CRNA schools in Tennessee

South College CRNA program

DNP in nurse anesthesia · Knoxville, Tennessee · Newly accredited

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DegreeDNP
Length36 months
FormatFront-loaded
Next startJanuary 2028
DeadlineRolling
Total cost$144,760
Acceptance rateNot published
NCE pass rate82%

South College offers a 36-month Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice in nurse anesthesia in Knoxville, Tennessee. The program is front-loaded: classroom work comes first, then clinical rotations. The next class starts in January 2028. COA granted initial accreditation in October 2021.

29Everything CRNA Score
57Admission Odds Index
27Value Score

Ranked #116 of 122 programs in our Best CRNA Schools 2027 list.

Outcomes24
Clinical60
Value31
Reputation4

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How this program compares
First-time NCE pass rate82%

Median of all programs: 91.7%

Attrition13%

Median of all programs: 2%

Total tuition and fees$144,760

Median of all programs: $124,736

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: $114kRutgers University: $116kRhode 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: $144kWest 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 $125kSouth College: $145k

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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%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%South College: 82%

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Admission requirements

Minimum GPA3.00 source
Bachelor's in nursing (BSN) requiredYes source
Minimum critical care experience1 year source
CCRNRequired source
GRENot required
Shadowing16 hrs source
References3 source
Applies through NursingCASYes source
Applications openDecember 15, 2026 source
Application deadlineRolling source
Application fee$85 source

Prerequisite courses

No specific prerequisite courses listed as required. Recommended or depends on your background: General chemistry, Physics. No time limit on when prerequisites were taken.

Cost

Tuition (in-state or single rate)$143,700 source
Fees$18,629 source
Total tuition and fees$144,760 source

Outcomes and class profile

Attrition13% source
First-time NCE pass rate82% source
Employed within 6 months100% source
Clinical sites19 source
COA accreditation term6 years source
US News rank (2024)#135 source
Established2021 source

Program format

FormatFront-loaded source
Hybrid coursesYes source
Online courseworkYes source
Distance learningYes source
Post-master's certificate (PMC) optionYes source

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