CRNA Programs Without the GRE (2026)
104 of the 149accredited nurse anesthesia programs don’t require the GRE. If you’d rather not sit the exam, these are your options — compared by cost and first-time NCE pass rate. (A few schools waive the GRE above a GPA cutoff; always confirm current rules with the program.)
| Program | State | Degree | GRE | First-time pass | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth University Orlando | Florida | DNAP | Not required | 83% | $125k–$155k |
| Bellarmine University – Juneja Nurse Anesthesia Program Louisville | Kentucky | DNP | Not required | — | $115k–$145k |
| Carson-Newman University Jefferson City | Tennessee | DNAP | Not required | — | $115k–$145k |
| Cedar Crest College Allentown | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 96% | $125k–$155k |
| Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) / University of Charleston Charleston | West Virginia | DNAP | Not required | 80% | $75k–$95k |
| ChristianaCare / Wilmington University New Castle | Delaware | DNP | Not required | — | $125k–$155k |
| Clarkson College Omaha | Nebraska | DNP | Not required | 87.5% | $115k–$145k |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 94.4% | $130k–$160k |
| Duke University Durham | North Carolina | DNP | Not required | 92% | $125k–$155k |
| Duquesne University School of Nursing Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | — | $125k–$155k |
| Edgewood University Madison | Wisconsin | DNP | Not required | — | $125k–$155k |
| Emory University Decatur | Georgia | DNP | Not required | 87% | $125k–$155k |
| Endeavor Health / DePaul University Evanston | Illinois | DNP | Not required | 96% | $125k–$155k |
| Fairfield University – Egan School of Nursing Fairfield | Connecticut | DNP | Not required | 92% | $135k–$165k |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers | Florida | DNP | Not required | 79% | $85k–$100k |
| Florida International University (FIU) Miami | Florida | DNP | Not required | 93% | $85k–$100k |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (FranU) Baton Rouge | Louisiana | DNP | Not required | 94.4% | $115k–$145k |
| Geisinger / Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg Danville | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 80% | $85k–$100k |
| George Fox University Newberg | Oregon | DNP | Not required | — | $125k–$155k |
| Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College St. Louis | Missouri | DNP | Not required | 100% | $115k–$145k |
| Gonzaga University / Providence Sacred Heart Spokane | Washington | DNAP | Not required | — | $135k–$165k |
| Hofstra-Northwell Hempstead | New York | DNP | Not required | 93.5% | $135k–$165k |
| Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing (CUNY) New York | New York | DNP | Not required | — | $90k–$110k |
| Idaho State University Meridian | Idaho | DNAP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| Independence Health System / St. Vincent College Latrobe | Pennsylvania | DNAP | Not required | 90% | $125k–$155k |
| Integrated Anesthesia Associates / CCSU Hartford | Connecticut | DNAP | Not required | 100% | $135k–$165k |
| Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Baltimore | Maryland | DNP | Not required | — | $135k–$165k |
| Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia / CSU Fullerton Pasadena | California | DNP | Not required | 86% | $135k–$165k |
| Keiser University Naples | Florida | DNAP | Not required | 94% | $125k–$155k |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | DNAP | Not required | 77% | $125k–$155k |
| La Salle University Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | — | $135k–$165k |
| Loma Linda University Loma Linda | California | DNP | Not required | — | $145k–$175k |
| Lourdes University Sylvania | Ohio | DNP | Not required | 88% | $115k–$145k |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans | Louisiana | DNP | Not required | — | $115k–$145k |
| Marian University – Leighton School of Nursing Indianapolis | Indiana | DNP | Not required | 85% | $115k–$145k |
| Marquette University Milwaukee | Wisconsin | DNP | Not required | 100% | $125k–$155k |
| Mary Baldwin University Fishersville | Virginia | DNP | Not required | 82.6% | $125k–$155k |
| Mayo Clinic Health System / Franciscan Healthcare School of Anesthesia La Crosse | Wisconsin | DNP | Not required | — | $125k–$155k |
| Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Rochester | Minnesota | DNAP | Not required | — | $130k–$160k |
| Michigan State University East Lansing | Michigan | DNP | Not required | 95% | $85k–$100k |
| Midwestern University Glendale | Arizona | DNAP | Not required | 94% | $150k–$200k |
| Millikin University / Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur | Illinois | DNP | Not required | 100% | $125k–$155k |
| Minneapolis School of Anesthesia / Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | Minnesota | DNP | Not required | 100% | $85k–$100k |
| Mount Marty University Sioux Falls | South Dakota | DNAP | Not required | — | $115k–$145k |
| Murray State University Murray | Kentucky | DNP | Not required | 94% | $75k–$95k |
| National University Fresno | California | DNAP | Not required | — | $135k–$165k |
| New Mexico State University Las Cruces | New Mexico | DNP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| Newman University Wichita | Kansas | DNAP | Not required | 94.7% | $115k–$145k |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights | Kentucky | DNP | Not required | 95.2% | $75k–$95k |
| Ohio State University Columbus | Ohio | DNP | Not required | — | $75k–$95k |
| Ohio University / OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Athens | Ohio | DNP | Not required | — | $75k–$95k |
| Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Portland | Oregon | DNP | Not required | 92.3% | $125k–$155k |
| Rhode Island College / St. Joseph Hospital Providence | Rhode Island | DNP | Not required | — | $135k–$165k |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago | Illinois | DNP | Not required | 89% | $125k–$155k |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson | Nevada | DNP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| Rush University Chicago | Illinois | DNP | Not required | 92% | $125k–$155k |
| Rutgers School of Nursing Newark | New Jersey | DNP | Not required | 95% | $90k–$110k |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minneapolis | Minnesota | DNP | Not required | 91% | $125k–$155k |
| Samuel Merritt University Oakland | California | DNAP | Not required | 92% | $135k–$165k |
| South College Knoxville | Tennessee | DNP | Not required | 82.1% | $115k–$145k |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Edwardsville | Illinois | DNP | Not required | 94% | $125k–$155k |
| St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists Youngstown | Ohio | DNP | Not required | 100% | $115k–$145k |
| St. John Fisher University – Wegmans School of Nursing Rochester | New York | DNP | Not required | — | $135k–$165k |
| St. Luke's University Health Network / DeSales University Center Valley | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | — | $125k–$155k |
| Thomas Jefferson University – Jefferson College of Nursing Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 92.7% | $125k–$155k |
| UC Davis – Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing Sacramento | California | DNP | Not required | — | $90k–$110k |
| Union University College of Nursing Jackson | Tennessee | DNP | Not required | 77% | $115k–$145k |
| University at Buffalo (SUNY) Buffalo | New York | DNP | Not required | 88% | $90k–$110k |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City | Missouri | DNP | Not required | — | $75k–$95k |
| University of Arizona College of Nursing Tucson | Arizona | DNP | Not required | 100% | $120k–$150k |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Little Rock | Arkansas | DNP | Not required | 65% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati | Ohio | DNP | Not required | 100% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Detroit Mercy Detroit | Michigan | DNP | Not required | 91.3% | $125k–$155k |
| University of Evansville Evansville | Indiana | DNAP | Not required | 94% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Chicago | Illinois | DNP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| University of Iowa College of Nursing Iowa City | Iowa | DNP | Not required | 86% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Kansas Kansas City | Kansas | DNAP | Not required | 89% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Maryland School of Nursing Baltimore | Maryland | DNP | Not required | 100% | $90k–$110k |
| University of Miami Coral Gables | Florida | DNP | Not required | 94% | $125k–$155k |
| University of Michigan-Flint Flint | Michigan | DNAP | Not required | 96% | $85k–$100k |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Las Vegas | Nevada | DNP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| University of New England (UNE) Portland | Maine | DNP | Not required | 100% | $125k–$155k |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks | North Dakota | DNP | Not required | 86% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 85% | $85k–$100k |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 100% | $85k–$100k |
| University of Scranton Scranton | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 86% | $125k–$155k |
| University of South Dakota Sioux Falls | South Dakota | DNAP | Not required | 89% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Southern California (USC) – Keck School of Medicine Los Angeles | California | DNAP | Not required | 96% | $135k–$165k |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga / Erlanger Chattanooga | Tennessee | DNP | Not required | 94.7% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Memphis | Tennessee | DNP | Not required | 87% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Texas at Tyler Tyler | Texas | DNP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Galveston | Texas | DNP | Not required | — | $85k–$100k |
| University of Tulsa Tulsa | Oklahoma | DNP | Not required | 93% | $75k–$95k |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh | Wisconsin | DNAP | Not required | 87.5% | $85k–$100k |
| Ursuline College / Somnia Pepper Pike | Ohio | DNP | Not required | — | $115k–$145k |
| US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing San Antonio | Texas | DNP | Not required | 97% | $125k–$155k |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville | Tennessee | DNP | Not required | — | $115k–$145k |
| Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Richmond | Virginia | DNAP | Not required | 96% | $125k–$155k |
| Wayne State University Detroit | Michigan | DNAP | Not required | 94% | $85k–$100k |
| Webster University St. Louis | Missouri | DNAP | Not required | 92% | $115k–$145k |
| West Virginia University (WVU) Morgantown | West Virginia | DNP | Not required | 73% | $115k–$145k |
| Westminster University Salt Lake City | Utah | DNP | Not required | 100% | $125k–$155k |
| Yale New Haven Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia New Haven | Connecticut | DNAP | Not required | 92% | $135k–$165k |
| York College of Pennsylvania / WellSpan Health York | Pennsylvania | DNP | Not required | 100% | $125k–$155k |
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