 1,233 | ||
| 1980-81 | 1,385 | 377 | 697 | 311 | 1,299 | ||
| 1981-82 | 1,401 | 383 | 715 | 303 | 1,309 | ||
| 1982-83 | 1,432 | 402 | 742 | 288 | 1,295 | ||
| 1983-84 | 1,466 | 421 | 764 | 281 | 1,297 | ||
| 1984-85 | 1,477 | 427 | 777 | 273 | 1,254 | ||
| 1985-86 | 1,473 | 441 | 776 | 256 | 1,165 | ||
| 1986-87 | 1,469 | 455 | 776 | 238 | 1,087 | ||
| 1987-88 | 1,465 | 467 | 789 | 209 | 1,068 | ||
| 1988-89 | 1,442 | 479 | 792 | 171 | 1,095 | ||
| 1989-90 | 1,457 | 488 | 812 | 157 | 1,171 | ||
| 1990-91 | 1,470 | 489 | 829 | 152 | 1,154 | ||
| 1991-92 | 1,484 | 501 | 838 | 145 | 1,125 | ||
| 1992-93 | 1,484 | 501 | 848 | 135 | 1,154 | ||
| 1993-94 | 1,493 | 507 | 857 | 129 | 1,159 | ||
| 1994-95 | 1,501 | 509 | 868 | 124 | 1,185 | ||
| 1995-96 | 1,516 | 521 | 876 | 119 | 1,210 | ||
| 1996-97 | 1,508 | 523 | 876 | 109 | 1,172
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| 1997-98 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1,216
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| 1998-99 2/ | 1,540 | 548 | 899 | 93 | 1,205
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| 1999-2000 2/ | 1,513 | 550 | 885 | 78 | 1,138
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First-year
enrollment |
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| 1979-80 | 105,952 | 35,414 | 53,633 | 16,905 | 56,316 | ||
| 1980-81 | 110,201 | 35,808 | 56,899 | 17,494 | 58,479 | ||
| 1981-82 | 115,279 | 35,928 | 60,423 | 18,928 | 60,426 | ||
| 1982-83 | 120,579 | 37,264 | 63,947 | 19,368 | 61,453 | ||
| 1983-84 | 123,824 | 39,400 | 66,576 | 17,848 | 57,865 | ||
| 1984-85 | 118,224 | 39,573 | 63,776 | 14,875 | 47,034 | ||
| 1985-86 | 100,791 | 34,310 | 56,635 | 9,846 | 44,477 | ||
| 1986-87 | 90,693 | 28,026 | 54,330 | 8,337 | 42,452 | ||
| 1987-88 | 94,269 | 28,505 | 57,375 | 8,389 | 43,774 | ||
| 1988-89 | 103,025 | 29,042 | 63,973 | 10,010 | 47,602 | ||
| 1989-90 | 108,580 | 29,858 | 68,634 | 10,088 | 52,969 | ||
| 1990-91 | 113,526 | 33,437 | 69,869 | 10,220 | 56,176 | ||
| 1991-92 | 122,656 | 37,886 | 74,079 | 10,691 | 58,245 | ||
| 1992-93 | 126,837 | 41,290 | 75,382 | 10,165 | 60,749 | ||
| 1993-94 | 129,897 | 42,953 | 77,343 | 9,601 | 60,632 | ||
| 1994-95 | 127,184 | 43,451 | 76,016 | 7,717 | 57,906 | ||
| 1995-96 | 119,205 | 40,048 | 72,930 | 6,227 | -- |
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| 1996-97 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| 1997-98 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| 1998-99 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Graduates |
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| 1950-51 | 28,794 | -- |
-- |
-- |
2,828 | ||
| 1959-60 | 30,113 | 4,136 | 789 | 25,188 | 16,491 | ||
| 1969-70 | 43,103 | 9,069 | 11,483 | 22,551 | 36,456 | ||
| 1979-80 | 75,523 | 24,994 | 36,034 | 14,495 | 41,892 | ||
| 1980-81 | 73,985 | 24,370 | 36,712 | 12,903 | 41,002 | ||
| 1981-82 | 74,052 | 24,081 | 38,289 | 11,682 | 43,299 | ||
| 1982-83 | 77,408 | 23,855 | 41,849 | 11,704 | 45,174 | ||
| 1983-84 | 80,312 | 23,718 | 44,394 | 12,200 | 44,654 | ||
| 1984-85 | 82,075 | 24,975 | 45,208 | 11,892 | 36,955 | ||
| 1985-86 | 77,027 | 25,170 | 41,333 | 10,524 | 29,599 | ||
| 1986-87 | 70,561 | 23,761 | 38,528 | 8,272 | 27,285 | ||
| 1987-88 | 64,839 | 21,504 | 37,397 | 5,938 | 26,912 | ||
| 1988-89 | 61,660 | 18,997 | 37,837 | 4,826 | 30,368 | ||
| 1989-90 | 66,088 | 18,571 | 42,318 | 5,199 | 35,417 | ||
| 1990-91 | 72,230 | 19,264 | 46,794 | 6,172 | 38,100 | ||
| 1991-92 | 80,839 | 21,415 | 52,896 | 6,528 | 41,951 | ||
| 1992-93 | 88,149 | 24,442 | 56,770 | 6,937 | 44,822 | ||
| 1993-94 | 94,870 | 28,912 | 58,839 | 7,119 | 45,083 | ||
| 1994-95 | 97,052 | 31,254 | 58,749 | 7,049 | 44,234 | ||
| 1995-96 | 94,757 | 32,413 | 56,641 | 5,703 | 41,846
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| 1996-97 2/ | 91,421 | 32,813 | 53,928 | 4,680 | 41,732
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| 1997-98 2/ | 84,847 | 31,010 | 50,394 | 3,443 | 38,732
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| 1998-99 2/ | 67,189 | 23,942 | 40,828 | 2,399 | -- |
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Total
enrollment |
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| 1979-80 | 234,659 | 98,939 | 92,069 | 43,651 | 52,202 | ||
| 1980-81 | 230,966 | 95,858 | 94,060 | 41,048 | 52,565 | ||
| 1981-82 | 234,995 | 93,967 | 100,019 | 41,009 | 55,024 | ||
| 1982-83 | 242,035 | 94,363 | 105,324 | 42,348 | 57,367 | ||
| 1983-84 | 250,553 | 98,941 | 109,605 | 42,007 | 55,446 | ||
| 1984-85 | 237,232 | 95,008 | 104,968 | 37,256 | 48,840 | ||
| 1985-86 | 217,955 | 91,020 | 96,756 | 30,179 | 39,345 | ||
| 1986-87 | 193,712 | 81,602 | 89,469 | 22,641 | 38,510 | ||
| 1987-88 | 182,947 | 73,621 | 90,399 | 18,927 | 40,035 | ||
| 1988-89 | 184,924 | 70,078 | 95,986 | 18,860 | 42,808 | ||
| 1989-90 | 201,458 | 74,865 | 106,175 | 20,418 | 46,720 | ||
| 1990-91 | 221,170 | 81,788 | 117,413 | 21,969 | 52,749 | ||
| 1991-92 | 237,598 | 90,877 | 123,816 | 22,905 | 56,762 | ||
| 1992-93 | 257,983 | 102,128 | 132,603 | 23,252 | 59,095 | ||
| 1993-94 | 270,228 | 110,693 | 137,300 | 22,235 | 61,007 | ||
| 1994-95 | 268,350 | 112,659 | 135,895 | 19,796 | 59,428 | ||
| 1995-96 | 261,219 | 109,505 | 135,235 | 16,479 | 56,028 | ||
| 1996-97 | 238,244 | 103,213 | 122,242 | 12,789 | 54,378
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| 1997-98 2/ | 227,327 | 99,702 | 117,116 | 10,509 | 54,154
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| 1998-99 2/ | 211,694 | 93,763 | 109,423 | 8,508 | 52,221
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| 1999-2000 2/ | 192,202 | 89,508 | 95,598 | 7,096 | -- |
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1/ Some nursing schools offer mor
e than one type of program. Numbers shown are number of nursing programs.
2/ Data are unofficial and unpublish ed from the National League for Nursing.
SOURCES: National League for Nursing. Nursing Datasource 1997. Also unpublished data; American Nurses Association. Facts About Nursing, 1951 and 1961.