120 programs as of October 2026. Programs that state a minimum of 1 year of full-time critical care experience. Competitive applicants often have more.
Built from each program’s official website and updated as programs change. Programs that do not state this requirement are not listed, so also check the full Program Finder. Always confirm with the program.
| Program | State | Min GPA | ICU | CCRN | GRE | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford University Birmingham | AL | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | May 1 (opens Dec 1) |
| University of Mobile Mobile | AL | Not stated | 1 year | Not stated | Required | Oct 1 (window Apr 15 to Oct 1) |
| Midwestern University Glendale | AZ | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | Opens Sep 1, closes Dec 1 |
| University of Arizona Tucson | AZ | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Aug 1 (opens Jun 1) |
| Arkansas State University State University | AR | 3.25 | 1 year | Required | Required | Jan 1 to Sep 15, 2026 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock | AR | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Nov 1 for fall admission |
| Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia / Cal State Fullerton Pasadena | CA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Not stated |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda | CA | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | May 1 to Jul 1, 2027 for Autumn 2028 start |
| National University Fresno Fresno | CA | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Not stated |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland | CA | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Not stated |
| University of California Davis Sacramento | CA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | Nov 1 (opens Aug 6, 2026 for Summer 2027) |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles | CA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not required | Not required | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Rocky Vista University Englewood | CO | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Fairfield University Fairfield | CT | 3.30 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Priority May 15, 2026, final Jul 1; Summer 2027 start |
| ChristianaCare / Wilmington University New Castle | DE | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Mar 31, 2027 for Jan 2028 cohort |
| Barry University Hollywood | FL | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Optional | Nov 1 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers | FL | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Required | December 15, 2026 (NursingCAS, for May 2027 matriculation) |
| Florida International University Miami | FL | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Not stated |
| Florida State University Panama City | FL | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | Aug 1, 2026 to Jan 15, 2027 for May 2027 cohort |
| Keiser University Naples | FL | 3.00 | 1 year | Not required | Not required | Open until cohort filled; Sep and Jan cohorts |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | Priority Aug 15, 2026; NursingCAS closes Dec 1, 2026 for Summer 2027 |
| Augusta University Augusta | GA | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Sep 21, 2026 for Fall 2027 (opens Aug 7, 2026) |
| Emory University Decatur | GA | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | June 1 (priority) or Sept 1; opens March 1 |
| Idaho State University Meridian | ID | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | January 15 |
| Millikin University / Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur | IL | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Jan 15, 2027 for Jan 2028 start (opens Aug 8, 2026) |
| Rosalind Franklin University North Chicago | IL | Not stated | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | Dec 1, 2026 (opens Aug 6, 2026) |
| Rush University Chicago | IL | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Optional | Early decision Dec 28, 2026; final Apr 1, 2027 for Sep 2028 start |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville | IL | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | April 1 for class entering following May |
| Marian University Indianapolis | IN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Sep 8, 2026 |
| University of Evansville Evansville | IN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Priority Dec 31, 2026; regular Jan 2027 to Mar 15, 2027 (cohort begins Jan 2028) |
| University of Iowa Iowa City | IA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | June 1 for Summer 2027 entry |
| Newman University Wichita | KS | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not required | Aug 31 (opens June 1); cohorts start May |
| University of Kansas Kansas City | KS | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Early decision May 15; standard June 15 |
| Bellarmine University Louisville | KY | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Aug 15 to Oct 15; verified by Nov 1 |
| Murray State University Murray | KY | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | October 1 |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights | KY | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | June 1 to Aug 30; no late applications |
| University of Louisville Louisville | KY | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Required | June 1 to Aug 15 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge | LA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | July 1; classes begin following January |
| LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans | LA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Required | June 1 |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans | LA | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Sep 15 to Dec 15 |
| Northwestern State University Natchitoches | LA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Required | August 1; program begins in January |
| Uniformed Services University Bethesda | MD | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | Not stated |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill | MA | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | June 30 |
| Northeastern University Boston | MA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Required | July 1, 2026 for Summer 2027 start |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | MI | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Not required | Applications open April 1 to June 1 |
| Oakland University Rochester | MI | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Early June 15, 2026; standard Dec 15, 2026 for Fall 2027 start |
| University of Detroit Mercy Detroit | MI | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | Mar 1 to June 15, 2026 for Fall 2027 start |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint | MI | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Early review July 1; regular review Dec 1 |
| Wayne State University Detroit | MI | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | June 1 |
| Minneapolis School of Anesthesia Saint Paul | MN | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | August 31 for Summer cohort |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minneapolis | MN | 2.75 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | September 15 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson | MS | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Not stated |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg | MS | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | Not stated |
| Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College St. Louis | MO | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | March 1 |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City | MO | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | August 1, 2026 for May 2027 start |
| Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln | NE | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Required | March 1 to Aug 31 for following May start |
| Clarkson College Omaha | NE | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | December 1, 2026 for spring start |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson | NV | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Applications open Jan 1, 2027 for July 2028 start |
| New Mexico State University Las Cruces | NM | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Optional | February 1, 2026 (Spring 2027 cohort) |
| Columbia University New York | NY | Not stated | 1 year | Preferred | Not required | Sep 1 |
| St. John Fisher University Rochester | NY | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | DNP applications accepted Nov 15 to Feb 15 |
| Duke University Durham | NC | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not required | Opens Jun 1, closes Aug 1 |
| East Carolina University Greenville | NC | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | January through Aug 31 for following summer start |
| UNC Greensboro Greensboro | NC | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Required | Apr 15 to Sep 15, 2026 for Summer 2027; priority Aug 1, 2026 |
| Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston Salem | NC | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | May 30 or Sep 1 for Fall admission the following year |
| Western Carolina University Asheville | NC | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | Sep 1, 2025 for May 2026 start |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks | ND | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | Jul 15 for Fall |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland | OH | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Jun 1 for entry the following year |
| Cleveland Clinic / Case Western Reserve Cleveland | OH | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Not stated | By June each year |
| Ohio State University Columbus | OH | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not stated | September 16, 2027 (next deadline, for August 22, 2028 start) |
| Ohio University / OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Athens | OH | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Opens Sep 14, 2026, closes Oct 26, 2026; materials due Nov 9, 2026 |
| St. Elizabeth Health Center Youngstown | OH | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | Not stated |
| University of Akron Akron | OH | 3.40 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Not stated |
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati | OH | 3.40 | 1 year | Required | Required | Part 1 Dec 1, 2023; Part 2 Jan 5, 2024 (prior cycle as posted) |
| Ursuline College / Somnia Pepper Pike | OH | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Application for January 2028 cohort opens October 2026 |
| University of Tulsa Tulsa | OK | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Not required | May 1 to Jul 31 each year |
| George Fox University Newberg | OR | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Opens Aug 6, 2026, deadline Oct 1, 2026 |
| Oregon Health and Science University Portland | OR | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not required | Oct 12 for summer start |
| Cedar Crest College Allentown | PA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not required | May 1, 2026 for Fall 2027 |
| Geisinger / Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg Danville | PA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Feb 1, 2027 for Summer 2028 cohort |
| Independence Health System / Saint Vincent College Latrobe | PA | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Optional | Jan 15 (3 p.m.) the year prior to program start |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh | PA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Sep 1, 2026 for 2027 (opened May 1, 2026) |
| La Salle University Philadelphia | PA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Jan 15, 2027 for Spring 2028 cohort |
| University of Scranton Scranton | PA | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not required | Sep 1 |
| Villanova University Villanova | PA | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Optional | Jun 1 to Sep 1, 2027 for Summer 2028 cohort |
| York College of Pennsylvania / WellSpan York | PA | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Oct 1, 2026 for Spring 2028 cohort |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico Arecibo | PR | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Required | Not stated |
| Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios Hato Rey | PR | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | Oct 15 |
| University of Puerto Rico San Juan | PR | 3.00 | 1 year | Not required | Not required | Early decision Oct 31; regular Jan 31 |
| Rhode Island College / St. Joseph Hospital Providence | RI | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Apr 1 to Jul 1 |
| Medical University of South Carolina Charleston | SC | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Optional | Sep 15, 2027 for Summer 2028 (opens Jul 1, 2027) |
| University of South Carolina Columbia | SC | Not stated | 1 year | Not stated | Required | Jul 31 |
| Mount Marty University Sioux Falls | SD | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Jul 1 for Summer 2028 cohort (opens Apr 1) |
| University of South Dakota Sioux Falls | SD | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Not stated |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Applications open Mar 1, 2026; offers week of Sep 14, 2026; start Jan 4, 2027 |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Optional | Priority deadline Sept 15 each year for Spring (January) cohort; rolling admissions |
| Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Madison | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | Jan 14, 2027 for January 2028 start (opens Aug 6, 2026) |
| South College Knoxville | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Priority Sep 1 to Nov 1, then rolling until cohort fills; January start |
| Union University Jackson | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Rolling, priority Oct 1 and Jan 15 each year |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Priority Jul 15, final Aug 15, summer start |
| University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville | TN | Not stated | 1 year | Not stated | Required | Sep 1, summer start only |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville | TN | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not required | May 15, 2026 for May 2027 start (opened Mar 1, 2026) |
| Baylor College of Medicine Houston | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Required | June 1 of year prior to admission; documents by June 15 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth | TX | Not stated | 1 year | Required | Required | Opens Dec 2026, deadline May 2027, for January 2028 start |
| Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Required | Nov 1 for next year's cohort (opens April) |
| US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing San Antonio | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Not required | Optional | Opens Nov 1, closes Aug 1 following year |
| UT Health San Antonio San Antonio | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Not required | Required | Jan 2 for Fall 2027 entry |
| UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing Houston | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Required | July 1, 2027 (Summer 2028 start) |
| University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | One admission per year, each Fall |
| University of Texas at Tyler Tyler | TX | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Opens Jul 1, 2026, closes Jan 15, 2027 |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | TX | 3.20 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Opens Aug 1, 2026, closes Jan 15, 2027 |
| Westminster University Salt Lake City | UT | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | September for class beginning in May |
| Mary Baldwin University Fishersville | VA | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Sep 1 to Dec 15 applications accepted |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond | VA | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Mar 1 for January matriculation (opens Nov 1) |
| Providence Sacred Heart / Gonzaga University Spokane | WA | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Sep 1, 2027 for May 2028 start (opens Jan 15, 2027) |
| CAMC / University of Charleston Charleston | WV | 3.00 | 1 year | Preferred | Not stated | Dec 14, 2026 for 2027 cohort |
| West Virginia University Morgantown | WV | 3.00 | 1 year | Not stated | Not required | Aug 1 to Nov 1 for Fall 2027; transcripts by Nov 15 |
| Edgewood University Madison | WI | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not required | Dec 15, 2026 for Fall 2027 (opens Sep 15, 2026) |
| Marquette University Milwaukee | WI | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Sep 1 to Dec 15; Fall start |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh | WI | 3.00 | 1 year | Required | Not stated | Dec 1 for following summer |
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