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
AACN Issues New Report on Doctor of Nursing Practice Education AACN is pleased to announce the release of a new study summary titled The State of Doctor of Nursing Practice Education in 2022. This report provides the latest national data on trends in Doctor... Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | Education, Research & Data
Data Spotlight: An Assessment of First-Time NCLEX Test-Takers by Degree Type Data depicts a 10-year trend in the number of first-time NCLEX® test-takers for baccalaureate and associate degree nursing program graduates. Over the last 10 years, the number of associate... Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Regional Analysis of Qualified Application Denied Admission For over a decade AACN has collected data on the number of qualified applications being denied admission to baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs. The top reasons for these denials are... Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Nursing Schools See Enrollment Increases in Entry-Level Programs, Signaling Strong Interest in Nursing Careers According to new data released today by AACN, student enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 3.3% in 2021, despite concerns that the pandemic might discourage... Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | Press Release, Research & Data
Data Spotlight: Update on Nurse Faculty Vacancies For over 20 years, AACN has conducted an annual survey to assess nursing faculty shortages in the United States. After a decline in 2019 and 2020, the U.S nursing faculty vacancy rate has... Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: The Impact of Insufficient Clinical Sites on Baccalaureate Program Admissions For more than a decade, schools of nursing have struggled to increase enrollments due primarily to an insufficient supply of faculty and clinical placement opportunities for students. While the... Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Trends in Clinical Nurse Specialist Education Unlike other APRN programs (Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwife), enrollment in masters’ and post-master’s CNS programs has been declining over the last 10 years Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: Insights on the Nursing Faculty Shortage Registered Nurses (RNs) are one of the fastest growing groups of health professionals, with projected growth of 7 percent from 2019 to 2029 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. To... Tuesday, August 17, 2021 | Research & Data, Data Spotlights
Data Spotlight: A Closer Look at Private Nursing Schools Monday, July 19, 2021 | Education, Research & Data, Data Spotlights