How Top CRNA Schools Are Ranked
Top CRNA program rankings are determined by peer review meaning that all the other school’s faculty, administrators, and deans, are the people doing the surveys. Each nurse anesthesia program is sent the same number of surveys, and the respondents then will rate the quality of the CRNA school using a scale of 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding). Only the fully accredited nurse anesthesia programs were give a rank in this survey.
Some CRNA schools received a “Rank Not Published”. This means that U.S. News did come up with a numerical ranking for that CRNA school, however they decided for editorial reasons, that since the CRNA school ranked below the U.S. News cutoff, that they wouldn’t publish the nurse anesthesia program’s ranking. (US News World Report)
Are Top CRNA School Rankings Accurate?
Asking if top CRNA schools ranking’s are accurate is tricky question and needs to be assessed from a couple directions. First its important to know that only a few schools actually took part in the surveys (49%). As you can see this is a pretty small sample. Due to the nature of the survey, a very subjective result is created, and causes it to lack the empirical evidence needed to support it’s analysis of the top CRNA schools. On the other hand these rankings do correlate a little with the difficulty level that an CRNA school applicant would face when applying to each nurse anesthesia program.
CRNA schools that are ranked higher can be more difficult to gain admission into. This is due to the fact that these CRNA Schools often times have a stricter admission policy, and a larger number of applicants each year. You need to take this into account when deciding on which top CRNA school you want to apply to. Any person considering CRNA school should neither choose nor reject a school solely based on this ranking. There are so many other factors that you need to consider when deciding on a school, and we encourage you to do your own research. From there you can choose a school that works best for you.
CRNA School Admissions: The Cold Hard Facts
If you would like to start researching schools we recommend using our CRNA School Search page. We have put together a detailed overview of every accredited CRNA school in the country. You can search by cost, ranking, state, or application deadline. You can easily compare application fees, requirements to apply, program length, tuition, class size, number of applicants, and much much more.
2011 US News World Report (CRNA School Rankings)
Ranked #1
U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Ranked #3
Rush University
University of Pittsburgh
Ranked #5
Baylor College of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Ranked #7
Albany Medical College
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Case Western Reserve University
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
Wake Forest University
Ranked #11
Case Western Reserve University
Duke University
Samuel Merritt University
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Iowa
University of Pennsylvania
Ranked #17
Georgetown University
Oakland University–Beaumont
University at Buffalo–SUNY
University of Maryland
Wayne State University
Ranked #22
Carolinas Medical Center & University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
Mayo School of Health Sciences
University of Michigan–Flint - Hurley Medical Center
Ranked #26
Boston College (Connell)
Medical University of South Carolina
Northeastern University
University of North Dakota
University of Tennessee–Knoxville
University of Texas Health Science Center–Houston
Ranked #32
Michigan State University
Minneapolis School of Anesthesia
Mount Marty College
Oregon Health and Science University
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Samford University (Moffett)
University of Cincinnati
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Villanova University
Ranked #41
Columbia University
Drexel University
Hamot Medical Center - Gannon University
Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia - Univ. of North Carolina–Greensboro
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
University of Southern California
York College of Pennsylvania WellSpan Health
Ranked #48
East Carolina University
Montgomery Hospital - La Salle University
University of Kansas
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
University of New England
University of South Carolina - Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Webster University
Ranked #55
Allegheny Valley Hospital - La Roche College
Bryan LGH Medical Center
Excela Health School of Anesthesia
Franciscan Skemp Healthcare School of Anesthesia
Otterbein University
Texas Christian University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Tennessee–Chattanooga - Erlanger Health System
Ranked #63
Barry University
Decatur Memorial Hospital - Bradley University
Georgia Regents University
Hospital of St. Raphael
New Britain School of Nurse Anesthesia
Southern Connecticut State University - Bridgeport Hospital
Rutgers School of Nursing
University of North Florida
Ranked #72
Northshore University formerly DePaul University
Geisinger Health System - Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Nazareth Hospital – closed
Newman University
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville
Texas Wesleyan University
Truman Medical Center
University of Akron
University of Alabama–Birmingham
University of Miami
Western Carolina University
Ranked #85
Charleston Area Medical Center
Missouri State University (St. John’s)
St. Elizabeth Health Center
Ranked #88
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
St. Joseph Hospital
Ranked #90
Florida Gulf Coast University
Adventist University of Health Sciences
Florida International University
Lincoln Memorial University (Caylor)
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Our Lady of the Lake College
University of South Florida
Wolford College
Ranked #100
Murray State University
Union University
Not Ranked
Arkansas State University–Jonesboro
Gooding Institute of Nurse Anesthesia – closed 8/24/2015
InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico
Midwestern University
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Westminster College
CRNA School Admission
If you are interested in gaining admission into a top CRNA school please check out all the tips and strategies in our CRNA school guide, CRNA School Admissions: The Cold Hard Facts. All of our CRNAs have already been through the application process, and will show you exactly what schools are looking for. We will teach you how to gain important certifications, write personal essays, create a stellar application, and gain admission into a top CRNA school.


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