Enrollment Growth in U.S. Nursing Colleges and Universities Hits an 8-Year Low According to New Data Releas...(nursing programs are moving on and seeki...),Health

Date:12/3/2008

nursing programs, are moving on and seeking careers in other fields," said Dr. Raines. "If our nation's nursing schools are to effectively address the current and future nursing shortage, we must find ways to expand student capacity and accommodate all qualified applicants in our programs."

Slow Growth in Entry-Level Nursing Programs

AACN's annual survey is the most reliable source for actual (versus projected) data on enrollment and graduations reported by the nation's baccalaureate- and graduate-degree programs in nursing. This year's 2.0 percent enrollment increase is based on data supplied by the same 438 schools reporting in both 2007 and 2008 (70 percent of all programs). This is the eighth consecutive year of enrollment gains with 5.4, 7.6, 9.6, 14.1, 16.6, 8.1, and 3.7 percent increases in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001, respectively. Prior to the eight-year upswing, baccalaureate nursing programs experienced six years of declining enrollments from 1995 through 2000. For a graphic depicting enrollment changes from 1994-2008, see

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/pdf/EnrollChanges.pdf.

The AACN survey also found that the number of graduates from entry-level baccalaureate programs increased by 8.2 percent from 2007 to 2008. The rise in graduations follows 8.6, 18.4, 13.4, 14.0, 4.3 and 3.2 percent increases in the number of graduates in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. This upward trend was preceded by a six-year period of graduation declines from 1996 through 2001.

Enrollment Increases Down in Graduate Nursing Programs

Preliminary data from AACN's Fall 2008 survey show that enrollment in master's level nursing programs increased by 8.7 percent since 2007 (same 330 schools reporting), which also marks a significant
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