CRNA school lists
CRNA schools with the highest NCE pass rates
First-time pass rates on the NBCRNA National Certification Examination, highest first. The national first-time rate was 90.5% in 2025.
123programs on this list
$117,239median total cost
18%median acceptance rate
92%median NCE pass rate
Pass rates swing from year to year in small classes, so look at a program's three-year average on its own outcomes page and ask how it supports students who fail.
| Program | Location | NCE pass | Attrition | Acceptance | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus | San Juan, PR | 100% | 13% | 17% | $56,739 |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | 100% | 2% | 12% | $108,782 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | 100% | 0% | 13% | $86,909 |
| Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Bethesda, MD | 100% | 8.3% | 95% | n/p |
| UNC Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | 100% | 0% | 39% | $55,747 |
| The University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | 100% | 1% | 19% | $120,719 |
| The University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | 100% | 0% | 19% | $110,506 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | 100% | 0% | 40% | $100,342 |
| Old Dominion University | Virginia Beach, VA | 100% | 0% | 83% | $72,186 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | 100% | 0% | 27% | $151,788 |
| Millikin University | Decatur, IL | 100% | 0% | 17% | $98,510 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | 100% | 1% | 8% | $136,443 |
| Integrated Anesthesia Associates | Hartford, CT | 100% | 15% | 50% | $129,832 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | 100% | 3.5% | 22% | $143,371 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | 100% | 0% | 15% | $170,257 |
| Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | 99% | 6% | 15% | $84,432 |
| UTHealth Houston | Houston, TX | 98% | 0% | 11% | $69,865 |
| The University of Akron | Akron, OH | 98% | 0% | 25% | $77,900 |
| Endeavor Health | Evanston, IL | 98% | 3% | 11% | $165,986 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | 97% | 4% | 24% | $89,295 |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | North Chicago, IL | 97% | 7.5% | 7% | $170,406 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | 97% | 4% | 18% | $204,163 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | 97% | 2% | 21% | $55,904 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | 96% | 8% | 18% | $135,607 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 96% | 8% | 11% | $225,535 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint, MI | 96% | 7.0% | 30% | $113,959 |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | 96% | 6% | 36% | $100,474 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Oakland, CA | 96% | 3% | 18% | $231,792 |
| Oakland University | Rochester, MI | 96% | 3% | 23% | $106,765 |
| Barry University | Hollywood, FL | 96% | 1% | 17% | $118,000 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | 96% | 10% | 16% | $77,819 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA | 95% | 0% | 8% | $106,000 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | 95% | 0% | n/p | $143,899 |
| University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | 95% | 0% | 11% | $169,944 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | 95% | 4% | 35% | $126,397 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | 95% | 0% | 10% | $93,447 |
| California State University Fullerton | Pasadena, CA | 95% | 5% | 7% | $106,077 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | 95% | 19% | 36% | $84,680 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | 95% | 0% | 13% | $145,760 |
| Newman University | Wichita, KS | 95% | 5% | 12% | $116,553 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge, LA | 94% | 8.1% | 14% | $127,740 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville, IN | 94% | 0% | 40% | $160,653 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL | 94% | 3% | 18% | $96,072 |
| Midwestern University | Glendale, AZ | 94% | 6% | 9% | $171,621 |
| Keiser University | Naples, FL | 94% | 6% | n/p | $128,814 |
| Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College | St. Louis, MO | 94% | 0% | 18% | $124,592 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | 94% | 5% | 14% | $160,740 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | 94% | 3.3% | 16% | $188,353 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 93% | 0% | 10% | $111,356 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth, TX | 93% | 9% | 26% | $118,035 |
| Rutgers University | Newark, NJ | 93% | 1% | 23% | $115,643 |
| Oregon Health and Science University | Portland, OR | 93% | 1% | 5% | $125,832 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY | 92% | 2% | 27% | $98,748 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital | New Haven, CT | 92% | 0% | n/p | $98,659 |
| Webster University | St. Louis, MO | 92% | 0% | 34% | $132,375 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | 92% | 4% | 35% | $90,687 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | 92% | 4% | 35% | $68,789 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 92% | 10% | 23% | $163,451 |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie, PA | 92% | 2% | 40% | $86,265 |
| Rush University | Chicago, IL | 92% | 0% | 26% | $138,073 |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | 92% | 0% | 7% | $158,480 |
| Albany Medical College | Albany, NY | 92% | 0% | 43% | $127,775 |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winston Salem, NC | 91% | 0% | 16% | $181,389 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | 91% | 1.8% | 22% | $72,976 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | 91% | 1% | 14% | $116,553 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | 91% | 0% | 13% | $107,330 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | 91% | 0% | n/p | $200,064 |
| Emory University | Decatur, GA | 91% | 5% | 12% | $251,804 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | 91% | 4% | 11% | $346,831 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | 90% | 2% | 16% | $83,916 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL | 90% | 0% | 8% | $53,250 |
| University of New England | Portland, ME | 90% | 2.6% | 19% | $215,238 |
| University Health | Kansas City, MO | 90% | 1% | 24% | $87,270 |
| AdventHealth University | Orlando, FL | 90% | 3% | 33% | $126,025 |
| University of South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | 89% | 0% | n/p | $73,307 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence, RI | 89% | 0% | 20% | $115,669 |
| National University | Fresno, CA | 89% | 6.2% | 11% | $82,050 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 89% | 1.4% | 18% | $288,020 |
| Northwestern State University | Natchitoches, LA | 88% | 9% | 9% | $79,385 |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia | Madison, TN | 88% | 4% | 30% | $157,887 |
| Clarkson College | Omaha, NE | 88% | 0% | 17% | $117,239 |
| Western Carolina University | Asheville, NC | 87% | 0% | 14% | $74,393 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | 87% | 14.0% | 29% | $127,034 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis, TN | 87% | 4% | 14% | $82,695 |
| Samford University | Birmingham, AL | 87% | 3% | 26% | $114,411 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul, MN | 87% | 2.8% | 16% | $140,154 |
| Geisinger | Danville, PA | 87% | 0% | 30% | $102,030 |
| Franciscan Healthcare | La Crosse, WI | 87% | 0% | 11% | $104,759 |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences | Lincoln, NE | 87% | 1% | 31% | $114,191 |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City, UT | 86% | 0.7% | 19% | $153,252 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 86% | 3.7% | 25% | $154,863 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | 86% | 0% | 12% | $124,879 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | 86% | 4% | 10% | $175,953 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | New Orleans, LA | 86% | 4.5% | 43% | $94,723 |
| Florida State University | Panama City, FL | 86% | 2% | 18% | $92,230 |
| Marian University | Indianapolis, IN | 86% | 0% | 34% | $122,060 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | 85% | 0% | 21% | $125,530 |
| The University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | 85% | 6% | 20% | $109,798 |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 85% | 6.1% | 13% | $111,534 |
| Murray State University | Murray, KY | 85% | 8% | 6% | $119,484 |
| Mount Marty University | Sioux Falls, SD | 85% | 1.8% | 9% | $139,685 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA | 84% | 2% | 15% | $175,002 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | 84% | 1% | 12% | $254,318 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile, AL | 83% | 0% | 8% | $109,800 |
| Augusta University | Augusta, GA | 83% | 0% | 40% | $92,510 |
| Arkansas State University | State University, AR | 83% | 6.9% | 20% | $61,660 |
| South College | Knoxville, TN | 82% | 13% | n/p | $144,760 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | 82% | 8% | 11% | $193,343 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | 82% | 0% | 24% | $98,150 |
| University of Kansas | Kansas City, KS | 81% | 2% | 24% | $50,012 |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Rochester, MN | 81% | 1% | 15% | $74,290 |
| US Army | San Antonio, TX | 80% | 18.9% | 28% | No tuition |
| The University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | 80% | 6.7% | 10% | $137,457 |
| University of Charleston | Charleston, WV | 80% | 0% | 32% | $110,195 |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | 80% | 0% | n/p | $158,234 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | 79% | 0% | n/p | $174,885 |
| Union University | Jackson, TN | 77% | 3% | 20% | $147,759 |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh, PA | 77% | 13% | 31% | $108,712 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate, TN | 76% | 21.6% | n/p | $134,231 |
| Independence Health System | Latrobe, PA | 76% | 3% | 15% | $138,698 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | 73% | 0% | 43% | $144,876 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | 65% | 0% | 27% | $104,736 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico | Arecibo, PR | 60% | 14.0% | 25% | $38,315 |
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.