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TABLE 406. NUMBER OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAMS, STUDENTS AND GRADUATES, ACADEMIC YEARS: 1975-76 TO 1999-2000

ACADEMIC YEAR
PROGRAMS 1/
ENROLLMENTS 1/
ADMISSIONS 2/
GRADUATES 2/
1975-76 608 88,121 52,232 34,625
1976-77 632 91,004 53,610 36,289
1977-78 645 91,102 52,991 36,556
1978-79 666 91,527 53,366 36,264
1979-80 678 92,069 53,633 36,034
1980-81 697 94,060 56,899 36,712
1981-82 715 100,019 60,423 38,289
1982-83 742 105,324 63,947 41,849
1983-84 764 109,605 66,576 44,394
1984-85 777 104,968 63,776 45,208
1985-86 776 96,756 56,635 41,333
1986-87 776 89,469 54,330 38,528
1987-88 789 90,399 57,375 37,397
1988-89 792 95,986 63,973 37,837
1989-90 812 106,175 68,634 42,318
1990-91 829 117,413 69,869 46,794
1991-92 838 123,816 74,079 52,896
1992-93 848 132,603 75,382 56,770
1993-94 857 137,300 77,343 58,839
1994-95 868 135,895 76,016 58,749
1995-96 876 135,235 72,930 56,641
1996-97 876 122,242
NA
53,928
1997-98 3/
NA
117,116
NA
50,394
1998-99 3/ 899 109,423
NA
40,828
1999-2000 3/ 885 95,598
NA
NA

1/ As of October 15 of each year.
2/ Time period for the academic year is August 1 through July 31.
3/ Data for 1997-98 to 1999-2000 are unofficial and unpublished from the National League for Nursing.

SOURCE: National League for Nursing. Nursing Datasource, Vol 1, 1992 and 1997 editions.