University of South Dakota offers a 36-month Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice in nurse anesthesia in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 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 2022.
How this program compares First-time NCE pass rate 89%
Median of all programs: 91.7%
Attrition 0%
Median of all programs: 2%
Total tuition and fees $73,307
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 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 St. John Fisher University: $178k 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 University of South Dakota: $73k Number 139 of 151. 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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% 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% University of South Dakota: 89% Number 75 of 123. Each grey dot is one program; hover for names.
Admission requirements Minimum GPA 2.70 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 Case by case source CCRN Required source GRE Not required Shadowing 8 hrs source References 3 source TOEFL / IELTS (international applicants) TOEFL 550/79/ · IELTS 6 source Applies through NursingCAS Yes source Application deadline June 1, 2026 source Application fee $121 source
Prerequisite courses Required: Statistics. Recommended or depends on your background: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry. No time limit on when prerequisites were taken.
Cost Tuition (in-state or single rate) $41,193 source Fees $32,114 source Total tuition and fees $73,307 source Out-of-state total $99,674
Outcomes and class profile Program format Format Front-loaded source Hybrid courses Yes source Online coursework Yes source Distance learning Yes source Post-master's certificate (PMC) option Yes source
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