Table 4: New Wyoming Registered Nurse Licenses and Wyoming Retention for Wyoming and Out-of-State Graduates, 1993-2000

Table 4: New Wyoming Registered Nurse Licenses and Wyoming Retention for Wyoming and Out-of-State Graduates, 1993-2000

	License Issue Date	New Licenses Issued	One-year Retention	One-Year Retention Rate	Three-Year Retention	Three-Year Retention Rate

Graduates of Wyoming Colleges	1993	227	208	91.6	183	88.0
	1994	210	194	92.4	153	78.9
	1995	188	174	92.6	145	83.3
	1996	176	154	87.5	127	82.5
	1997	140	126	90.0	101	80.2
	1998	166	155	93.4	132	85.2
	1999	124	116	93.5	87	N/A*
	2000	123	114	92.7	N/A	N/A

Graduates of Out-of-State Colleges	1993	342	211	61.7	135	64.0
	1994	386	258	66.8	169	65.5
	1995	382	255	66.8	141	55.3
	1996	268	183	68.3	100	54.6
	1997	269	207	77.0	119	57.5
	1998	290	211	72.8	114	54.0
	1999	293	206	70.3	103	N/A
	2000	341	221	64.8	N/A	N/A

* Data not available for three-year analysis.

Sources: Wyoming State Board of Nursing and Research & Planning.