Everything CRNA rankings

Best CRNA Schools 2027

Our ranking of 122 accredited nurse anesthesia programs by the Everything CRNA Score: board pass rates, attrition, employment, clinical experience, cost and reputation, from our own database of every program.

Old Dominion University

80 / 100

University of Cincinnati

80 / 100

The University of Arizona

76 / 100

The Everything CRNA Score (0 to 100) weights outcomes 40% (first-time NCE pass rate, attrition, employment), clinical experience 20% (average cases and clinical sites), value 20% (total tuition and fees) and reputation 20% (US News 2024 peer rank). Each measure is scored against every other program. Full methodology.

#	Program	Score	Outcomes	Clinical	Value	Reputation	NCE pass	Total cost
1	Old Dominion University Virginia Beach, VA	80	84	57	93	83	100%	$72,186
2	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	80	84	56	83	93	100%	$86,909
3	The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	76	84	78	63	73	100%	$110,506
4	The University of Akron Akron, OH	75	79	77	88	51	98%	$77,900
5	Oakland University Rochester, MI	73	66	85	67	80	96%	$106,765
6	UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC	72	84	46	97	51	100%	$55,747
7	The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	70	61	61	73	93	96%	$100,474
8	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	70	59	97	38	95	96%	$135,607
9	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	68	60	84	46	93	95%	$126,397
10	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD	67	66	69	-	99	100%	-
11	Augusta University Augusta, GA	66	44	91	80	68	83%	$92,510
12	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	66	40	78	86	87	90%	$83,916
13	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	65	58	30	96	83	97%	$55,904
14	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	65	84	78	73	6	100%	$100,342
15	Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	65	65	37	85	73	99%	$84,432
16	Missouri State University Springfield, MO	64	42	98	76	62	82%	$98,150
17	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	64	58	98	77	30	94%	$96,072
18	University of Maryland Baltimore, MD	64	75	36	65	70	100%	$108,782
19	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	64	65	58	82	51	97%	$89,295
20	Barry University Hollywood, FL	63	69	86	54	38	96%	$118,000
21	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	63	54	76	56	77	91%	$116,553
22	California State University Fullerton Pasadena, CA	63	58	37	68	96	95%	$106,077
23	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	63	72	23	79	68	95%	$93,447
24	Millikin University Decatur, IL	63	84	37	75	-	100%	$98,510
25	The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN	63	78	50	52	58	100%	$120,719
26	Western Carolina University Asheville, NC	63	52	57	90	66	87%	$74,393
27	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	62	81	58	16	77	100%	$170,257
28	Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR	62	60	55	48	89	93%	$125,832
29	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	62	56	42	89	68	96%	$77,819
30	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	62	72	72	32	62	95%	$143,899
31	Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT	62	63	-	75	73	92%	$98,659
32	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	62	72	37	69	58	95%	$106,000
33	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX	61	72	31	33	98	100%	$143,371
34	Northeastern University Boston, MA	61	84	24	27	87	100%	$151,788
35	Rush University Chicago, IL	60	63	60	35	77	92%	$138,073
36	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	60	72	65	16	73	95%	$169,944
37	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	58	57	60	74	43	92%	$98,748
38	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	58	60	47	67	58	91%	$107,330
39	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	58	66	34	62	62	93%	$111,356
40	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	57	58	43	98	30	90%	$53,250
41	Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College St. Louis, MO	57	68	6	50	90	94%	$124,592
42	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA	57	25	68	78	87	86%	$94,723
43	Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE	56	46	78	59	51	87%	$114,191
44	Rutgers University Newark, NJ	56	61	44	58	58	93%	$115,643
45	Georgetown University Washington, DC	55	65	47	6	93	97%	$204,163
46	Midwestern University Glendale, AZ	55	53	94	14	58	94%	$171,621
47	University of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD	55	53	-	92	43	89%	$73,307
48	UPMC Hamot Erie, PA	55	43	60	84	43	92%	$86,265
49	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	55	43	44	92	51	91%	$72,976
50	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	54	57	42	30	87	95%	$145,760
51	The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	54	21	66	61	99	85%	$111,534
52	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	53	57	60	9	80	94%	$188,353
53	Florida International University Miami, FL	52	52	27	84	43	95%	$84,680
54	Florida State University Panama City, FL	52	41	74	80	26	86%	$92,230
55	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	52	78	18	37	51	100%	$136,443
56	National University Fresno, CA	52	40	76	87	15	89%	$82,050
57	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	52	36	62	94	30	92%	$68,789
58	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN	52	39	21	86	73	87%	$82,695
59	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	51	54	66	55	26	88%	$117,239
60	Franciscan Healthcare La Crosse, WI	51	52	50	69	33	87%	$104,759
61	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL	51	61	39	14	80	97%	$170,406
62	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	51	45	69	60	33	96%	$113,959
63	University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus San Juan, PR	51	65	27	96	3	100%	$56,739
64	Geisinger Danville, PA	50	52	33	71	43	87%	$102,030
65	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Madison, TN	49	29	67	25	97	88%	$157,887
66	Endeavor Health Evanston, IL	49	69	65	18	26	98%	$165,986
67	University Health Kansas City, MO	49	40	27	82	58	90%	$87,270
68	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	49	37	48	26	97	86%	$154,863
69	Duke University Durham, NC	48	47	54	0	93	91%	$346,831
70	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	48	51	45	81	10	92%	$90,687
71	Albany Medical College Albany, NY	47	63	26	43	38	92%	$127,775
72	Marian University Indianapolis, IN	47	33	80	51	-	86%	$122,060
73	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Rochester, MN	47	26	17	90	77	81%	$74,290
74	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	47	52	64	3	66	96%	$231,792
75	Integrated Anesthesia Associates Hartford, CT	46	64	19	42	43	100%	$129,832
76	Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston Salem, NC	46	49	35	10	87	91%	$181,389
77	Webster University St. Louis, MO	46	49	57	39	38	92%	$132,375
78	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	45	54	36	22	58	94%	$160,740
79	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	45	63	24	24	51	92%	$158,480
80	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	45	60	27	6	73	91%	$200,064
81	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	45	48	44	53	33	93%	$118,035
82	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	45	49	40	49	38	86%	$124,879
83	AdventHealth University Orlando, FL	44	47	61	47	18	90%	$126,025
84	US Army San Antonio, TX	44	21	44	100	-	80%	No tuition
85	Columbia University New York, NY	44	29	94	2	66	84%	$254,318
86	Mount Marty University Sioux Falls, SD	43	29	85	34	38	85%	$139,685
87	Newman University Wichita, KS	43	56	-	56	10	95%	$116,553
88	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR	43	37	37	70	33	65%	$104,736
89	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	43	59	12	4	83	96%	$225,535
90	Keiser University Naples, FL	42	53	53	43	8	94%	$128,814
91	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	42	43	40	33	51	87%	$140,154
92	Northwestern State University Natchitoches, LA	42	36	27	88	22	88%	$79,385
93	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	42	68	-	22	15	94%	$160,653
94	Arkansas State University State University, AR	41	27	-	95	22	83%	$61,660
95	University of Kansas Kansas City, KS	41	19	25	99	43	81%	$50,012
96	Murray State University Murray, KY	41	29	80	53	12	85%	$119,484
97	University of Charleston Charleston, WV	40	28	64	63	20	80%	$110,195
98	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	40	45	20	19	73	92%	$163,451
99	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	40	37	42	1	83	89%	$288,020
100	Emory University Decatur, GA	39	46	-	2	66	91%	$251,804
101	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	39	37	47	31	43	73%	$144,876
102	Samford University Birmingham, AL	37	29	35	59	-	87%	$114,411
103	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	36	40	18	57	26	89%	$115,669
104	University of Mobile Mobile, AL	36	44	7	64	22	83%	$109,800
105	Villanova University Villanova, PA	36	33	47	49	18	85%	$125,530
106	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA	35	40	37	44	15	94%	$127,740
107	Union University Jackson, TN	35	29	71	29	18	77%	$147,759
108	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	35	21	65	45	26	87%	$127,034
109	Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT	35	45	47	27	9	86%	$153,252
110	University of New England Portland, ME	34	38	36	5	51	90%	$215,238
111	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	33	41	46	24	12	80%	$158,234
112	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	32	26	67	12	30	86%	$175,953
113	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	30	11	-	8	87	82%	$193,343
114	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	30	20	39	66	8	77%	$108,712
115	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	29	39	20	13	33	79%	$174,885
116	South College Knoxville, TN	29	24	60	31	4	82%	$144,760
117	The University of Scranton Scranton, PA	29	19	25	65	18	85%	$109,798
118	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	28	6	80	39	6	76%	$134,231
119	Inter American University of Puerto Rico Arecibo, PR	24	2	16	100	1	60%	$38,315
120	Independence Health System Latrobe, PA	23	13	44	35	12	76%	$138,698
121	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	22	22	4	12	51	84%	$175,002
122	The University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	20	25	3	36	12	80%	$137,457

Not yet ranked (32 programs)

Programs established in 2023 or later, and programs that don't publish enough outcome data, aren't ranked. That isn't a judgment on quality: many are excellent and less competitive to get into.

Data: Everything CRNA School Finder data (October 2026), compiled from program websites and admissions offices. Rankings are our opinion based on published data and can't capture everything that matters to you, like location, culture or cost of living. Programs can send corrections through our contact form.

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