1. How Closely Do Utah’s RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Utah’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
85.2%
80.2%
85.1%
79.0%
Hispanic or Latino
3.1%
13.1%
4.2%
13.7%
Asian
2.5%
2.1%
2.6%
2.4%
Two or more races
0.6%
1.7%
1.9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.5%
0.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%
1.0%
0.3%
Black or African American
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.