CRNA school lists

The most competitive CRNA schools

Programs with the lowest acceptance rates, where many applicants compete for each seat.

40programs on this list

$125,832median total cost

11%median acceptance rate

92%median NCE pass rate

Program	Location	Acceptance	Applications	Class size	NCE pass
Oregon Health and Science University	Portland, OR	5%	300	15	93%
Loyola University of New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	6%	427	24	n/p
Murray State University	Murray, KY	6%	425	26	85%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago, IL	7%	790	53	97%
Fairfield University	Fairfield, CT	7%	641	45	92%
California State University Fullerton	Pasadena, CA	7%	450	33	95%
University of Mobile	Mobile, AL	8%	200	15	83%
York College of Pennsylvania	York, PA	8%	220	17	95%
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL	8%	300	24	90%
Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	8%	187	15	100%
Mount Marty University	Sioux Falls, SD	9%	450	40	85%
Northwestern State University	Natchitoches, LA	9%	280	25	88%
Midwestern University	Glendale, AZ	9%	400	36	94%
The University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	10%	200	19	80%
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	10%	154	15	93%
Mary Baldwin University	Fishersville, VA	10%	250	25	n/p
Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	10%	200	20	95%
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	10%	250	26	86%
Duke University	Durham, NC	11%	250	26	91%
National University	Fresno, CA	11%	270	30	89%
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	11%	230	26	96%
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	11%	212	24	95%
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	11%	140	16	82%
Endeavor Health	Evanston, IL	11%	350	40	98%
Franciscan Healthcare	La Crosse, WI	11%	140	16	87%
UTHealth Houston	Houston, TX	11%	188	21	98%
University of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	12%	250	30	100%
Newman University	Wichita, KS	12%	187	23	95%
Columbia University	New York, NY	12%	300	37	84%
Emory University	Decatur, GA	12%	80	10	91%
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	12%	200	25	86%
Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland, OH	13%	140	18	95%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	13%	250	33	91%
The University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	13%	120	16	85%
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	13%	150	20	100%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Baton Rouge, LA	14%	291	40	94%
Western Carolina University	Asheville, NC	14%	150	21	87%
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	14%	140	20	94%
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis, TN	14%	140	20	87%
University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	14%	175	25	91%

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.

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