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Rutgers University CRNA program

DNP in nurse anesthesia · Newark, New Jersey

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DegreeDNP
Length36 months
FormatFront-loaded
Next startMay 2028
DeadlineAugust 15, 2027
Total cost$115,643
Acceptance rate23%
NCE pass rate93%

Rutgers University offers a 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice in nurse anesthesia in Newark, New Jersey. The program is front-loaded: classroom work comes first, then clinical rotations. The next class starts in May 2028. It received about 155 completed applications for roughly 36 seats, an acceptance rate near 23%. COA has granted continued accreditation (last reviewed May 2018, next review May 2028).

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53Admission Odds Index
60Value Score

Ranked #44 of 122 programs in our Best CRNA Schools 2027 list.

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How this program compares
First-time NCE pass rate93%

Median of all programs: 91.7%

Attrition1%

Median of all programs: 2%

Acceptance rate23.2%

Median of all programs: 18%

Total tuition and fees$115,643

Median of all programs: $124,736

Admissions funnel
Completed applications155
Seats36

About 23% of applicants get a seat.

Where this program sits

Total cost compared with all programs
$100k$200k$300kInter American University of Puerto Rico: $38kUniversity of Kansas: $50kUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas: $52kFlorida Gulf Coast University: $53kUNC Greensboro: $56kEast Carolina University: $56kUniversity of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: $57kArkansas State University: $62kUniversity of North Florida: $69kUTHealth Houston: $70kOld Dominion University: $72kUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga: $73kUniversity of South Dakota: $73kProfessional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios: $74kMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: $74kWestern Carolina University: $74kUniversity of South Florida: $78kThe University of Akron: $78kNorthwestern State University: $79kNational University: $82kThe University of Tennessee Health Science Center: $83kMedical University of South Carolina: $84kAtrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: $84kFlorida International University: $85kUPMC Hamot: $86kUniversity of Cincinnati: $87kUniversity Health: $87kUniversity of South Carolina: $89kUniversity of Southern Mississippi: $91kFlorida State University: $92kAugusta University: $93kMichigan State University: $93kUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center: $94kLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center: $95kSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville: $96kLa Salle University: $97kMissouri State University: $98kMillikin University: $99kYale New Haven Hospital: $99kNorthern Kentucky University: $99kYoungstown State University: $100kThe University of Alabama at Birmingham: $100kNew Mexico State University: $101kGeisinger: $102kHunter College: $102kUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: $105kFranciscan Healthcare: $105kYork College of Pennsylvania: $106kCalifornia State University Fullerton: $106kOakland University: $107kSaint Mary's University of Minnesota: $107kLa Roche University: $109kUniversity of Maryland: $109kThe University of Scranton: $110kUniversity of Mobile: $110kUniversity of Charleston: $110kThe University of Arizona: $111kUniversity of Minnesota: $111kThe University of Iowa: $112kOhio University: $114kUniversity of Michigan-Flint: $114kBryan College of Health Sciences: $114kSamford University: $114kRhode Island College: $116kRocky Vista University: $116kNewman University: $117kUniversity of Detroit Mercy: $117kClarkson College: $117kBarry University: $118kTexas Wesleyan University: $118kMurray State University: $119kThe University of Tennessee: $121kMarian University: $122kBellarmine University: $124kGoldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: $125kUniversity of North Dakota: $125kVillanova University: $126kOregon Health and Science University: $126kIdaho State University: $126kAdventHealth University: $126kTexas Christian University: $126kUniversity of Texas Medical Branch: $127kUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: $127kFranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: $128kAlbany Medical College: $128kKeiser University: $129kIntegrated Anesthesia Associates: $130kCarson Newman University: $130kUniversity of Louisville: $131kThe Ohio State University: $132kWebster University: $132kLincoln Memorial University: $134kVirginia Commonwealth University: $136kEdgewood University: $136kMarquette University: $136kThe University of Tulsa: $137kRush University: $138kIndependence Health System: $139kMount Marty University: $140kMetropolitan State University: $140kBaylor College of Medicine: $143kWayne State University: $144kSouth College: $145kWest Virginia University: $145kCleveland Clinic: $146kUnion University: $148kChristianaCare: $151kMary Baldwin University: $152kNortheastern University: $152kWestminster University: $153kUniversity of Pittsburgh: $155kUniversity of the Incarnate Word: $156kMiddle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: $158kCedar Crest College: $158kFairfield University: $158kLoyola University of New Orleans: $159kUniversity of Evansville: $161kDrexel University: $161kUniversity of Texas at Tyler: $161kUniversity of California Davis: $163kDuquesne University: $163kUniversity of Miami: $163kEndeavor Health: $166kUT Health San Antonio: $168kRoseman University of Health Sciences: $169kUniversity at Buffalo: $170kGonzaga University: $170kUniversity of Illinois Chicago: $170kRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: $170kMidwestern University: $172kHofstra University: $175kLoma Linda University: $175kThomas Jefferson University: $176kSt. John Fisher University: $178kUrsuline College: $179kWake Forest University School of Medicine: $181kBoston College: $188kGeorge Fox University: $189kCase Western Reserve University: $193kVanderbilt University: $194kJohns Hopkins University: $200kGeorgetown University: $204kUniversity of New England: $215kDeSales University: $216kUniversity of Southern California: $226kSamuel Merritt University: $232kEmory University: $252kColumbia University: $254kUniversity of Pennsylvania: $288kDuke University: $347kMedian $125kRutgers University: $116k

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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%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%Rutgers University: 93%

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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%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%Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 94.6%Median 18%Rutgers University: 23.2%

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Class size compared with all programs
25 seats50 seats75 seats100 seatsEmory University: 10 seatsRhode Island College: 10 seatsSt. John Fisher University: 12 seatsEast Carolina University: 12 seatsEdgewood University: 12 seatsUniversity of Mobile: 15 seatsUniversity of Minnesota: 15 seatsOregon Health and Science University: 15 seatsGeisinger: 15 seatsInter American University of Puerto Rico: 15 seatsWest Virginia University: 15 seatsMarquette University: 15 seatsUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: 16 seatsLoma Linda University: 16 seatsUniversity of Evansville: 16 seatsThe University of Iowa: 16 seatsCase Western Reserve University: 16 seatsLa Salle University: 16 seatsFranciscan Healthcare: 16 seatsMillikin University: 17 seatsUniversity of New England: 17 seatsYork College of Pennsylvania: 17 seatsUniversity of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: 17 seatsThe University of Tennessee: 17 seatsBoston College: 18 seatsGoldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: 18 seatsCleveland Clinic: 18 seatsThe University of Arizona: 19 seatsWestminster University: 19 seatsUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: 19 seatsThe University of Tulsa: 19 seatsIntegrated Anesthesia Associates: 20 seatsBellarmine University: 20 seatsMichigan State University: 20 seatsUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center: 20 seatsUniversity Health: 20 seatsUniversity of Cincinnati: 20 seatsThe Ohio State University: 20 seatsYoungstown State University: 20 seatsUPMC Hamot: 20 seatsDrexel University: 20 seatsLa Roche University: 20 seatsProfessional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios: 20 seatsThe University of Tennessee Health Science Center: 20 seatsIdaho State University: 21 seatsWestern Carolina University: 21 seatsUTHealth Houston: 22 seatsNewman University: 23 seatsFlorida Gulf Coast University: 24 seatsNorthern Kentucky University: 24 seatsLoyola University of New Orleans: 24 seatsMissouri State University: 24 seatsWebster University: 24 seatsNew Mexico State University: 24 seatsAlbany Medical College: 24 seatsUniversity at Buffalo: 24 seatsAtrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: 24 seatsWake Forest University School of Medicine: 24 seatsThe University of Scranton: 24 seatsNorthwestern State University: 25 seatsJohns Hopkins University: 25 seatsUniversity of Detroit Mercy: 25 seatsClarkson College: 25 seatsUniversity of North Dakota: 25 seatsOhio University: 25 seatsLincoln Memorial University: 25 seatsMary Baldwin University: 25 seatsOld Dominion University: 25 seatsUniversity of Southern California: 26 seatsRush University: 26 seatsMurray State University: 26 seatsThomas Jefferson University: 26 seatsGonzaga University: 26 seatsDuke University: 26 seatsSamuel Merritt University: 27 seatsNortheastern University: 27 seatsUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga: 27 seatsUniversity of North Florida: 28 seatsBryan College of Health Sciences: 28 seatsGeorge Fox University: 28 seatsUniversity of Pennsylvania: 28 seatsBaylor College of Medicine: 28 seatsUS Army: 28 seatsOakland University: 29 seatsNational University: 30 seatsAdventHealth University: 30 seatsUniversity of Louisville: 30 seatsUniversity of Maryland: 30 seatsUniversity of Michigan-Flint: 30 seatsMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: 30 seatsIndependence Health System: 30 seatsUnion University: 30 seatsVanderbilt University: 30 seatsUniversity of Charleston: 30 seatsHofstra University: 31 seatsSamford University: 32 seatsArkansas State University: 32 seatsSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville: 32 seatsMedical University of South Carolina: 32 seatsCalifornia State University Fullerton: 33 seatsSaint Mary's University of Minnesota: 33 seatsMetropolitan State University: 33 seatsVirginia Commonwealth University: 33 seatsMarian University: 34 seatsGeorgetown University: 35 seatsFlorida State University: 35 seatsUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: 35 seatsUniversity of Southern Mississippi: 35 seatsUNC Greensboro: 35 seatsMidwestern University: 36 seatsUniversity of Kansas: 36 seatsVillanova University: 36 seatsColumbia University: 37 seatsThe University of Akron: 38 seatsUniversity of Miami: 40 seatsEndeavor Health: 40 seatsFranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: 40 seatsMount Marty University: 40 seatsUniversity of Pittsburgh: 41 seatsThe University of Alabama at Birmingham: 45 seatsFairfield University: 45 seatsUniversity of South Carolina: 45 seatsLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center: 52 seatsRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: 53 seatsFlorida International University: 55 seatsUniversity of South Florida: 60 seatsAugusta University: 60 seatsTexas Christian University: 70 seatsMiddle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: 75 seatsBarry University: 90 seatsTexas Wesleyan University: 105 seatsMedian 25 seatsRutgers University: 36 seats

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Admission requirements

Minimum GPA3.20 source
Bachelor's in nursing (BSN) requiredYes source
Nursing degree accreditation acceptedNational
Minimum critical care experience1.5 years source
NICU experience acceptedNo
PICU experience acceptedYes source
ER experience acceptedNo
CCRNRequired source
GRENot required
ShadowingNot required
References2 source
TOEFL / IELTS (international applicants)TOEFL 550/83/213 · IELTS 7 source
Applies through NursingCASNo
Applications openMay 15, 2027 source
Application deadlineAugust 15, 2027 source
Application fee$70 source

Prerequisite courses

No specific prerequisite courses listed as required. No time limit on when prerequisites were taken.

Cost

Tuition (in-state or single rate)$100,385 source
Fees$15,258 source
Total tuition and fees$115,643 source
Out-of-state total$155,253

Outcomes and class profile

Class size36 source
Completed applications155
Acceptance rate23%
Attrition1% source
First-time NCE pass rate93% source
Employed within 6 months100% source
Clinical sites20
Average cases per student800
COA accreditation term10 years source
US News rank (2024)#51 source
Established2004 source

Program format

FormatFront-loaded source
Post-master's certificate (PMC) optionYes source

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