Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences offers a 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice in nurse anesthesia in Bethesda, Maryland. The program is front-loaded: classroom work comes first, then clinical rotations. The next class starts in May 2027. It received about 37 completed applications for roughly 35 seats, an acceptance rate near 95%. COA has granted continued accreditation (last reviewed October 2024, next review October 2034).
How this program compares First-time NCE pass rate 100%
Median of all programs: 91.7%
Attrition 8.3%
Median of all programs: 2%
Acceptance rate 94.6%
Median of all programs: 18%
Admissions funnel Completed applications 37
Seats 35
About 95% 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% US Army: 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% 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% Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 100% Number 1 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% US Army: 28% 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% Median 18% Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 94.6% Number 1 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 US Army: 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 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 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 35 seats Number 24 of 132. 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Admission requirements Minimum GPA 3.00 source Bachelor's in nursing (BSN) required Yes source Minimum critical care experience 1 year source NICU experience accepted Case by case source PICU experience accepted Case by case source ER experience accepted No CCRN Not required GRE Required (min. 297, writing 3.5) source Shadowing 20 hrs source References 3 source Applies through NursingCAS No Applications open April 1, 2026 source Application deadline August 1, 2026 source
Prerequisite courses Required: Statistics. Recommended or depends on your background: General chemistry, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Other courses. Some prerequisites must have been taken within a set number of years.
Outcomes and class profile Class size 35 Completed applications 37 Acceptance rate 95% Attrition 8.3% source First-time NCE pass rate 100% source Employed within 6 months 100% source Clinical sites 29 Average cases per student 900 COA accreditation term 10 years source US News rank (2024) #1 source Established 2014 source
Program format Format Front-loaded source Distance learning No Post-master's certificate (PMC) option No
Other programs in Maryland Data: Everything CRNA School Finder data (October 2026), compiled from program websites and admissions offices; accreditation from the COA list (July 8, 2026). Some figures come from admissions offices and change each cycle. "Case by case" means the program decides individually. Always confirm with the program before you apply. Work at this program? Update its information .
