1. How Closely Do Kansas’ RN Graduates Reflect the State’s Diversity?
This chart compares the racial and ethnic composition of Kansas’ general population with that of its RN graduates of pre-licensure nursing education programs from 2011 to 2017.
2011
2017
Nursing school graduates
General population
White
80.6%
77.8%
80.7%
75.9%
Black or African American
6.3%
5.8%
4.6%
Hispanic or Latino
3.2%
10.8%
6.8%
11.9%
Asian
1.5%
2.5%
2.6%
3.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
Two or more races
0.5%
2.3%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
Non-U.S. residents and unknown ethnicities excluded, so percentages may not total 100.