If you read these threads it's hard not to get the impression that ADN new graduate Nurses are significantly less likely to find employment after graduation, this claim gets thrown around with a surprising lack of data to support these claims.
At 4 months after graduation:
69% of Diploma grads were employed as an RN
68% of traditional BSN grads were employed as an RN
(65% of all types of BSN grads were employed as an RN)
61% of ADN grads were employed as an RN
54% of Accelerated BSN grads were employed as an RN
65% vs 61%. A BSN averages $30,000 and runs as high as $150,000, compared to around $10,000 for an ADN. That's a lot of money for a 4% difference in probability of landing a job in 4 months.
http://www.ajj.com/sites/default/files/services/publishing/deansnotes/nov11.pdf