1. How Closely Do New York’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of New York’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2016.
2011
2016
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
60.2%
57.9%
59.6%
55.8%
Black or African American
16.4%
14.6%
13.6%
Asian
7.2%
7.7%
8.1%
8.7%
Hispanic or Latino
6.6%
18.0%
9.0%
19.0%
Two or more races
1.0%
1.5%
1.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.7%
0.0%
0.4%
0.04%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5%
0.3%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.