CRNA school lists

CRNA schools that accept a lower GPA

Programs with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or lower, and those that weight your last 60 credits. A minimum is a floor: competitive applicants usually exceed it.

123programs on this list
$124,592median total cost
18%median acceptance rate
91%median NCE pass rate

Read our guide to getting in with a low GPA for how to strengthen an application.

ProgramLocationMin GPALast 60 creditsAcceptance
University of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD2.70n/p
Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN2.7513%
University of Nevada Las VegasLas Vegas, NV2.75Yesn/p
Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesBethesda, MD3.0095%
Old Dominion UniversityVirginia Beach, VA3.0083%
Integrated Anesthesia AssociatesHartford, CT3.0050%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences CenterNew Orleans, LA3.0043%
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV3.0043%
Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA3.0040%
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH3.0040%
UPMC HamotErie, PA3.00Yes40%
University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN3.0040%
The University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL3.0036%
Florida International UniversityMiami, FL3.00Yes36%
University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL3.0035%
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS3.0035%
Webster UniversitySt. Louis, MO3.0034%
Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IN3.0034%
University of CharlestonCharleston, WV3.0032%
Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln, NE3.0031%
Middle Tennessee School of AnesthesiaMadison, TN3.0030%
University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI3.0030%
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, WI3.00Yes29%
US ArmySan Antonio, TX3.0028%
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA3.0027%
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY3.0027%
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR3.00Yes27%
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX3.00Yes26%
Rush UniversityChicago, IL3.0026%
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL3.00Yes26%
The University of AkronAkron, OH3.0025%
Inter American University of Puerto RicoArecibo, PR3.00Yes25%
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA3.0025%
Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MO3.00Yes24%
University of KansasKansas City, KS3.0024%
University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC3.0024%
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL3.0023%
Oakland UniversityRochester, MI3.0023%
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN3.0022%
Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX3.0022%
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC3.0021%
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA3.0021%
Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY3.0020%
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI3.0020%
The University of ScrantonScranton, PA3.0020%
Union UniversityJackson, TN3.00Yes20%
The University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN3.0019%
Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, UT3.0019%
University of New EnglandPortland, ME3.0019%
The University of ArizonaTucson, AZ3.0019%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA3.0018%
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL3.0018%
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA3.0018%
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish CollegeSt. Louis, MO3.0018%
Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland, CA3.00Yes18%
Florida State UniversityPanama City, FL3.0018%
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC3.0018%
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL3.0017%
University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, PR3.0017%
Clarkson CollegeOmaha, NE3.0017%
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN3.0016%
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC3.0016%
Wake Forest University School of MedicineWinston Salem, NC3.0016%
University of South FloridaTampa, FL3.0016%
Independence Health SystemLatrobe, PA3.0015%
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA3.0015%
Edgewood UniversityMadison, WI3.0015%
Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA3.0015%
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, TN3.0014%
University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI3.0014%
Western Carolina UniversityAsheville, NC3.00Yes14%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA3.00Yes14%
The University of IowaIowa City, IA3.0013%
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH3.0013%
Emory UniversityDecatur, GA3.0012%
University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND3.0012%
Newman UniversityWichita, KS3.00Yes12%
University of MarylandBaltimore, MD3.0012%
UTHealth HoustonHouston, TX3.0011%
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH3.0011%
Franciscan HealthcareLa Crosse, WI3.0011%
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY3.0011%
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA3.0011%
National UniversityFresno, CA3.00Yes11%
Duke UniversityDurham, NC3.0011%
Mary Baldwin UniversityFishersville, VA3.0010%
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI3.00Yes10%
University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN3.0010%
The University of TulsaTulsa, OK3.0010%
Midwestern UniversityGlendale, AZ3.009%
Northwestern State UniversityNatchitoches, LA3.009%
Mount Marty UniversitySioux Falls, SD3.009%
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI3.008%
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL3.008%
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA3.008%
University of MobileMobile, AL3.00Yes8%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL3.007%
Murray State UniversityMurray, KY3.006%
Loyola University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA3.006%
Oregon Health and Science UniversityPortland, OR3.005%
Carson Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN3.00Yesn/p
George Fox UniversityNewberg, OR3.00Yesn/p
Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY3.00n/p
Idaho State UniversityMeridian, ID3.00n/p
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD3.00n/p
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN3.00n/p
New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM3.00n/p
Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero RiosHato Rey, PR3.00n/p
Rocky Vista UniversityEnglewood, CO3.00n/p
South CollegeKnoxville, TN3.00n/p
St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY3.00n/p
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA3.00n/p
The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH3.00Yesn/p
UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio, TX3.00Yesn/p
University of California DavisSacramento, CA3.00n/p
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL3.00Yesn/p
University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY3.00n/p
University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, TX3.00Yesn/p
University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX3.00n/p
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH3.00n/p
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN3.00n/p
Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI3.00Yesn/p
Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT3.00n/p

Data: Everything CRNA School Finder data (October 2026), compiled from program websites and admissions offices. n/p = not published. Figures change each cycle, so confirm with each program.