Education is not a static process. It evolves with newly discovered best-practices, technology, and innovation in
the classroom. As our nation’s healthcare system transforms and more services are provided outside the hospital
walls, nurses must be educated for these opportunities and challenges. A life-long learning approach is required for
nurses to stay current, which includes higher levels of education and continual learning beyond the academic
setting. Given the great need for registered nurses (RNs), including Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
(APRNs), and nurse faculty in a newly reformed healthcare system, it is crucial to maximize funding for
professional nursing education and research.
Below are state-specific data that policy makers must consider as they make funding decisions to support
America’s nursing workforce, nursing science, and the patients they care for. Congress must consider longterm financial planning in these areas — not doing so would place the health of our nation in jeopardy.
New York Nursing Education at a Glance, Fall 2015
In 2015, nursing schools in New York enrolled 29,281 students in Baccalaureate and Graduate programs in
nursing and produced 8,875 graduates across program levels.1
Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Student Diversity by Program Level1
Baccalaureate Master's
PhD
DNP
All Programs
Minority*
38%
44%
31%
34%
39%
Men
14%
11%
8%
17%
13%
Total
20,933
7,556
322
470
29,281
Additionally, there were 5,685 nursing students studying to become APRNs, including 5,290 Nurse Practitioners,
143 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, 161 Clinical Nurse Specialists, and 91 Certified Nurse-Midwives.1
Elevating the role of nursing science for healthcare advances is more critical than ever. As the nation works to
ensure adequate nursing capacity in high need areas, nurses with research-focused doctorates (PhD) will be
essential to creating the evidence that will inform and support contemporary nursing practice, improvements in
patient care, and reductions in health disparities.
10 Years of PhD Enrollments
New York
218
237
233
268
283
314
332
334
10 Years of PhD Graduates
New York
331
45
322
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
34
25
32
23
28
33
38
47
38
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Understanding the Faculty Shortage1
A shortage of faculty is a primary obstacle to expanding the nation’s nursing workforce and meeting care demand.
In 2015, AACN reported that over a thousand qualified applicants were not offered admission to doctoral (1,941)
programs due to a faculty shortage as well as other resource constraints. According to AACN’s Survey on Vacant
Faculty Positions for Academic Year 2015-2016, most open faculty positions either require (58.9%) or prefer
(31.8%) doctorally-prepared faculty members. Of the schools surveyed, approximately two-thirds report
insufficient funding as one of the biggest obstacles to hiring additional faculty. The problem will exacerbate as
many faculty reach retirement age in the next decade. According to AACN's report on 2015-2016 Salaries of
Instructional and Administrative Nursing Faculty in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, the
average ages of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty holding the ranks of professor, associate professor, and assistant
professor were 62, 57, and 51 years, respectively. An increased focus and investment must be placed on educating
more doctorally-prepared nurses for faculty positions. 10 Years of Faculty Vacancies
New York
Average Age of New York Nurse Faculty
67
50
40
28
25
33
38
45
57
YEARS
52
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
51 AACN Member Schools in New York
(By Congressional District)
Stony Brook University (NY-1)
Briarcliffe College (NY-3)
Long Island University LIU Post (NY-3)
New York Institute of Technology (NY-3)
Adelphi University (NY-4)
Molloy College (NY-4)
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ (NY-4)
York College of CUNY (NY-5)
Saint Francis College (NY-7)
Long Island University (NY-8)
Medgar Evers College of CUNY (NY-9)
SUNY Downstate Medical Center (NY-9)
Teachers College (NY-10)
College of Staten Island (NY-11)
Wagner College (NY-11)
American University of Beirut (NY-12)
Hunter College of CUNY (NY-12)
New York University (NY-12)
The Graduate Center of the City of New York (NY-12)
Columbia University (NY-13)
Lehman College (NY-13)
College of Mount Saint Vincent (NY-16)
College of New Rochelle (NY-16)
Concordia College New York (NY-16)
Dominican College of Blauvelt (NY-17)
Mercy College (NY-17)
Nyack College (NY-17)
Pace University (NY-17)
Mount Saint Mary College – New York (NY-18)
Hartwick College (NY-19)
Excelsior College (NY-20)
SUNY Empire State College (NY-20)
The Sage Colleges (NY-20)
Plattsburgh State University of New York (NY-21)
Binghamton University (NY-22)
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome (NY-22)
Utica College (NY-22)
Alfred State College (NY-23)
Elmira College (NY-23)
Keuka College (NY-23)
Le Moyne College (NY-24)
SUNY Upstate Medical University (NY-24)
Nazareth College (NY-25)
Roberts Wesleyan College (NY-25)
Saint John Fisher College (NY-25)
The College at Brockport (NY-25)
University of Rochester (NY-25)
Daemen College (NY-26)
D’Youville College (NY-26)
University at Buffalo– SUNY (NY-26)
Niagara University (NY-27)
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Federal Nursing Funding
Facing state budget cuts and the reality of recent economic conditions, our schools and the students they
educate depend on federal dollars. In particular, the Nursing Workforce Development programs authorized under
Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.) and the National Institute of Nursing Research
(NINR) are essential to nurse workforce stability and health care quality. The Title VIII grants are awarded to
colleges and universities within each state and provide financial assistance to both nursing education programs and
individual students. For over 50 years, the Title VIII programs have been instrumental in supporting the pipeline of
registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and nursing faculty. As one of the 27 Institutes and Centers
at the National Institutes of Health, the NINR supports research that examines health and illness across the lifespan
and establishes the scientific basis for quality patient care. Through grants, research training, and interdisciplinary
collaborations, NINR addresses health promotion and disease prevention, quality of life, health disparities, and endof-life care. NINR also helps train the next generation of nurse researchers, who serve as faculty in America’s
nursing schools.
10 Years of Funding in New York2
TITLE VIII
NINR
FY2006:
FY2007:
FY2008:
FY2009:
FY2010:
FY2011:
FY2012:
FY2013:
FY2014:
FY2015:
$7,853,092
$7,121,974
$6,902,771
$8,174,837
$10,229,359
$11,859,508
$9,538,622
$9,942,837
$9,157,591
$7,678,867
Total Grant Funding by Congressional
District
NY-4: $703, 487
FY2006:
FY2007:
FY2008:
FY2009:
FY2010:
FY2011:
FY2012:
FY2013:
FY2014:
FY2015:
$5,402,725
$8,385,734
$9,036,727
$9,401,823
$9,366,862
$7,940,015
$7,457,117
$7,026,167
$7,056,248
$7,882,569
Total Grant Funding by Congressional
District
NY-12: $2,404,245
NY-6: $221,530
NY-13: $3,945,254
NY-9: $16,665
NY-12: $1,413,015
NY-25: $1,533,070
NY-13: $845,571
NY-15: $223,151
NY-20: $1,849,392
NY-21: $50,014
NY-22: $400,247
NY-24: $91,244
NY-25: $377,388
NY-26: $1,469,724
NY-27: $17,439
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Summary of Fiscal Year 2015 Title VIII Grants by New York Congressional District
Program
Congressional
Total Grant Funding
District
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
NY-4
$225,864
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
NY-4
$129,253
Nursing Workforce Diversity
NY-4
$348,370
Nursing Workforce Diversity
NY-6
$221,530
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
NY-9
$16,665
Advanced Nursing Education Grants
NY-12
$374,995
NSL - Baccalaureate Nursing
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention - Interprofessional
Collborative Practice
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
NY-12
$140,556
NY-12
$499,983
NY-12
$47,497
Nursing Workforce Diversity
NY-12
$349,984
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-13
$332,640
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention - Interprofessional
Collborative Practice
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-13
$33,839
NY-13
$479,092
NY-15
$223,151
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-20
$349,500
Advanced Nursing Education Grants
NY-20
$366,038
NSL - Graduate Nursing
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Veterans’ Bachelor of
Science in Nursing Program
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Veterans’ Bachelor of
Science in Nursing Program
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention - Interprofessional
Collborative Practice
NSL - Baccalaureate Nursing
NY-20
$14,747
NY-20
$347,612
NY-20
$330,130
NY-20
$441,365
NY-21
$50,014
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-22
$349,284
NSL - Baccalaureate Nursing
NY-22
$50,963
Nurse Faculty Loan Program
NY-24
$91,244
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-25
$335,235
NSL - Baccalaureate Nursing
NY-25
$42,153
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-26
$337,480
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
NY-26
$348,945
Advanced Nursing Education Grants
NY-26
$373,084
NSL - Baccalaureate Nursing
NY-26
$31,310
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
NY-26
$28,958
Nursing Workforce Diversity
NY-26
$349,947
NSL - Baccalaureate Nursing
NY-27
$17,439
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Summary of Fiscal Year 2015 NINR Grants by New York Congressional District
Congressional
District
Total Grant
Funding
NY-12
$131,085
NY-12
$18,080
Epigenetic Markers Of Age And Diurnal Levels Of Fatigue During Chemotherapy
NY-12
$252,374
Program To Improve Care In Complex Chronic Disease
NY-12
$111,375
Sepsis Survivors' Post-Acute Outcomes: Impact Of Early Home Health And Md
NY-12
$594,630
Symptom Management For Irritable Bowel Syndrome Constipation (Ibs-C)
NY-12
$549,126
Taxi Health Access Interventions For Linkages And Lifestyle (Haill)
NY-12
$747,575
Comparative And Cost-Effectiveness Research Training For Nurse Scientists
NY-13
$152,215
NY-13
$459,050
NY-13
$263,151
Iphone Helping Evaluate Atrial Fibrillation Rhythm Through Technology (Iheart)
NY-13
$388,000
'Multi-Drug Resistant Infections And Isolation Precautions In Nursing Homes'
NY-13
$28,153
New York City Hispanic Dementia Caregiver Research Program (Nhirp)
NY-13
$66,582
New York City Hispanic Dementia Caregiver Research Program (Nhirp)
NY-13
$529,336
Prevention Of Nosocomial Infections And Cost Effectiveness In Nursing Homes
NY-13
$657,941
Reducing Health Disparities Through Informatics
NY-13
$242,293
NY-13
$16,167
NY-13
$364,365
Training In Interdisciplinary Research To Prevent Infections (Tiri)
NY-13
$291,005
Video Information Provider For Hiv-Associated Non-Aids (Vip-Hana) Symptoms
NY-13
$486,996
Managing Sleep Symptoms And Modifying Mechanisms Of Traumatic Stress
NY-25
$372,237
Neurophysiological Aspects Of Vision-Based Speed Of Processing Cognitive
Training In Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
NY-25
$513,459
Peer-Led Asthma Self-Management For Adolescents Plasma A Multi-Site Study
NY-25
$612,798
Teens Experiences Of Asthma Self Management Across Life Contexts
NY-25
$34,576
Project Title
Adherence Connection For Counseling; Education; And Support (Access): A
Proof Of Concept Study
Dietary Intake; Inflammation;Glycemia; & Bp In T2 Diabetes: Examining
Disparities
Health Information Technology To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections:
Hit-Hai
Improving Hiv Care With Mhealth Tools: An App To Detect Neurocognitive
Impairment
Secondary Bacteremia In Patients With Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infection
The Impact Of Hospice Preferred Practices On Patient Outcomes And Hospice
Costs
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) represents over 760 schools of nursing offering a mix of
baccalaureate, graduate, and post-graduate programs at institutions nationwide. For more information on AACN or
higher nursing education, visit www.aacn.nche.edu or contact us at 202-463-6930.
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New York Nursing Workforce at a Glance 3,4
Access to Primary Care in New York 5,6,7
Access to primary care providers is critical to maintaining a
healthy population and reducing the rising cost of health care.
 Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/Ps) are areas/populations the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has designated as facing
barriers to accessing health care. There are 133 MUA/Ps in New York.
 Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) are designated as having shortages of primary medical care,
dental or mental health providers and may be geographic, population, or facilities (federally qualified health
center). There are 179 HPSAs that face primary care provider shortages.
 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are federally designated health clinics certified to receive special Medicare and
Medicaid reimbursements. There are 9 RHCs in New York.
1
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2016). 2015-2016 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing;
2015-2016 Salaries of Instructional and Administrative Nursing Faculty in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing and 2015 Faculty Vacancy
Survey, Washington, DC.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and National Institutes of Health. (2015). AACN
compilation of Title VIII and NINR grant funding awarded in FY2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015 from http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov and
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
3
New York State Office of Professions. (2016). License statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2016 from http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nursecounts.htm.
4
National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2016). Number and percent of first-time passing candidates education in member board jurisdictions
1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016 from https://nursing.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/NCLEX%20RN%20results%20Q4%202015.pdf
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United States Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. (2015). Medically Underserved Areas/
Populations (MUA/P) State Summary of Designated MUA/P. Retrieved January 1,2016 from http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/topics/shortageAreas.aspx.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. (2015). Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas
Statistics. Retrieved January 1, 2016 from http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/topics/shortageAreas.aspx
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (2015). Medicare certified rural health clinics. Retrieved on January 1, 2016 from http://www.cms.gov/
MLNProducts/downloads/rhclistbyprovidername.pdf.
* Minority Enrollment includes African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and
Two or more races.
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** NCLEX takers include graduates of Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degree programs in nursing.
March 2016