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CRNA Admission Odds Index
A 0 to 100 score for how attainable each program is on paper: acceptance rate (40%), minimum GPA (15%), GRE (10%), CCRN (10%), shadowing (5%), which ICUs count (10%) and years of ICU required (10%). Higher means more attainable.
| # | Program | Odds Index | Acceptance | Min GPA | GRE | CCRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia University WV | 89 | 43% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 2 | University of Evansville IN | 89 | 40% | 3.00 | Not required | - |
| 3 | The Ohio State University OH | 84 | - | 3.00 | - | - |
| 4 | Florida International University FL | 84 | 36% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 5 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center LA | 81 | 43% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300, writing 3.0) | Not required |
| 6 | Youngstown State University OH | 81 | 40% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 7 | Augusta University GA | 80 | 40% | 3.00 | Case by case | - |
| 8 | Idaho State University ID | 79 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 9 | The University of Alabama at Birmingham AL | 78 | 36% | 3.00 | Required | - |
| 10 | University of Nevada Las Vegas NV | 77 | - | 2.75 | - | Recommended |
| 11 | University of South Dakota SD | 75 | - | 2.70 | Not required | Required |
| 12 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AR | 74 | 27% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 13 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences MD | 73 | 95% | 3.00 | Required (min. 297, writing 3.5) | Not required |
| 14 | University of Pittsburgh PA | 73 | 25% | 3.00 | Recommended | Not required |
| 15 | Bryan College of Health Sciences NE | 72 | 31% | 3.00 | Required | Not required |
| 16 | University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus PR | 72 | 17% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 17 | Rhode Island College RI | 72 | 20% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 18 | Clarkson College NE | 71 | 17% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 19 | Keiser University FL | 71 | - | - | - | Not required |
| 20 | Webster University MO | 70 | 34% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 21 | Vanderbilt University TN | 70 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 22 | Oakland University MI | 69 | 23% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 23 | University of Charleston WV | 69 | 32% | 3.00 | - | Recommended |
| 24 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico PR | 69 | 25% | 3.00 | Required | Not required |
| 25 | Samford University AL | 68 | 26% | 3.00 | Required (min. 297, writing 4.0) | Recommended |
| 26 | University of Illinois Chicago IL | 67 | - | 3.00 | Not required | - |
| 27 | The University of Scranton PA | 67 | 20% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 28 | Metropolitan State University MN | 66 | 16% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 29 | University of Kansas KS | 66 | 24% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 30 | University of Michigan-Flint MI | 66 | 30% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 31 | UPMC Hamot PA | 66 | 40% | 3.00 | Required | Recommended |
| 32 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN | 66 | 13% | 2.75 | Not required | Not required |
| 33 | US Army TX | 65 | 28% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300, writing 4.0) | Recommended |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI | 65 | 29% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 35 | The University of Iowa IA | 65 | 13% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 36 | Texas Christian University TX | 65 | 35% | - | Required (min. 300, writing 3.5) | Required |
| 37 | Northern Kentucky University KY | 64 | 27% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 38 | Wayne State University MI | 64 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 39 | University of Texas Medical Branch TX | 64 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 40 | University of Southern Mississippi MS | 64 | 35% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300, writing 4.0) | Required |
| 41 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL | 64 | 18% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 42 | Rush University IL | 64 | 26% | 3.00 | Case by case | Recommended |
| 43 | Baylor College of Medicine TX | 64 | 22% | 3.00 | Required | Recommended |
| 44 | Geisinger PA | 64 | 30% | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 45 | Marian University IN | 64 | 34% | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 46 | Texas Wesleyan University TX | 63 | 26% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300) | Required |
| 47 | Bellarmine University KY | 62 | 20% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 48 | UTHealth Houston TX | 62 | 11% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 49 | University Health MO | 61 | 24% | 3.20 | Not required | Case by case |
| 50 | University of Miami FL | 61 | 23% | 3.00 | Not required | - |
| 51 | Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia TN | 61 | 30% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300) | Required |
| 52 | Integrated Anesthesia Associates CT | 61 | 50% | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 53 | Medical University of South Carolina SC | 61 | 16% | 3.00 | Case by case | Not required |
| 54 | The University of Akron OH | 60 | 25% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 55 | University of New England ME | 60 | 19% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 56 | Virginia Commonwealth University VA | 60 | 18% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 57 | Loma Linda University CA | 60 | 15% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 58 | The University of Arizona AZ | 60 | 19% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 59 | UNC Greensboro NC | 59 | 39% | 3.20 | Case by case | Required |
| 60 | Northeastern University MA | 59 | 27% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300, writing 3.5) | Required |
| 61 | Emory University GA | 59 | 12% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 62 | Missouri State University MO | 59 | 24% | 3.00 | Varies | Varies |
| 63 | University of Detroit Mercy MI | 59 | 14% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 64 | Independence Health System PA | 59 | 15% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 65 | Samuel Merritt University CA | 58 | 18% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 66 | Westminster University UT | 58 | 19% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 67 | University of South Carolina SC | 58 | 24% | 3.00 | Required (min. 305, writing 3.5) | Recommended |
| 68 | Columbia University NY | 58 | 12% | - | Not required | Recommended |
| 69 | Union University TN | 58 | 20% | 3.00 | Recommended | Required |
| 70 | Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College MO | 58 | 18% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 71 | Old Dominion University VA | 58 | 83% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300) | Required |
| 72 | Florida State University FL | 58 | 18% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300) | Recommended |
| 73 | University of California Davis CA | 57 | - | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 74 | South College TN | 57 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 75 | Franciscan Healthcare WI | 57 | 11% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 76 | Lincoln Memorial University TN | 56 | - | 3.00 | Required | Recommended |
| 77 | University of North Florida FL | 56 | 35% | 3.00 | Required (min. 303, writing 3.5) | Recommended |
| 78 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga TN | 56 | 22% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 79 | Villanova University PA | 56 | 21% | 3.00 | Case by case | Required |
| 80 | Ursuline College OH | 56 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 81 | University of Texas at Tyler TX | 56 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 82 | La Roche University PA | 55 | 31% | 3.20 | - | Required |
| 83 | Gonzaga University WA | 54 | 15% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 84 | Georgetown University DC | 54 | 18% | 3.00 | Case by case | Not required |
| 85 | University of North Dakota ND | 54 | 12% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 86 | The University of Tennessee TN | 54 | 19% | 3.00 | Case by case | Required |
| 87 | Rutgers University NJ | 53 | 23% | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 88 | East Carolina University NC | 53 | 21% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300, writing 4.0) | Recommended |
| 89 | Thomas Jefferson University PA | 53 | 10% | 3.20 | Not required | Not required |
| 90 | Roseman University of Health Sciences NV | 53 | - | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 91 | Edgewood University WI | 53 | 15% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 92 | Midwestern University AZ | 53 | 9% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 93 | Michigan State University MI | 52 | 10% | 3.00 | Not required | Case by case |
| 94 | Marquette University WI | 52 | 8% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 95 | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center TN | 52 | 14% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 96 | University of Pennsylvania PA | 51 | 18% | 3.00 | Not required | - |
| 97 | University of Southern California CA | 51 | 11% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 98 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science IL | 50 | 7% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 99 | Duke University NC | 50 | 11% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 100 | Mount Marty University SD | 50 | 9% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 101 | AdventHealth University FL | 50 | 33% | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 102 | Hunter College NY | 50 | - | 3.50 | Not required | Not required |
| 103 | University of South Florida FL | 49 | 16% | 3.00 | Required (min. 292, writing 3.0) | Recommended |
| 104 | University of Minnesota MN | 49 | 10% | 3.00 | Not required | Not required |
| 105 | Boston College MA | 49 | 16% | - | Required | Required |
| 106 | Newman University KS | 48 | 12% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 107 | Johns Hopkins University MD | 48 | - | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 108 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University LA | 47 | 14% | 3.00 | Recommended | Required |
| 109 | Florida Gulf Coast University FL | 47 | 8% | 3.00 | Required (min. 297, writing 3.5) | Not required |
| 110 | George Fox University OR | 47 | - | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 111 | Carson Newman University TN | 47 | - | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 112 | Mary Baldwin University VA | 46 | 10% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 113 | Cleveland Clinic OH | 46 | 13% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 114 | Western Carolina University NC | 46 | 14% | 3.00 | Required (min. 300) | Recommended |
| 115 | National University CA | 45 | 11% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 116 | Albany Medical College NY | 45 | 43% | 3.20 | Required (min. 300, writing 3.5) | Required |
| 117 | Millikin University IL | 45 | 17% | 3.00 | Case by case | Required |
| 118 | Oregon Health and Science University OR | 44 | 5% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 119 | Arkansas State University AR | 44 | 20% | 3.25 | Required (min. 300) | Required |
| 120 | University of the Incarnate Word TX | 44 | - | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 121 | Murray State University KY | 44 | 6% | 3.00 | Not required | Recommended |
| 122 | University of Mississippi Medical Center MS | 43 | - | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 123 | La Salle University PA | 43 | - | 3.20 | - | Case by case |
| 124 | Cedar Crest College PA | 43 | - | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 125 | University at Buffalo NY | 43 | 11% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 126 | Wake Forest University School of Medicine NC | 42 | 16% | 3.00 | Required | Required |
| 127 | Northwestern State University LA | 42 | 9% | 3.00 | Required (min. 290, writing 3.0) | Not required |
| 128 | University of Mobile AL | 41 | 8% | 3.00 | Not required | - |
| 129 | Yale New Haven Hospital CT | 41 | - | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 130 | Barry University FL | 40 | 17% | 3.20 | Recommended | Required |
| 131 | York College of Pennsylvania PA | 40 | 8% | 3.00 | - | Not required |
| 132 | Rocky Vista University CO | 39 | - | 3.00 | Required (min. 300) | Required |
| 133 | University of Louisville KY | 39 | - | 3.00 | Required | Required |
| 134 | Case Western Reserve University OH | 38 | 11% | 3.00 | Recommended | Required |
| 135 | The University of Tulsa OK | 38 | 10% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 136 | Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center NC | 35 | 15% | 3.30 | Required (min. 293) | Not required |
| 137 | University of Maryland MD | 33 | 12% | 3.00 | Not required | Required |
| 138 | University of Cincinnati OH | 33 | 13% | 3.40 | Recommended | Required |
| 139 | Drexel University PA | 33 | 14% | 3.20 | - | Case by case |
| 140 | New Mexico State University NM | 33 | - | 3.00 | Case by case | Required |
| 141 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science MN | 31 | 15% | 3.25 | Not required | Required |
| 142 | Fairfield University CT | 31 | 7% | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 143 | Loyola University of New Orleans LA | 27 | 6% | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 144 | Hofstra University NY | 27 | - | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 145 | California State University Fullerton CA | 25 | 7% | 3.20 | Not required | Required |
| 146 | Endeavor Health IL | 24 | 11% | 3.50 | Recommended | Recommended |
| 147 | DeSales University PA | 17 | - | 3.00 | - | Required |
| 148 | Ohio University OH | 15 | - | 3.20 | - | Required |
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Data: Everything CRNA School Finder data (October 2026), compiled from program websites and admissions offices. Methodology.
Median acceptance rate 18%.