CRNA Programs That Accept 1 Year ICU Experience

Yes, you can apply to CRNA school with just 1 year of ICU experience. 123 accredited CRNA programs accept applicants with only 1 year of critical care experience. However, the quality and acuity of your ICU experience matters as much as duration.

Program	City	State	Degree	Tuition	GRE	Min GPA
Samford University	Birmingham	Alabama	DNP	$167,437	Yes	3.00
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham	Alabama	DNP	$71,592	Yes	3.00
University of Mobile	Mobile	Alabama	DNAP	$105,885	Yes	3.00
Midwestern University	Glendale	Arizona	DNAP	$166,347	No	3.00
University of Arizona	Tucson	Arizona	DNP	$106,765	No	3.00
Arkansas State University	Jonesboro	Arkansas	DNP	$45,000	Yes	3.30
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock	Arkansas	DNP	$71,037	No	3.00
Kaiser Permanente/Cal State Fullerton	Pasadena	California	DNP	$96,122	No	3.20
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	California	DNP	$175,002	No	3.00
Samuel Merritt University	Oakland	California	DNP	$173,300	No	3.00
UC Davis	Sacramento	California	DNP	$154,998	No	3.00
Rocky Vista University	Englewood	Colorado	DNAP	$165,930	Yes	3.00
Fairfield University	Fairfield	Connecticut	DNP	$126,000	No	3.20
Barry University	Hollywood	Florida	DNP	$126,246	No	3.20
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers	Florida	DNP	$48,650	Yes	3.00
Florida International University	Miami	Florida	DNP	$83,714	No	3.00
Florida State University	Panama City	Florida	DNAP	$92,595	Yes	3.00
Keiser University	Naples	Florida	DNAP	$107,195	No	3.20
University of South Florida	Tampa	Florida	DNP	$75,200	Yes	3.00
Augusta University	Augusta	Georgia	DNP	$89,100	—	3.00
Emory University	Atlanta	Georgia	DNP	$185,877	No	3.00
Idaho State University	Meridian	Idaho	DNAP	$126,162	No	3.00
Decatur & Millikin	Decatur	Illinois	DNP	$96,800	No	3.00
Rosalind Franklin University	North Chicago	Illinois	DNP	$161,344	No	3.00
Rush University	Chicago	Illinois	DNP	$170,880	No	3.00
Southern Illinois University	Edwardsville	Illinois	DNP	$84,556	No	3.00
Marian University	Indianapolis	Indiana	DNP	$77,331	No	3.00
University of Evansville	Evansville	Indiana	DNAP	$153,550	No	3.00
University of Iowa	Iowa City	Iowa	DNP	$85,553	No	3.00
Newman University	Wichita	Kansas	DNAP	$117,000	No	3.00
University of Kansas	Kansas City	Kansas	DNAP	$71,972	No	3.00
Bellarmine University	Louisville	Kentucky	DNP	$111,100	No	3.00
Murray State University	Madisonville	Kentucky	DNP	$112,167	No	3.00
Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights	Kentucky	DNP	$83,422	No	3.00
University of Louisville	Louisville	Kentucky	DNP	$115,744	Yes	3.00
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	DNP	$113,788	No	3.00
Louisiana State University	New Orleans	Louisiana	DNP	$117,799	Yes	3.00
Loyola University Dual NA + AGACNP	New Orleans	Louisiana	DNP	$150,075	No	3.00
Northwestern State University	Natchitoches	Louisiana	DNP	$75,392	Yes	3.00
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing DNP	Baltimore	Maryland	DNP	$214,016	No	3.00
Uniformed Services University	Bethesda	Maryland	DNP	Free	—	3.00
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	Massachusetts	DNP	$187,600	Yes	3.00
Northeastern University	Boston	Massachusetts	DNP	$149,842	Yes	3.00
Michigan State University	East Lansing	Michigan	DNP	$87,723	No	3.00
Oakland University	Rochester	Michigan	DNP	$100,251	No	3.00
University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit	Michigan	DNP	$109,299	No	3.00
University of Michigan-Flint	Flint	Michigan	DNAP	$92,828	No	3.00
Wayne State University	Detroit	Michigan	DNAP	$88,309	No	3.00
Minneapolis School of Anesthesia	Saint Paul	Minnesota	DNP	$92,454	No	3.00
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota	DNP	$93,310	No	2.75
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg	Mississippi	DNP	$87,363	Yes	3.00
Goldfarb/Barnes-Jewish	St. Louis	Missouri	DNP	$105,180	No	3.00
Missouri State University	Springfield	Missouri	DNAP	$91,990	Yes	3.00
University Health/Truman Medical Center	Kansas City	Missouri	DNP	$84,770	No	3.20
Webster University	St. Louis	Missouri	DNAP	$115,875	No	3.00
Bryan College of Health Sciences	Lincoln	Nebraska	DNAP	$104,318	Yes	3.00
Clarkson College	Omaha	Nebraska	DNP	$107,685	No	3.00
Roseman University of Health Sciences	Henderson	Nevada	DNP	$169,600	Yes	3.20
University of Nevada Las Vegas	Las Vegas	Nevada	DNP	$76,000	No	3.00
New Mexico State University	Las Cruces	New Mexico	DNP	$97,787	No	3.00
Columbia University	New York	New York	DNP	$132,779	No	—
St. John Fisher University Wegmans	Rochester	New York	DNP	$190,926	No	3.00
SUNY Buffalo	Buffalo	New York	DNP	$145,534	No	3.00
Duke University	Durham	North Carolina	DNP	$186,750	No	3.00
East Carolina University	Greenville	North Carolina	DNP	$50,639	Yes	3.00
UNC Greensboro	Greensboro	North Carolina	DNP	$65,490	—	3.20
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	DNP	$129,049	Yes	3.00
Western Carolina University	Asheville	North Carolina	DNP	$69,989	Yes	3.00
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks	North Dakota	DNP	$114,960	No	3.00
Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland	Ohio	DNP	$177,287	No	3.00
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	Ohio	DNP	$172,175	No	3.00
Lourdes University	Sylvania	Ohio	DNP	$111,150	No	3.00
Ohio State University	Columbus	Ohio	DNP	$87,138	No	3.00
St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists, Inc.	Youngstown	Ohio	DNP	$91,642	—	3.00
University of Akron	Akron	Ohio	DNP	$83,700	No	3.00
University of Cincinnati	Cincinatti	Ohio	DNP	$76,851	—	3.40
Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	Ohio	DNP	$169,281	No	3.00
University of Tulsa	Tulsa	Oklahoma	DNP	$131,542	No	3.00
George Fox University	Newberg	Oregon	DNP	$162,000	No	3.00
OHSU	Portland	Oregon	DNP	$114,524	No	3.00
Cedar Crest College	Allentown	Pennsylvania	DNP	$122,835	No	3.20
Geisinger/Bloomsburg University	Danville	Pennsylvania	DNP	—	—	—
Independence Health System School of Anesthesia	Latrobe	Pennsylvania	DNAP	$109,598	No	3.00
La Roche University	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	DNAP	$99,222	No	3.20
La Salle University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	DNP	$133,355	No	3.20
St. Luke's University Health Network/DeSales University	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	DNP	$175,850	—	3.00
Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	DNP	$169,185	No	3.20
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	DNP	$102,030	No	3.00
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	DNP	$149,130	No	3.00
University of Scranton	Scranton	Pennsylvania	DNP	$99,600	No	3.00
Villanova University	Springfield	Pennsylvania	DNP	$121,620	—	3.00
York College of Pennsylvania	York	Pennsylvania	DNP	$106,000	No	3.20
InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico	Arecibo	Puerto Rico	DNAP	$18,000	Yes	3.00
Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Ríos	Hato Rey	Puerto Rico	DNAP	$66,225	Yes	3.00
University of Puerto Rico	San Juan	Puerto Rico	DNP	$56,800	No	3.00
Rhode Island College	North Providence	Rhode Island	DNP	$106,652	No	3.00
Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston	South Carolina	DNAP	$69,516	—	3.00
University of South Carolina	Columbia	South Carolina	DNAP	$89,295	—	3.00
Mount Marty University	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	DNAP	$109,975	No	3.00
University of South Dakota	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	DNAP	$71,250	No	3.00
Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate	Tennessee	DNP	$123,255	Yes	3.00
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia	Madison	Tennessee	DNAP	$115,813	—	3.00
South College DNP	Knoxville	Tennessee	DNP	$169,469	No	3.00
Union University	Jackson	Tennessee	DNP	$129,825	No	3.00
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	Tennessee	DNP	$59,169	No	3.00
University of Tennessee Knoxville	Knoxville	Tennessee	DNP	$120,536	—	3.00
Baylor College of Medicine	Houston	Texas	DNP	$242,857	Yes	3.00
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	Texas	DNAP	$115,000	Yes	3.00
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth	Texas	DNAP	$123,924	Yes	3.00
U.S. Army	San Antonio	Texas	DNP	Free	No	3.00
University of Texas at Houston	Houston	Texas	DNP	$61,488	Yes	3.00
University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler	Texas	DNP	$151,398	No	3.00
University of Texas Medical Branch	Galveston	Texas	DNP	$235,110	No	3.00
UT Health at San Antonio	San Antonio	Texas	DNP	$124,151	Yes	3.00
Westminster University	Salt Lake City	Utah	DNP	$147,420	No	3.00
Mary Baldwin University	Fishersville	Virginia	DNP	$166,386	No	3.00
Old Dominion University	Virginia Beach	Virginia	DNP	$48,600	Yes	3.00
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	Virginia	DNAP	$88,932	No	3.00
Gonzaga University	Spokane	Washington	DNAP	$110,440	No	3.00
University of Charleston West Virginia	Charleston	West Virginia	DNAP	$103,800	No	3.00
West Virginia University	Morgantown	West Virginia	DNP	$120,609	No	3.00
Marquette University	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	DNP	$127,400	No	3.00
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	DNP	$99,600	No	3.00

At a Glance

All 123 Programs

Program Details

Samford University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Mobile

Midwestern University

University of Arizona

Arkansas State University

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Kaiser Permanente/Cal State Fullerton

Loma Linda University

Samuel Merritt University

UC Davis

Rocky Vista University

Fairfield University

Barry University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida International University

Florida State University

Keiser University

University of South Florida

Augusta University

Emory University

Idaho State University

Decatur & Millikin

Rosalind Franklin University

Rush University

Southern Illinois University

Marian University

University of Evansville

University of Iowa

Newman University

University of Kansas

Bellarmine University

Murray State University

Northern Kentucky University

University of Louisville

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Louisiana State University

Loyola University Dual NA + AGACNP

Northwestern State University

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing DNP

Uniformed Services University

Boston College

Northeastern University

Michigan State University

Oakland University

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Michigan-Flint

Wayne State University

Minneapolis School of Anesthesia

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

University of Southern Mississippi

Goldfarb/Barnes-Jewish

Missouri State University

University Health/Truman Medical Center

Webster University

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Clarkson College

Roseman University of Health Sciences

University of Nevada Las Vegas

New Mexico State University

Columbia University

St. John Fisher University Wegmans

SUNY Buffalo

Duke University

East Carolina University

UNC Greensboro

Wake Forest University

Western Carolina University

University of North Dakota

Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland Clinic

Case Western Reserve University

Lourdes University

Ohio State University

St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists, Inc.

University of Akron

University of Cincinnati

Ursuline College