Promoting Diversity

Our College of Nursing actively promotes and values diversity in people, thought, ideas and perspectives. The demographic information for faculty and staff below is as of June 2023; the student data is as of Autumn 2022. We acknowledge that while we have made progress in many areas, we still have work to do. We are committed to continuing our efforts to welcome a more diverse community of students, faculty and staff to our College of Nursing family.

 

Faculty and staff ethnicity

Faculty in 2018

  • Total: 141
  • Number of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 20
  • Percentage of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 14.18%

Faculty in 2023

  • Total: 207
  • Number of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 37
  • Percentage of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 17.90%

 

Staff in 2018

  • Total: 118
  • Number of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 20
  • Percentage of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 16.95%

Staff in 2023

  • Total: 142
  • Number of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 38
  • Percentage of employees with disclosed ethnicity*: 26.80%


*faculty and staff ethnicities include Asian, Black, Hispanic and two or more races.
 

 

Student ethnicity

Traditional BSN in 2017

  • Total number: 482
  • Number of minority students including international: 59
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 12.24%

Traditional BSN in 2022

  • Total number: 483
  • Number of minority students including international: 83
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 17.18%

 

RN to BSN in 2017

  • Total number: 172
  • Number of minority students including international: 25
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 14.53%

RN to BSN in 2022

  • Total number: 162
  • Number of minority students including international: 32
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 19.75%

 

Traditional Master's in 2017

  • Total number: 491
  • Number of minority students including international: 63
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 12.83%

Traditional Master's in 2022

  • Total number: 312
  • Number of minority students including international: 80
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 25.64%

 

Graduate Entry* in 2017

  • Total number: 255
  • Number of minority students including international: 50
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 19.61%

Graduate Entry* in 2022

  • Total number: 284
  • Number of minority students including international: 101
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 35.56%

*students with non-nursing bachelor's degree pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing

 

PhD in 2017

  • Total number: 24
  • Number of minority students including international: 3
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 12.50%

PhD in 2022

  • Total number: 28
  • Number of minority students including international: 10
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 35.71%

 

DNP in 2017

  • Total number: 125
  • Number of minority students including international: 17
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 13.60%

DNP in 2022

  • Total number: 198
  • Number of minority students including international: 51
  • Percentage of minority students including international: 25.76%