US Army (USAGPAN) / Baylor University offers a 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice in nurse anesthesia in San Antonio, Texas. The program is integrated: clinical training starts early and runs alongside classes. The next class starts in June 2028. It received about 100 completed applications for roughly 28 seats, an acceptance rate near 28%. COA has granted continued accreditation (last reviewed October 2021, next review October 2031).
How this program compares First-time NCE pass rate 80%
Median of all programs: 91.7%
Attrition 18.9%
Median of all programs: 2%
Acceptance rate 28.0%
Median of all programs: 18%
Admissions funnel Completed applications 100
Seats 28
About 28% of applicants get a seat.
Where this program sits NCE pass rate compared with all programs 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Inter American University of Puerto Rico: 60% University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 65% West Virginia University: 73% Independence Health System: 76% Lincoln Memorial University: 76% La Roche University: 77% Union University: 77% Hofstra University: 78.9% The University of Tulsa: 80% Cedar Crest College: 80% University of Charleston: 80% University of Kansas: 81% Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: 81% Missouri State University: 81.8% Case Western Reserve University: 82% South College: 82% Arkansas State University: 82.7% University of Mobile: 83% Augusta University: 83% Loma Linda University: 84% Columbia University: 84% The University of Iowa: 85% Murray State University: 85% The University of Scranton: 85% Villanova University: 85% Mount Marty University: 85% Marian University: 85.7% Florida State University: 86% Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: 86% University of North Dakota: 86% Thomas Jefferson University: 86% University of Pittsburgh: 86% Westminster University: 86.4% Samford University: 87% Metropolitan State University: 87% Bryan College of Health Sciences: 87% Western Carolina University: 87% Geisinger: 87% The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: 87% Franciscan Healthcare: 87% University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: 87% Clarkson College: 87.5% Northwestern State University: 88% Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: 88% University of Pennsylvania: 88.8% National University: 89% Rhode Island College: 89% University of South Dakota: 89% AdventHealth University: 89.6% University Health: 89.6% University of New England: 89.9% Florida Gulf Coast University: 90% Medical University of South Carolina: 90% Emory University: 91% Johns Hopkins University: 91% University of Detroit Mercy: 91% Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: 91% Duke University: 91% University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 91% Wake Forest University School of Medicine: 91.4% Fairfield University: 92% Yale New Haven Hospital: 92% University of Miami: 92% University of North Florida: 92% Rush University: 92% University of Southern Mississippi: 92% Webster University: 92% Albany Medical College: 92% UPMC Hamot: 92% Northern Kentucky University: 92.5% Oregon Health and Science University: 92.8% University of Minnesota: 93% Rutgers University: 93% Texas Wesleyan University: 93% Midwestern University: 94% Keiser University: 94% Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: 94% University of Evansville: 94% Boston College: 94% Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: 94% Drexel University: 94% Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: 94.4% Newman University: 94.7% California State University Fullerton: 95% Florida International University: 95% Wayne State University: 95% Michigan State University: 95% University at Buffalo: 95% Cleveland Clinic: 95% York College of Pennsylvania: 95% Texas Christian University: 95% University of South Florida: 95.5% Barry University: 95.6% The University of Alabama at Birmingham: 96% University of Southern California: 96% Samuel Merritt University: 96% University of Michigan-Flint: 96% Oakland University: 96% Virginia Commonwealth University: 96% Georgetown University: 97% Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 97% East Carolina University: 97% University of South Carolina: 97% Endeavor Health: 98% The University of Akron: 98% UTHealth Houston: 98% Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: 99% Gonzaga University: 99.8% The University of Arizona: 100% Integrated Anesthesia Associates: 100% Millikin University: 100% University of Maryland: 100% Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 100% Northeastern University: 100% UNC Greensboro: 100% University of Cincinnati: 100% Youngstown State University: 100% University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: 100% The University of Tennessee: 100% Baylor College of Medicine: 100% Old Dominion University: 100% Marquette University: 100% Median 92% US Army: 80% Number 112 of 123. Each grey dot is one program; hover for names.
Acceptance rate compared with all programs 0% 25% 50% 75% Oregon Health and Science University: 5% Loyola University of New Orleans: 5.6% Murray State University: 6.1% Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 6.7% Fairfield University: 7% California State University Fullerton: 7.3% University of Mobile: 7.5% York College of Pennsylvania: 7.7% Florida Gulf Coast University: 8% Marquette University: 8% Mount Marty University: 8.9% Northwestern State University: 8.9% Midwestern University: 9% The University of Tulsa: 9.6% University of Minnesota: 9.7% Michigan State University: 10% Mary Baldwin University: 10% Thomas Jefferson University: 10.4% Duke University: 10.6% National University: 11.1% University of Southern California: 11.3% University at Buffalo: 11.3% Endeavor Health: 11.4% Case Western Reserve University: 11.4% Franciscan Healthcare: 11.4% UTHealth Houston: 11.4% University of Maryland: 12% Newman University: 12.3% Columbia University: 12.3% Emory University: 12.5% University of North Dakota: 12.5% Cleveland Clinic: 12.9% Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: 13.2% The University of Iowa: 13.3% University of Cincinnati: 13.3% Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: 13.7% Western Carolina University: 14% University of Detroit Mercy: 14.3% Drexel University: 14.3% The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: 14.3% Loma Linda University: 14.5% Edgewood University: 14.6% Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: 14.8% Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: 15% Gonzaga University: 15% Independence Health System: 15.5% University of South Florida: 15.6% Wake Forest University School of Medicine: 15.8% Boston College: 15.9% Medical University of South Carolina: 16% Metropolitan State University: 16.5% Barry University: 16.5% Clarkson College: 16.7% Millikin University: 17% University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: 17% Georgetown University: 17.5% Florida State University: 17.5% Samuel Merritt University: 18% Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: 18% University of Pennsylvania: 18.1% Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: 18.3% Virginia Commonwealth University: 18.3% The University of Arizona: 18.6% University of New England: 18.9% Westminster University: 19% The University of Tennessee: 19.3% Bellarmine University: 20% The University of Scranton: 20% Rhode Island College: 20% Union University: 20% Arkansas State University: 20.1% Villanova University: 20.6% East Carolina University: 21.4% Baylor College of Medicine: 21.5% University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 22.5% Oakland University: 22.7% University of Miami: 22.9% Rutgers University: 23.2% University of South Carolina: 23.7% University Health: 23.8% University of Kansas: 24% Missouri State University: 24% University of Pittsburgh: 24.6% Inter American University of Puerto Rico: 25% The University of Akron: 25.3% Samford University: 25.6% Rush University: 26% Texas Wesleyan University: 26.2% University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 26.7% Northern Kentucky University: 26.7% Northeastern University: 27% University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: 29.2% University of Michigan-Flint: 30% Geisinger: 30% Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: 30% La Roche University: 30.8% Bryan College of Health Sciences: 31.5% University of Charleston: 31.6% AdventHealth University: 33.3% Marian University: 34% Webster University: 34.3% University of North Florida: 35% University of Southern Mississippi: 35% Texas Christian University: 35% Florida International University: 35.9% The University of Alabama at Birmingham: 36% UNC Greensboro: 38.9% Augusta University: 40% University of Evansville: 40% Youngstown State University: 40% UPMC Hamot: 40% Albany Medical College: 42.9% West Virginia University: 42.9% Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: 43% Integrated Anesthesia Associates: 50% Old Dominion University: 83.3% Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 94.6% Median 18% US Army: 28% Number 27 of 118. Each grey dot is one program; hover for names.
Class size compared with all programs 25 seats 50 seats 75 seats 100 seats Emory University: 10 seats Rhode Island College: 10 seats St. John Fisher University: 12 seats East Carolina University: 12 seats Edgewood University: 12 seats University of Mobile: 15 seats University of Minnesota: 15 seats Oregon Health and Science University: 15 seats Geisinger: 15 seats Inter American University of Puerto Rico: 15 seats West Virginia University: 15 seats Marquette University: 15 seats University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 16 seats Loma Linda University: 16 seats University of Evansville: 16 seats The University of Iowa: 16 seats Case Western Reserve University: 16 seats La Salle University: 16 seats Franciscan Healthcare: 16 seats Millikin University: 17 seats University of New England: 17 seats York College of Pennsylvania: 17 seats University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: 17 seats The University of Tennessee: 17 seats Boston College: 18 seats Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: 18 seats Cleveland Clinic: 18 seats The University of Arizona: 19 seats Westminster University: 19 seats University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: 19 seats The University of Tulsa: 19 seats Integrated Anesthesia Associates: 20 seats Bellarmine University: 20 seats Michigan State University: 20 seats University of Mississippi Medical Center: 20 seats University Health: 20 seats University of Cincinnati: 20 seats The Ohio State University: 20 seats Youngstown State University: 20 seats UPMC Hamot: 20 seats Drexel University: 20 seats La Roche University: 20 seats Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios: 20 seats The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: 20 seats Idaho State University: 21 seats Western Carolina University: 21 seats UTHealth Houston: 22 seats Newman University: 23 seats Florida Gulf Coast University: 24 seats Northern Kentucky University: 24 seats Loyola University of New Orleans: 24 seats Missouri State University: 24 seats Webster University: 24 seats New Mexico State University: 24 seats Albany Medical College: 24 seats University at Buffalo: 24 seats Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: 24 seats Wake Forest University School of Medicine: 24 seats The University of Scranton: 24 seats Northwestern State University: 25 seats Johns Hopkins University: 25 seats University of Detroit Mercy: 25 seats Clarkson College: 25 seats University of North Dakota: 25 seats Ohio University: 25 seats Lincoln Memorial University: 25 seats Mary Baldwin University: 25 seats Old Dominion University: 25 seats University of Southern California: 26 seats Rush University: 26 seats Murray State University: 26 seats Thomas Jefferson University: 26 seats Gonzaga University: 26 seats Duke University: 26 seats Samuel Merritt University: 27 seats Northeastern University: 27 seats University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 27 seats University of North Florida: 28 seats Bryan College of Health Sciences: 28 seats George Fox University: 28 seats University of Pennsylvania: 28 seats Baylor College of Medicine: 28 seats Oakland University: 29 seats National University: 30 seats AdventHealth University: 30 seats University of Louisville: 30 seats University of Maryland: 30 seats University of Michigan-Flint: 30 seats Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: 30 seats Independence Health System: 30 seats Union University: 30 seats Vanderbilt University: 30 seats University of Charleston: 30 seats Hofstra University: 31 seats Samford University: 32 seats Arkansas State University: 32 seats Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: 32 seats Medical University of South Carolina: 32 seats California State University Fullerton: 33 seats Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: 33 seats Metropolitan State University: 33 seats Virginia Commonwealth University: 33 seats Marian University: 34 seats Georgetown University: 35 seats Florida State University: 35 seats Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 35 seats University of Southern Mississippi: 35 seats UNC Greensboro: 35 seats Midwestern University: 36 seats University of Kansas: 36 seats Rutgers University: 36 seats Villanova University: 36 seats Columbia University: 37 seats The University of Akron: 38 seats University of Miami: 40 seats Endeavor Health: 40 seats Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: 40 seats Mount Marty University: 40 seats University of Pittsburgh: 41 seats The University of Alabama at Birmingham: 45 seats Fairfield University: 45 seats University of South Carolina: 45 seats Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: 52 seats Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 53 seats Florida International University: 55 seats University of South Florida: 60 seats Augusta University: 60 seats Texas Christian University: 70 seats Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: 75 seats Barry University: 90 seats Texas Wesleyan University: 105 seats Median 25 seats US Army: 28 seats Number 50 of 132. 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Admission requirements Minimum GPA 3.00 source Bachelor's in nursing (BSN) required Yes source Nursing degree accreditation accepted National Minimum critical care experience 1 year source NICU experience accepted Yes source PICU experience accepted Yes source ER experience accepted No CCRN Recommended source GRE Required (min. 300, writing 4.0) source Shadowing 2-3 days source References 2 source Applies through NursingCAS No Applications open November 1, 2026 source Application deadline August 1, 2027 source Application fee $0 source
Prerequisite courses Required: Statistics. Recommended or depends on your background: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry. Some prerequisites must have been taken within a set number of years.
Cost Total tuition and fees No tuition source
Outcomes and class profile Class size 28 Completed applications 100 Acceptance rate 28% Attrition 18.9% source First-time NCE pass rate 80% source Employed within 6 months 100% source Clinical sites 8 source Average cases per student 899 COA accreditation term 10 years source Established 1981 source
Program format Format Integrated source Post-master's certificate (PMC) option No
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