St. John Fisher University offers a 36-month Doctor of Nursing Practice in nurse anesthesia in Rochester, New York. The program is front-loaded: classroom work comes first, then clinical rotations. The next class starts in January 2027. COA granted initial accreditation in October 2024.
How this program compares Total tuition and fees $177,832
Median of all programs: $124,736
Where this program sits Total cost compared with all programs $100k $200k $300k Inter American University of Puerto Rico: $38k University of Kansas: $50k University of Nevada Las Vegas: $52k Florida Gulf Coast University: $53k UNC Greensboro: $56k East Carolina University: $56k University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus: $57k Arkansas State University: $62k University of North Florida: $69k UTHealth Houston: $70k Old Dominion University: $72k University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: $73k University of South Dakota: $73k Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios: $74k Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science: $74k Western Carolina University: $74k University of South Florida: $78k The University of Akron: $78k Northwestern State University: $79k National University: $82k The University of Tennessee Health Science Center: $83k Medical University of South Carolina: $84k Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center: $84k Florida International University: $85k UPMC Hamot: $86k University of Cincinnati: $87k University Health: $87k University of South Carolina: $89k University of Southern Mississippi: $91k Florida State University: $92k Augusta University: $93k Michigan State University: $93k University of Mississippi Medical Center: $94k Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center: $95k Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: $96k La Salle University: $97k Missouri State University: $98k Millikin University: $99k Yale New Haven Hospital: $99k Northern Kentucky University: $99k Youngstown State University: $100k The University of Alabama at Birmingham: $100k New Mexico State University: $101k Geisinger: $102k Hunter College: $102k University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: $105k Franciscan Healthcare: $105k York College of Pennsylvania: $106k California State University Fullerton: $106k Oakland University: $107k Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: $107k La Roche University: $109k University of Maryland: $109k The University of Scranton: $110k University of Mobile: $110k University of Charleston: $110k The University of Arizona: $111k University of Minnesota: $111k The University of Iowa: $112k Ohio University: $114k University of Michigan-Flint: $114k Bryan College of Health Sciences: $114k Samford University: $114k Rutgers University: $116k Rhode Island College: $116k Rocky Vista University: $116k Newman University: $117k University of Detroit Mercy: $117k Clarkson College: $117k Barry University: $118k Texas Wesleyan University: $118k Murray State University: $119k The University of Tennessee: $121k Marian University: $122k Bellarmine University: $124k Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College: $125k University of North Dakota: $125k Villanova University: $126k Oregon Health and Science University: $126k Idaho State University: $126k AdventHealth University: $126k Texas Christian University: $126k University of Texas Medical Branch: $127k University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh: $127k Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: $128k Albany Medical College: $128k Keiser University: $129k Integrated Anesthesia Associates: $130k Carson Newman University: $130k University of Louisville: $131k The Ohio State University: $132k Webster University: $132k Lincoln Memorial University: $134k Virginia Commonwealth University: $136k Edgewood University: $136k Marquette University: $136k The University of Tulsa: $137k Rush University: $138k Independence Health System: $139k Mount Marty University: $140k Metropolitan State University: $140k Baylor College of Medicine: $143k Wayne State University: $144k South College: $145k West Virginia University: $145k Cleveland Clinic: $146k Union University: $148k ChristianaCare: $151k Mary Baldwin University: $152k Northeastern University: $152k Westminster University: $153k University of Pittsburgh: $155k University of the Incarnate Word: $156k Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia: $158k Cedar Crest College: $158k Fairfield University: $158k Loyola University of New Orleans: $159k University of Evansville: $161k Drexel University: $161k University of Texas at Tyler: $161k University of California Davis: $163k Duquesne University: $163k University of Miami: $163k Endeavor Health: $166k UT Health San Antonio: $168k Roseman University of Health Sciences: $169k University at Buffalo: $170k Gonzaga University: $170k University of Illinois Chicago: $170k Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: $170k Midwestern University: $172k Hofstra University: $175k Loma Linda University: $175k Thomas Jefferson University: $176k Ursuline College: $179k Wake Forest University School of Medicine: $181k Boston College: $188k George Fox University: $189k Case Western Reserve University: $193k Vanderbilt University: $194k Johns Hopkins University: $200k Georgetown University: $204k University of New England: $215k DeSales University: $216k University of Southern California: $226k Samuel Merritt University: $232k Emory University: $252k Columbia University: $254k University of Pennsylvania: $288k Duke University: $347k Median $125k St. John Fisher University: $178k Number 17 of 151. 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Class size compared with all programs 25 seats 50 seats 75 seats 100 seats Emory University: 10 seats Rhode Island College: 10 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 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 St. John Fisher University: 12 seats Number 128 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 No PICU experience accepted Yes source ER experience accepted No References 2 source Applies through NursingCAS No Applications open February 1, 2026 source Application deadline April 1, 2026 source Application fee $0 source
Prerequisite courses Required: Statistics, Research, Other courses. No time limit on when prerequisites were taken.
Cost Tuition (in-state or single rate) $172,010 source Fees $5,822 source Total tuition and fees $177,832 source
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