Associate degrees, also granted primarily by the Community and Local District Colleges, increased statewide by 28.7 percent.
Baccalaureate degrees increased by 11.7 percent. The highest percent increase, 48 percent, occurred in the Specialized-Medical sector.
Master's degrees increased by 18.7 percent over the five years, with the highest increase at the Specialized-Medical sector (66.4 percent).
The number of first professional degrees awarded decreased in 1993-94, the first decrease during the five-year period.
Doctor's degrees awarded in 1993-94, which are awarded primarily by the Research Universities, were 13.3 percent above FY 1989-90 levels. Doctor's degrees awarded by the Universities and Colleges, decreased by 13 percent (100 in 1989-90 compared to 87 in 1993-94).
Degrees Granted _________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | |% Change | | Degree Level|FY 89-90|FY 90-91|FY 91-92|FY 92-93|FY 93-94|90 to 94 | |_________________|________|________|________|________|________|_________| _________________________________________________________________________ |Public Institution Total | | Certificate 2,191 2,199 2,487 2,585 2,653 21.1%| | Associate 3,870 4,116 4,385 4,589 4,981 28.7%| | Bachelor's 14,126 14,189 14,870 15,877 15,782 11.7%| | Master's 3,886 3,912 4,257 4,571 4,611 18.7%| | First Prof. 419 425 441 444 438 4.5%| | Doctor's 579 592 577 647 656 13.3%| |________________________________________________________________________| _________________________________________________________________________ | State System Summary | | Certificate 1,702 1,758 1,844 1,965 2,082 22.3%| | Associate 2,944 3,160 3,481 3,590 3,972 34.9%| | Bachelor's 14,126 14,189 14,870 15,877 15,782 11.7%| | Master's 3,886 3,912 4,257 4,571 4,611 18.7%| | First Prof. 419 425 441 444 438 4.5%| | Doctor's 579 592 577 647 656 13.3%| |________________________________________________________________________| _________________________________________________________________________ | Research Universities | | Bachelor's 7,295 7,352 7,649 8,161 8,066 10.6%| | Master's 1,749 1,867 1,955 2,024 2,108 20.5%| | First Prof. 260 268 278 282 278 6.9%| | Doctor's 464 496 482 528 531 14.4%| |________________________________________________________________________| _________________________________________________________________________ | Universities and Colleges | | Certificate 64 46 65 57 47 -26.6%| | Associate 194 216 220 189 177 -8.8%| | Bachelor's 6,633 6,622 6,946 7,462 7,423 11.9%| | Master's 2,030 1,939 2,142 2,364 2,325 14.5%| | Doctor's 100 79 64 86 87 -13.0%| |________________________________________________________________________| _________________________________________________________________________ | Specialized-Medical | | Bachelor's 198 215 275 254 293 48.0%| | Master's 107 106 160 183 178 66.4%| | First Prof. 159 157 163 162 160 .6%| | Doctor's 15 17 31 33 38 153.3%| |________________________________________________________________________| _________________________________________________________________________ | Community Colleges | | Certificate 1,638 1,712 1,779 1,908 2,035 24.2%| | Associate 2,750 2,944 3,261 3,401 3,795 38.0%| |________________________________________________________________________| _________________________________________________________________________ | Local District Colleges | | Certificate 489 441 643 620 571 16.8%| | Associate 926 956 904 999 1,009 9.0%| |________________________________________________________________________| SOURCE: SURDS Degrees Granted Files CCHE
Minorities received a higher proportion of certificate and associate degrees (19.4 percent) in 1993-94 than baccalaureate (11.7 percent) or graduate (7.6 percent) degrees.
Although the number and percentage share of undergraduate degrees earned by minorities increased in 1993-94, the minority graduate share decreased from 7.7 percent to 7.6 percent.
Ethnicity of Graduates ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | Degree Level | Ethnicity |FY 89-90|FY 90-91|FY 91-92|FY 92-93|FY 93-94| |__________________|__________________|________|________|________|________|________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ |Public Institution Total | | Cert/Assoc Total Graduates 6,061 6,315 6,872 7,174 7,634 | | Total Minorities 901 1,014 1,063 1,197 1,480 | | Minority 14.9% 16.1% 15.5% 16.7% 19.4%| | | | Bachelor Total Graduates 14,126 14,189 14,870 15,877 15,782 | | Total Minorities 1,298 1,389 1,455 1,693 1,845 | | Minority 9.2% 9.8% 9.8% 10.7% 11.7%| | | | Graduate Total Graduates 4,884 4,929 5,275 5,662 5,705 | | Total Minorities 296 319 365 434 435 | | Minority 6.1% 6.5% 6.9% 7.7% 7.6%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ | State System Summary | | Cert/Assoc Total Graduates 4,646 4,918 5,325 5,555 6,054 | | Total Minorities 813 905 949 1,050 1,313 | | Minority 17.5% 18.4% 17.8% 18.9% 21.7%| | | | Bachelor Total Graduates 14,126 14,189 14,870 15,877 15,782 | | Total Minorities 1,298 1,389 1,455 1,693 1,845 | | Minority 9.2% 9.8% 9.8% 10.7% 11.7%| | | | Graduate Total Graduates 4,884 4,929 5,275 5,662 5,705 | | Total Minorities 296 319 365 434 435 | | Minority 6.1% 6.5% 6.9% 7.7% 7.6%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Research Universities | | Bachelor Total Graduates 7,295 7,352 7,649 8,161 8,066 | | Total Minorities 492 559 590 721 765 | | Minority 6.7% 7.6% 7.7% 8.8% 9.5%| | | | Graduate Total Graduates 2,473 2,631 2,715 2,834 2,917 | | Total Minorities 139 150 189 216 223 | | Minority 5.6% 5.7% 7.0% 7.6% 7.6%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Universities and Colleges | | Cert/Assoc Total Graduates 258 262 285 246 224 | | Total Minorities 26 23 20 22 19 | | Minority 10.1% 8.8% 7.0% 8.9% 8.5%| | | | Bachelor Total Graduates 6,633 6,622 6,946 7,462 7,423 | | Total Minorities 787 809 836 921 1,026 | | Minority 11.9% 12.2% 12.0% 12.3% 13.8%| | | | Graduate Total Graduates 2,130 2,018 2,206 2,450 2,412 | | Total Minorities 139 138 145 171 176 | | Minority 6.5% 6.8% 6.6% 7.0% 7.3%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Specialized-Medical | | Bachelor Total Graduates 198 215 275 254 293 | | Total Minorities 19 21 29 51 54 | | Minority 9.6% 9.8% 10.5% 20.1% 18.4%| | | | Graduate Total Graduates 281 280 354 378 376 | | Total Minorities 18 31 31 47 36 | | Minority 6.4% 11.1% 8.8% 12.4% 9.6%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Community Colleges | | Cert/Assoc Total Graduates 4,388 4,656 5,040 5,309 5,830 | | Total Minorities 787 882 929 1,028 1,294 | | Minority 17.9% 18.9% 18.4% 19.4% 22.2%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Local District Colleges | | Cert/Assoc Total Graduates 1,415 1,397 1,547 1,619 1,580 | | Total Minorities 88 109 114 147 167 | | Minority 6.2% 7.8% 7.4% 9.1% 10.6%| |__________________________________________________________________________________| SOURCE: SURDS Degrees Granted Files CCHE
Two-Year Programs
The first set of tables report the percentages of Colorado students starting full-time in a degree or certificate program at a public two-year program who complete a two-year degree or certificate at any Colorado institution, or who transfer to a Colorado four-year college or university, after two, three, four, five, or six years. Data is reported for the classes starting in fall 1986 through fall 1990. The percentage of students who complete a degree or certificate and/or transfer is shown. For example, of the 3,098 total students starting as full-time students in the fall 1986 class, 22.6 percent had graduated and/or transferred after two years, and 38.1 percent had graduated and/or transferred after six years. Currently available data allows the classes of fall 1986 and 1987 to be tracked for six years, 1988 for five years, 1989 for four years, and 1990 for four years.
There continue to be large differences between completion rates for minority students and whites, with the comparable three-year rates at 27 percent, 28.1 percent, and 24.5 percent for blacks, native Americans, and Hispanics, respectively. These rates have increased for blacks, up from 15.8 percent for the fall 1986 class, but have remained fairly constant for all other groups.
The completion rate after three years is approximately 9 percent higher than the rate after two years (about 25 percent). After three years, about 2 percent per year complete, for a six year rate of 44.3 percent for the fall 1987 class.
Although the percentages of students completing a degree and/or transferring after 3 years are higher for the fall 1987 and fall 1988 classes compared to fall 1986, the rates have dropped for the fall 1989 and fall 1990 classes.
Percent Receiving a Two-Year Degree or Certificate and/or Transferring for In-State, Degree-Seeking Students Enrolling Full-Time in Their First Term at Institutions with Two-Year Programs ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Public Institution Total | | | | Results After: | | Size of ___________________________________________ | | | | Ethnicity Fall Class 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years | | _________ ____ ______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ | | Black 86 120 8.3 15.8 15.0 20.8 20.8 | | 87 170 11.8 20.6 22.9 24.1 26.5 | | 88 158 17.1 23.4 27.8 29.7 | | 89 210 16.2 21.4 23.8 | | 90 259 20.1 27.0 | | | | Nat Amer 86 47 25.5 29.8 31.9 38.3 40.4 | | 87 61 16.4 27.9 26.2 34.4 31.1 | | 88 71 21.1 29.6 33.8 38.0 | | 89 93 21.5 43.0 43.0 | | 90 114 18.4 28.1 | | | | Asian 86 96 14.6 22.9 31.3 31.3 33.3 | | 87 88 20.5 33.0 38.6 40.9 46.6 | | 88 86 30.2 40.7 44.2 45.3 | | 89 123 33.3 39.8 43.1 | | 90 154 29.9 39.6 | | | | Hispanic 86 441 17.5 24.9 27.4 29.3 29.0 | | 87 553 19.3 25.5 28.4 31.1 32.5 | | 88 736 24.0 31.9 34.4 36.4 | | 89 917 17.6 23.4 26.9 | | 90 917 16.7 24.5 | | | | White 86 2,394 24.5 33.3 36.7 39.3 40.8 | | 87 3,317 31.5 41.1 44.3 46.1 47.3 | | 88 3,427 29.1 38.8 42.1 44.1 | | 89 4,381 27.0 36.3 40.1 | | 90 4,221 26.2 35.7 | | | | Total 86 3,098 22.6 31.1 34.3 36.9 38.1 | | 87 4,189 28.6 37.9 41.0 42.9 44.3 | | 88 4,478 27.8 37.0 40.3 42.3 | | 89 5,724 25.2 33.9 37.5 | | 90 5,665 24.4 33.4 | | | |__________________________________________________________________________________| Percent Receiving a Two-Year Degree or Certificate and/or Transferring for In-State, Degree-Seeking Students Enrolling Full-Time in Their First Term at Institutions with Two-Year Programs ___________________________________________________________________________________ | State System Summary | | | | Results After: | | Size of ___________________________________________ | | | | Ethnicity Fall Class 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years | | _________ ____ ______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ | | Black 86 113 8.0 13.3 12.4 18.6 18.6 | | 87 144 11.1 19.4 21.5 22.9 25.0 | | 88 141 14.9 22.7 27.7 29.1 | | 89 192 16.1 21.4 23.4 | | 90 240 17.9 25.0 | | | | Nat Amer 86 42 26.2 28.6 31.0 38.1 40.5 | | 87 52 17.3 30.8 28.8 34.6 30.8 | | 88 56 17.9 25.0 26.8 30.4 | | 89 69 17.4 39.1 39.1 | | 90 93 17.2 24.7 | | | | Asian 86 91 13.2 22.0 30.8 30.8 33.0 | | 87 81 18.5 32.1 37.0 39.5 44.4 | | 88 76 28.9 39.5 43.4 44.7 | | 89 114 33.3 39.5 43.0 | | 90 138 29.7 38.4 | | | | Hispanic 86 377 17.0 23.9 26.5 28.1 28.1 | | 87 485 19.4 24.7 27.8 30.7 32.0 | | 88 621 23.7 31.9 34.1 36.6 | | 89 774 17.6 23.6 26.9 | | 90 781 17.2 25.1 | | | | White 86 2,075 22.6 30.3 33.5 36.3 37.6 | | 87 2,348 26.7 36.9 40.3 42.4 43.7 | | 88 2,461 25.3 34.5 38.4 40.8 | | 89 3,263 23.6 32.9 36.7 | | 90 3,224 24.3 33.7 | | | | Total 86 2,698 20.9 28.4 31.5 34.2 35.4 | | 87 3,110 24.5 34.0 37.2 39.5 40.8 | | 88 3,355 24.5 33.5 37.1 39.5 | | 89 4,412 22.4 31.1 34.6 | | 90 4,476 22.7 31.7 | | | |__________________________________________________________________________________| Percent Receiving a Two-Year Degree or Certificate and/or Transferring for In-State, Degree-Seeking Students Enrolling Full-Time in Their First Term at Institutions with Two-Year Programs ___________________________________________________________________________________ | Local District Colleges | | | | Results After: | | Size of ___________________________________________ | | | | Ethnicity Fall Class 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years | | _________ ____ ______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ | | Black 86 7 14.3 57.1 57.1 57.1 57.1 | | 87 26 15.4 26.9 30.8 30.8 34.6 | | 88 17 35.3 29.4 29.4 35.3 | | 89 18 16.7 22.2 27.8 | | 90 19 47.4 52.6 | | | | Nat Amer 86 5 20.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 | | 87 9 11.1 11.1 11.1 33.3 33.3 | | 88 15 33.3 46.7 60.0 66.7 | | 89 24 33.3 54.2 54.2 | | 90 21 23.8 42.9 | | | | Asian 86 5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 | | 87 7 42.9 42.9 57.1 57.1 71.4 | | 88 10 40.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 | | 89 9 33.3 44.4 44.4 | | 90 16 31.3 50.0 | | | | Hispanic 86 64 20.3 31.3 32.8 35.9 34.4 | | 87 68 19.1 30.9 32.4 33.8 36.8 | | 88 115 26.1 32.2 35.7 35.7 | | 89 143 17.5 22.4 27.3 | | 90 136 14.0 21.3 | | | | White 86 319 36.7 53.0 57.1 58.6 61.8 | | 87 969 42.9 51.3 54.1 55.1 55.9 | | 88 966 38.8 49.8 51.7 52.6 | | 89 1,118 36.9 46.1 50.0 | | 90 997 32.7 42.1 | | | | Total 86 400 33.5 49.3 52.8 54.5 56.8 | | 87 1,079 40.5 49.0 51.8 53.0 54.1 | | 88 1,123 37.4 47.6 49.8 50.8 | | 89 1,312 34.5 43.3 47.3 | | 90 1,189 30.6 40.0 | | | |__________________________________________________________________________________|
Four-Year Programs
The next set of tables report the percentages of students starting full-time in a degree program at a four-year college or university who complete a baccalaureate degree at any Colorado public institution after four, five, or six years. Currently available data allows the class starting in fall 1990 to be tracked for four years and the fall 1989 class for five years.
There also continue to be large differences between the graduation rates for whites and most minority groups, though the rates for blacks and native Americans have increased somewhat. Comparing the rates after six years for the fall 1988 class, blacks are at 30.3 percent, native Americans at 41.1 percent, Hispanics at 36.9 percent, Asians at 52 percent, and whites at 55.5 percent.
More students take five years than four years to complete a baccalaureate degree. The four-year rates are under 20 percent, the five year rates are all over 40 percent. About 9 percent additional completions are reported after six years.
The Research University Sector has much higher graduation rates after four, five, or six years than the University and College Sector: about 68 percent after six years compared to about 40 percent.
Percents Receiving a Four-Year Degree for In-State, Degree-Seeking Freshman Enrolling Full-Time in Their First Term at Colorado Four-Year Colleges and Universities _________________________________________________________________ | State System Summary | | | | Results After: | | Size of _________________________ | | | | Ethnicity Fall Class 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years | | _________ ____ ______ _______ _______ _______ | | Black 86 200 6.0 19.0 24.5 | | 87 218 3.7 19.3 33.5 | | 88 261 6.9 21.1 30.3 | | 89 275 8.4 24.7 | | 90 276 7.2 | | | | Nat Amer 86 85 8.2 27.1 35.3 | | 87 77 14.3 35.1 41.6 | | 88 95 7.4 30.5 41.1 | | 89 107 5.6 32.7 | | 90 99 10.1 | | | | Asian 86 293 22.2 46.1 53.9 | | 87 329 17.6 45.0 55.0 | | 88 373 15.0 41.8 52.0 | | 89 366 14.2 41.0 | | 90 409 13.4 | | | | Hispanic 86 758 10.8 30.1 38.4 | | 87 883 10.4 28.4 38.2 | | 88 989 8.3 28.0 36.9 | | 89 1,047 8.0 27.7 | | 90 1,077 7.5 | | | | White 86 7,715 19.9 46.3 55.2 | | 87 8,369 18.6 44.7 54.2 | | 88 8,479 18.6 46.0 55.5 | | 89 8,300 17.6 44.1 | | 90 7,537 18.7 | | | | Total 86 9,051 18.8 44.2 52.9 | | 87 9,876 17.4 42.6 52.2 | | 88 10,197 17.0 43.3 52.8 | | 89 10,095 16.1 41.6 | | 90 9,398 16.8 | | | |________________________________________________________________| Percents Receiving a Four-Year Degree for In-State, Degree-Seeking Freshman Enrolling Full-Time in Their First Term at Colorado Four-Year Colleges and Universities _________________________________________________________________ | Research Universities | | | | Results After: | | Size of _________________________ | | | | Ethnicity Fall Class 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years | | _________ ____ ______ _______ _______ _______ | | Black 86 80 8.8 30.0 37.5 | | 87 100 5.0 25.0 45.0 | | 88 118 5.1 26.3 35.6 | | 89 107 11.2 33.6 | | 90 114 13.2 | | | | Nat Amer 86 33 9.1 36.4 42.4 | | 87 22 31.8 63.6 68.2 | | 88 42 7.1 35.7 47.6 | | 89 41 4.9 56.1 | | 90 37 10.8 | | | | Asian 86 172 30.2 59.3 67.4 | | 87 212 24.1 54.7 64.2 | | 88 234 19.7 53.0 62.8 | | 89 212 20.8 52.4 | | 90 237 19.4 | | | | Hispanic 86 270 16.3 43.7 53.0 | | 87 296 14.5 41.6 53.0 | | 88 342 13.5 42.1 51.5 | | 89 327 11.0 41.0 | | 90 328 12.8 | | | | White 86 3,616 27.3 61.4 69.6 | | 87 3,651 27.2 61.6 70.4 | | 88 3,666 25.9 62.1 71.6 | | 89 3,488 26.8 61.7 | | 90 2,964 29.9 | | | | Total 86 4,171 26.2 59.3 67.6 | | 87 4,281 25.6 59.0 68.3 | | 88 4,402 23.9 58.8 68.4 | | 89 4,175 24.6 58.9 | | 90 3,680 27.0 | | | |________________________________________________________________| Percents Receiving a Four-Year Degree for In-State, Degree-Seeking Freshman Enrolling Full-Time in Their First Term at Colorado Four-Year Colleges and Universities _________________________________________________________________ | Universities and Colleges | | | | Results After: | | Size of _________________________ | | | | Ethnicity Fall Class 4 Years 5 Years 6 Years | | _________ ____ ______ _______ _______ _______ | | Black 86 120 4.2 11.7 15.8 | | 87 118 2.5 14.4 23.7 | | 88 143 8.4 16.8 25.9 | | 89 168 6.5 19.0 | | 90 162 3.1 | | | | Nat Amer 86 52 7.7 21.2 30.8 | | 87 55 7.3 23.6 30.9 | | 88 53 7.5 26.4 35.8 | | 89 66 6.1 18.2 | | 90 62 9.7 | | | | Asian 86 121 10.7 27.3 34.7 | | 87 117 6.0 27.4 38.5 | | 88 139 7.2 23.0 33.8 | | 89 154 5.2 25.3 | | 90 172 5.2 | | | | Hispanic 86 488 7.8 22.5 30.3 | | 87 587 8.3 21.8 30.7 | | 88 647 5.6 20.6 29.2 | | 89 720 6.7 21.7 | | 90 749 5.2 | | | | White 86 4,099 13.4 33.0 42.5 | | 87 4,718 11.9 31.7 41.7 | | 88 4,813 12.9 33.8 43.3 | | 89 4,812 10.9 31.3 | | 90 4,573 11.5 | | | | Total 86 4,880 12.5 31.2 40.3 | | 87 5,595 11.2 30.1 40.0 | | 88 5,795 11.8 31.6 41.0 | | 89 5,920 10.0 29.5 | | 90 5,718 10.2 | | | |________________________________________________________________|
Average GRE scores from 1988-89 to 1991-92 of Colorado graduates have generally been higher than the national average. In 1992-93, however, Colorado graduates were below the national norms for the verbal and quantitative tests.
Colorado graduates who were first time candidates on the uniform CPA examination exceeded the national average for each of the exam areas.
Colorado graduates had a higher passing percentage than the national average on the Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses from 1990 to 1993. In 1994, the Colorado average was below the national average.
Community and Local District College graduates had a higher passing percentage than the national average on the Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses over the last five years.
| Law School | Exam Date | # Candidates | % Passing |
| University of Colorado | July 1991 | 112 | 90.2 |
| July 1992 | 117 | 94.0 | |
| July 1993 | 113 | 92.0 | |
| July 1994 | 105 | 95.2 | |
| All Candidates | July 1991 | 493 | 83.8 |
| July 1992 | 540 | 86.7 | |
| July 1993 | 574 | 83.0 | |
| July 1994 | 631 | 86.5 |
GRE Data Reported by Colorado Graduates
| General Test | |||||
| Year | # Examinees | Verbal | Quantitative | Analytical | |
| National Norms | 1988-89 | ... | 496 | 559 | 552 |
| 1989-90 | ... | 497 | 562 | 555 | |
| 1990-91 | ... | 500 | 572 | 562 | |
| 1991-92 | ... | 499 | 571 | 563 | |
| 1992-93 | ... | 497 | 568 | 562 | |
| State System Summary |
1988-89 | 739 | 518 | 586 | 581 |
| 1989-90 | 997 | 509 | 573 | 579 | |
| 1990-91 | 1,136 | 512 | 576 | 580 | |
| 1991-92 | 1,223 | 503 | 562 | 567 | |
| 1992-93 | 1,275 | 495 | 564 | 576 | |
| Research Universities |
1988-89 | 589 | 523 | 596 | 593 |
| 1989-90 | 794 | 516 | 592 | 594 | |
| 1990-91 | 889 | 518 | 591 | 592 | |
| 1991-92 | 813 | 514 | 585 | 588 | |
| 1992-93 | 948 | 501 | 583 | 590 | |
| Universities and Colleges |
1988-89 | 150 | 498 | 544 | 534 |
| 1989-90 | 203 | 480 | 497 | 518 | |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 490 | 521 | 536 | |
| 1991-92 | 410 | 480 | 518 | 526 | |
| 1992-93 | 327 | 477 | 510 | 533 | |
Uniform CPA Examination First Time Candidates
| Percent Passing | ||||||
| Year | # Candidates | Auditing | Law | Theory | Practice | |
| National Average | 1989 | 51,504 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 33.0 | 32.9 |
| 1990 | 47,807 | 29.4 | 30.5 | 31.6 | 31.5 | |
| 1991 | 53,763 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 32.4 | 31.7 | |
| 1992 | 64,255 | 32.8 | 34.7 | 33.2 | 34.1 | |
| 1993 | 53,983 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 33.9 | 33.8 | |
| State System Summary |
1989 | 466 | 34.2 | 39.4 | 42.6 | 43.1 |
| 1990 | 447 | 31.6 | 34.1 | 36.8 | 35.5 | |
| 1991 | 545 | 35.3 | 37.9 | 40.3 | 36.1 | |
| 1992 | 762 | 37.8 | 40.5 | 39.3 | 41.9 | |
| 1993 | 437 | 36.3 | 36.9 | 40.8 | 43.3 | |
| Research Univ. | 1989 | 176 | 37.0 | 42.0 | 45.3 | 47.7 |
| 1990 | 166 | 35.3 | 41.4 | 39.8 | 34.2 | |
| 1991 | 184 | 43.3 | 47.2 | 49.2 | 40.7 | |
| 1992 | 296 | 42.7 | 43.7 | 41.3 | 44.0 | |
| 1993 | 174 | 48.5 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 50.9 | |
| Univ./Colleges | 1989 | 290 | 32.6 | 37.9 | 41.0 | 40.3 |
| 1990 | 281 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 35.1 | 36.3 | |
| 1991 | 361 | 31.2 | 33.1 | 35.7 | 33.8 | |
| 1992 | 466 | 34.7 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 40.5 | |
| 1993 | 263 | 28.1 | 31.8 | 37.4 | 38.3 | |
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
First Time Candidates
| Year | # Candidates | % Passing | |
| National Average | 1990 | 65,997 | 90.7 |
| 1991 | 72,479 | 91.2 | |
| 1992 | 81,450 | 92.4 | |
| 1993 | 86,074 | 91.2 | |
| 1994 | 25,816 | 93.5 | |
| State System Summary | 1990 | 598 | 93.0 |
| 1991 | 689 | 92.9 | |
| 1992 | 707 | 94.6 | |
| 1993 | 779 | 93.2 | |
| 1994 | 312 | 92.9 | |
| Univ./Colleges | 1990 | 124 | 96.8 |
| 1991 | 150 | 94.0 | |
| 1992 | 188 | 93.1 | |
| 1993 | 204 | 91.7 | |
| 1994 | 90 | 93.3 | |
| Specialized Medical | 1990 | 106 | 90.6 |
| 1991 | 108 | 89.8 | |
| 1992 | 109 | 94.5 | |
| 1993 | 108 | 97.2 | |
| 1994 | 21 | 95.2 | |
| Community Colleges | 1990 | 368 | 92.4 |
| 1991 | 431 | 93.3 | |
| 1992 | 410 | 95.4 | |
| 1993 | 467 | 92.9 | |
| 1994 | 201 | 92.5 |
National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses
First Time Candidates
| Year | # Candidates | % Passing | |
| National Average | 1990 | 42,191 | 88.0 |
| 1991 | 46,949 | 87.9 | |
| 1992 | 49,134 | 89.6 | |
| 1993 | 51,980 | 89.4 | |
| 1994 | 15,103 | 90.9 | |
| Public Total | 1990 | 250 | 96.4 |
| 1991 | 268 | 96.6 | |
| 1992 | 328 | 97.9 | |
| 1993 | 348 | 89.9 | |
| 1994 | 86 | 95.3 | |
| Community Colleges | 1990 | 229 | 96.9 |
| 1991 | 246 | 96.3 | |
| 1992 | 307 | 98.0 | |
| 1993 | 325 | 90.8 | |
| 1994 | 86 | 95.3 | |
| Local District Colleges | 1990 | 21 | 90.5 |
| 1991 | 22 | 100.0 | |
| 1992 | 21 | 95.2 | |
| 1993 | 23 | 78.3 | |
| 1994 | ... | ... |