Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, 1998-1999.

This document presents data on enrollment and graduation rates in U.S. undergraduate and graduate nursing programs in 34 tables. Data are based on a 1998 survey of 531 public and private universities and four-year colleges. Introductory information includes definitions of terms used in the survey, Carnegie classification definitions, and a description of the survey methodology. Highlights of the data are then identified for the following areas: (1) fall 1998 enrollment and graduations; two-year comparisons in enrollment and graduations; (3) five-year trends in enrollment and graduations; (4) nurse practitioner enrollment and graduations; (5) master's programs; (6) master's enrollment and graduations by major area of study; (7) two-year comparisons of master's enrollment and graduations by major area of study; (8) master's nurse practitioner enrollment and graduations by specialty area; (9) post-base registered nurse (certificate) enrollment and completions by specialty area; (10) post-master's nurse practitioner enrollment and completions; (11) employment status of graduates; and (12) fall 1998 applicants not accommodated by generic (entry-level) baccalaureate and master's nurse practitioner programs. Appended are a list of schools with baccalaureate and graduate programs who provided data for the report and a list of entities other than schools of nursing that provided data on nurse practitioners for the report. (DB)