Explore AACN's Data Products and Services AACN’s Research and Data Center is the nation’s leading resource for data on baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs and trends in academic nursing. Annually, it collects and... Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | Research & Data
New AACN Data Points to Enrollment Challenges Facing U.S. Schools of Nursing New data released today by AACN show that sustaining student enrollment in baccalaureate and graduate programs continues to be a challenge at U.S. schools of nursing. Though enrollment in... Monday, April 15, 2024 | Enrollment, Press Release, Research & Data
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at PhD in Nursing Program Enrollment and Graduations In 2023, AACN reported a 4.1% decline in enrollment and a 4.8% decrease in graduation rates for research-focused doctoral nursing programs from 2021 to 2022, with the North Atlantic region... Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | Education, Enrollment, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Changes in Master’s Program Enrollments and Graduations In May 2023, AACN aacnounced a second consecutive year of decline at 9.45% on average, with the western region experiencing the most significant drop at 12.49%. Historically Black Colleges... Tuesday, September 5, 2023 | Enrollment, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Declines in RN-to-BSN Program Enrollments For the fourth year in a row, enrollment in RN to Baccalaureate (RN-to-BSN) program have decreased. The 2022-2023 school year saw a 16.9% decline (19,871 students) in RN-BSN programs in schools... Monday, July 10, 2023 | Education, Enrollment, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Rounds with Leadership: A Closer Look at the AACN Data Earlier this month, AACN released findings from our Fall 2022 annual survey, which show declining student enrollment across nursing program levels. AACN staff are working to discern the causes of... Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | Enrollment, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at Enrollment and Graduation Trends In 2022, for the first time since 2000, enrollment in generic baccalaureate programs declined slightly compared to the previous year. When comparing the schools that reported in both 2021 and... Monday, May 22, 2023 | Enrollment, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
New Data Show Enrollment Declines in Schools of Nursing, Raising Concerns About the Nation’s Nursing Workforce According to new data released today by AACN, the number of students in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs decreased by 1.4% last year, ending a 20-year period of enrollment growth in... Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | Education, Enrollment, Press Release, Research & Data
Rounds With Leadership: A Milestone for Baccalaureate Nursing Education For the first time in our history, more than 70% of registered nurses (RNs) are educated at the baccalaureate or higher degree level, according to new data released earlier this month via... Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Data Spotlight: Men In Nursing: Five-Year Trends Show No Growth Based on data from AACN’s Annual Survey of baccalaureate and higher degree programs, the percentage of male nurses enrolled in nursing programs varied by degree level. Monday, April 3, 2023 | Enrollment, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
2022 Data on New Nurse Graduates and Employers Preferences In August 2022, AACN conducted its 13th online survey of nursing schools offering entry-level baccalaureate and master’s programs in the U.S. to better assess the experience of new... Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | Research & Data
Data Spotlight: Nurse Faculty Vacancies According to the latest data collected through AACN’s 2022 Faculty Vacancy Survey, 2,166 nurse faculty positions remain unfilled, and 62 percent of schools are not able to fill their... Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: RN to Baccalaureate Program Characteristics RN to Baccalaureate (BSN) programs play a central role in preparing a better-educated nursing workforce. RN to BSN degree completion programs provides additional education to registered nurses... Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Trends in Graduate Nursing Program Areas of Study From 2017 to 2021, the Nurse Practitioner track was the fastest growing area of study in terms of enrollment for both the master’s degree and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Trends in Nursing PhD Programs Generating strong interest in the PhD in nursing (and similar research-focused doctorates) is a priority for the profession. Although less than 1% of today’s nursing workforce has earned a... Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights