Nurse Anesthesia Programs are listed here by their application deadlines.
*Please note that because some CRNA schools change their application deadline multiple times each year, the date listed for each school may or may not accurately reflect the current deadline. In most cases, the listed deadline is within a month of the school’s revised deadline
When Should I Apply to Nurse Anesthesia Programs?
It’s best to have your application (and all supporting documents) in several months before the deadline. Most nurse anesthesia programs give priority to early applicants. Some programs even have two deadlines for this reason.
Generally speaking, programs start accepting applications roughly 18 months before the start of the program until as few as 6 months before the class begins. The average deadline is around 12 months before the program begins; however, some programs accept applications year round.
Most nurse anesthesia programs have application deadlines in October, November or December.
Keep in mind that there are a handful of nurse anesthesia programs that allow for a smaller window of applications. These schools are generally more competitive. They use this time restriction to limit the number of applicants because otherwise they would be flooded.
The opposite is also true – nurse anesthesia programs that accept your application up to (what seems like) the day before the program starts are much more eager for quality applicants. If your marks are on the lower end, it may be best to apply to these schools first.
How Many Nurse Anesthesia Programs Should I Apply To?
It REALLY depends on which schools you plan on applying to. Some nurse anesthesia programs get so many applicants that they won’t even consider your application unless your GPA is better than 3.5, you have more than 3 years in the ICU (at a large hospital) and your GRE score is better than 300.
If you were to apply to 6 or 7 of these schools with, let’s say, a GPA of 3.2 and 1 year PICU experience, you’d be devastated when you didn’t even get an interview with one of these schools!
However, if you did more strategic planning and applied to 2 or 3 nurse anesthesia programs that were less competitive, you’d most likely get at least one interview.
Also, don’t apply to nurse anesthesia programs if you don’t meet their minimum requirements. Every program director I’ve spoken with so far has told me that they throw out applications of students who don’t meet the minimums.
Save yourself time and energy by only applying to nurse anesthesia programs you have a chance of getting into.
January
January 10th for CMC and UNCC February interviews (August start). You need to submit two applications (to CMC & UNCC).Carolinas Medical Center & University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), NC
January 15th final deadline (August start) September 1st, priority deadline, Georgetown University School of Nursing, Washington DC
January 31st (May start – they begin accepting applications August 23rd, 2017) Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine, IL
February
February 1st (January start) University of Tennessee College of Nursing at Knoxville, TN
February 1st (August start) Marquette University, WI
February 1st, final deadline (August start). Priority deadline is October 1st. Union University School of Nursing, TN
February 1st is final review. (August start) October 1st for early review. University of Michigan-Flint & Hurley Medical Center, MI
February 15th (January start) with a decision by June 1st. 2nd deadline is May 1 with a decision by June 30th University of Pittsburgh, PA
February 15th (August start) University of Puerto Rico, PR
February 15th (August start) Antillean Adventist University, PR
February 15th (September start) Jefferson University, PA. This is the final deadline.
March
March 1st (January start) Augusta University, GA
March 1st (August start) Lincoln Memorial University, TN
March 1st (August start) Union University Post-Master’s DNP, TN
March 1st (August start) Virginia Commonwealth University Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Anesthesia Practice Degree, VA – They accept applications on a rolling basis but March 1st is cut off date for the next class.
March 14, 2018 (January start) Virginia Commonwealth University DNAP, VA
March 15 (August start) InterAmerican University, PR
March 9th, 5 pm EST (January start) Michigan State University, MI
April
April 1st for early admission (January start) Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR. July 1st for final deadline.
April 1st, (January start) University of Miami School of Nursing, FL
April 1st (January start) University North Florida, FL
April 1st, (January start) University of South Carolina – Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital (USC/PRMH), SC
April 1st (May start) Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
April 1st (May start) York College of Pennsylvania & WellSpan Health (YCP/WH) Nurse Anesthetist Program, PA
April 1st early deadline (August start) September 1st final deadline. Wake Forest School of Medicine Nurse Anesthesia Program, NC
April 14th, 2017 (January 2019 start) Will accept applicants on a space-available basis. Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia, PA
May
May 1st (January start) Florida International University, FL
May 1st (January start for MSN, May start for DNAP) Samford University, AL
May 1st (May start) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
October 1st for UNCG and October 31st for RSNA (August start) Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia – University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
May 1st (September start) NorthShore University & DePaul University, IL
May 1st for International Students (September start) September 15th for regular admissions University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
May 15th (January start) Florida Gulf Coast University, FL
June
June 1st (January start) Final deadline. April 1st, Early deadline. University of Miami School of Nursing, FL
June 1st (May start) University of Iowa, IA
June 1st (May start) regular deadline, January 15th priority deadline. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, PA
June 1st (June start), Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, OH
June 3rd (May start) Northeastern University, MA
June 15th (January start) Hamot Medical Center School of Anesthesia with Gannon University, PA
June 30th (January start) Boston College, MA
June 30th (January start) Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia, TN
June 30th (January start) University of Southern Mississippi, MS
June 30th (May start) University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
July
July 1st – final deadline (January start) Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR. April 1st for early admission.
July 1st (January start) Baylor College of Medicine, TX
July 1st (January start) Decatur Memorial Hospital & Millikin University, IL
July 1st (January start) Our Lady of the Lake / OLOL College, LA
July 1st (January start) Texas Christian University, TX
July 1st (applications are available) (May start, corresponding with UW-L class schedules) Final deadline: September 1st Franciscan Healthcare School of Anesthesia & University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, WI
July 1st (May start) University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, TX
July 1st (Summer Trimester start) Adventist University of Health Sciences, FL
July 1st (June start) first round of applicants, deadline for those in Active Duty Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, TX
July 1st (August start) Geisinger Health System with Bloomsburg University Nurse Anesthesia, PA
July 1st (August start) Online applications are available May 1. Wayne State University, MI
June 1st (June start). University of Kansas Medical Center, KS
July 31st (April start) National University, CA
August
August 1st (May start) Louisiana State University Health Sciences (LSU School of Nursing), LA
August 1st (May start) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – Erlanger Health System, TN
August 1st (June start) Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, NJ
August 1st (June start) University of Akron College of Nursing, OH
August 1st (August start) Newman University, KS
August 1st (August start) University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
August 1st (Summer start) Rush University, IL
August 15th, 2018 applications available, October 19th, 2018 deadline. (September start.) Oregon Health and Science University, OR
August 15th (May start) Mount Marty College Graduate Program, SD
August 15th (May start) Truman Medical Centers School of Nurse Anesthesia, MO
August 15th (May start) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/ Military Nurse Anesthesia, MD
August 15 (June start) Applications open March 15th and the priority deadline is August 15 with applications accepted through February 15th on a space-available basis. University South Florida, FL
August 15th (June start) University of Tennessee College of Nursing Health Science Center at Memphis, TN
August 15th (August start) University of Saint Francis, IN
August 31st (May start) Bryan College of Health Sciences, NE (Begin accepting applications April 1st.)
August 31st (May start) Northern Kentucky University, KY (Begin accepting applications June 1st.)
August 31st (January start) Augusta University, GA
September
September 1st (May start, corresponding with UW-L class schedules) They begin accepting applications July 1st Franciscan Skemp Healthcare School of Anesthesia & University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, WI
September 1st (January start) Otterbein University & Grant Medical Center, OH
September 1st (May start) Fairfield University & Bridgeport Hospital, CT
September 1st (May start) Gonzaga University & Sacred Heart Medical Center, WA
September 1st (May start) They begin accepting applications June 1st. Rutgers School of Nursing, NJ
September 1st (June start) Second round of applicants, the final deadline for those not in Active Duty. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, TX
September 1st (June start) Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
September 1st (August start) Clarkson College Nurse Anesthesia Program, NE
September 1st (August start) Excela Health School of Anesthesia with Saint Vincent College, PA
September 1st (August start). Lourdes University, OH
September 1st (August start) University of North Dakota, ND
September 1st (August start) Webster University, MO
September 1st (August start) with early applications being accepted by June 1st Emory University, GA
September 4st (August start) April 1st early deadline. Wake Forest School of Medicine Nurse Anesthesia Program, NC
September 10th for CMC and UNCC November interviews (August start). You need to submit two applications (to CMC & UNCC). Carolinas Medical Center & University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), NC
September 15th (May start) Western Carolina University, NC
September 15th (June start) May 1st is the early date. Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, NJ
September 15th (August start) Goldfarb School of Nursing – Barnes Jewish College at Washington University Medical Center, MO
September 15th (August start) Texas Wesleyan University has Nurse Anesthesia Programs in 12 states through a distance learning option: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, and of course, Texas.
September 15th (August start) Westminster College School of Nursing and Health Professions, UT
September 15th (September start) May 1st for International Students Integrated Anesthesia Associates, CT
October
October 1st (May start) Old Dominion University, School of Nursing, VA
October 1st (May start) Applications are accepted year-round. Charleston Area Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia, WV
October 1st (May start) Applications are available July 1st. Medical University of South Carolina, SC
October 1st (portal opens on July 1st) (June start) University of Arizona School of Nursing, AZ
October 1st (August start) Georgetown University School of Nursing, Washington DC
October 1st, Priority deadline (August start) February 1st, Final deadline Union University School of Nursing, TN
October 1st for early review. (August start) Final review is February 1st. University of Michigan-Flint & Hurley Medical Center, MI
October 1st (May start) University of Scranton Nurse Anesthesia Program, PA
October 2nd (June start) Columbia University, NY
October 15th (May start) Quinnipiac University, CT
October 15th (May start) Yale-New Haven Hospital & Central Connecticut State University, CT
October 15th (August start) Duke University, NC
October 15 (August start) Priority deadline. Note that their final deadline is February 15. They start accepting applications on April 1 until October 15th and will continue accepting on a space available basis until February 15. University South Florida, FL
October 30th (May start) Marian University, IN
October 31st (September start) Minneapolis School of Anesthesia, MN
October 31st (September start). Applications are accepted year-round University of Detroit Mercy, MI
October 31st (May start) East Carolina University College of Nursing, NC
November
November 1st (May start) Applications received after November 1 are considered on a space-available basis. Barry University, FL
November 1st, final deadline (May Start) applications open July 1. State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, NY
November 1st (June start); Applications accepted year-round. Missouri State School of Nurse Anesthesia, MO
November 1st (June start) For early decision University of Southern California, CA,
November 1st (August start) Applications submitted after the appropriate date will be considered on a space-available basis. Baptist Health & Murray State University, KY
November 1st (August start) Samuel Merritt University, CA
November 1st (priority deadline). Applications are accepted Sept. 1-Dec. 15. Loma Linda University, CA
October 31st (August start). Applications are available online from March 1st – October 31st California State University Fullerton, CA
December
December 1st (August start) Applications available August 1. Florida State University, FL
December 1st (January start) Applications are accepted starting September 1st. University of Cincinnati, OH
December 15th (May start) St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia for Nurses, RI
December 15th (June start) University of Southern California, CA, They recommend completing the application two weeks before the deadline.
December 15th (September start). The application period is Sept. 1-Dec. 15. Priority deadline is November 1st. Loma Linda University, CA
December 15th (September start) Jefferson University, PA. This is the priority deadline.
December 31st (August start) Allegheny Valley Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia with La Roche College, PA
December 31st (August start) St. Elizabeth Medical Center & Youngstown State University (BCHHS), OH
December 31st (June start) University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Accepted Year Round
Nurse Anesthesia Programs that accept applications all year:
(January start) Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR. April 1st for early admission, July 1st for final deadline.
(February and September start dates) Wolford College, FL. Applications are accepted until each class is full.
(May start) October 1st – priority deadline Charleston Area Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia, WV
(May start) Quinnipiac University, CT
(June start); Applications accepted year round with November 1st as the deadline for following June cohort. Missouri State School of Nurse Anesthesia, MO
(June start) Rolling admissions Midwestern University, AZ
(August start date) No deadline is stated. “Online applications are now being accepted” Albany Medical College, NY
(August start) Applications and then they move on to the next year’s class with a waiting list. Villanova University & Crozer-Chester Medical Center, PA
(August start) They have deadlines for interview dates but accept applications on a rolling basis. Wake Forest School of Medicine Nurse Anesthesia Program, NC
(September start) Frank J. Tornetta School of Anesthesia at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery/ La Salle University Graduate Nursing, PA
(May start) Rolling Admissions University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, PA
Nurse Anesthesia Programs that are NOT Accepting Applications
None at this time.
This completes nurse anesthesia programs listed by the application deadline.
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