1. How Closely Do Minnesota’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Minnesota’s general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2015.
2011
2015
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
85.5%
82.7%
82.4%
81.0%
Black or African American
5.4%
5.3%
6.2%
5.8%
Asian
2.4%
4.2%
3.3%
4.8%
Two or more races
2.2%
1.9%
2.1%
Hispanic or Latino
2.0%
2.3%
5.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3%
1.1%
0.8%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.04%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.