Tables 6 and 7 show that SUSON has graduated the expected number of graduates compared to total RN graduates in Louisiana even when 80% of our student population represents disadvantaged backgrounds. In 1999, for example the 13 schools in Louisiana graduating BSN students produced 995 grads. SUSON would be expected under normal circumstances to produce 1/13 of the total or 77 graduates. During 1999 SUSON actually produced 80 graduates, exceeding the expected number. Since 1986 there has been a 164% increase in African American RNs in Louisiana from 1,771 to 4, 687. During the last decade SUSON could be the largest producer of African American BSN RNs in the nation. Table 7 shows the NCLEX-RN pass rates for SUSON first time writers. The NCLEX-RN pass rates for SUSON grads has been above the national average for 11 of the last 13 years even when 80% of our grads represent disadvantaged backgrounds.