CRNA programs

Kiwi, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2004

This is from US news/report. Keep in mind that many factors determine these ratings. If I were you, I'd only take these ratings at face value and see which school "fits" you on an individual level.

1. Virginia Commonwealth University 4.0

2. U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia

Nursing (TX) 3.8

3. Navy Nurse Corps (MD) 3.7

Rush University (IL) 3.7

5. Albany Medical College (NY) 3.6

6. Duke University (NC) 3.5

Oakland University--Beaumont (MI) 3.5

University of Pittsburgh 3.5

University of Texas Health Science

Center--Houston 3.5

10. Baylor College of Medicine (TX) 3.4

Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Case Western

Reserve Univ. 3.4

Georgetown University (DC) 3.4

Kaiser Permanente School of

Anesthesia/Calif. State U.--Fullerton 3.4

Samuel Merritt College (CA) 3.4

University at Buffalo (NY) 3.4

University of Cincinnati 3.4

Wake Forest Univ./Univ. of North

Carolina--Greensboro 3.4

18. Case Western Reserve University (OH) 3.3

Medical College of Georgia 3.3

Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia/U. of

N.C.--Greensboro 3.3

Sacred Heart Medical Center/Gonzaga

University (WA) 3.3

University of Michigan--Flint/Hurley

Medical Center 3.3

Wayne State University (MI) 3.3

Westmoreland-Latrobe Hospitals/LaRoche

College (PA) 3.3

25. Columbia University (NY) 3.2

Medical University of South Carolina 3.2

University of Detroit Mercy 3.2

University of Iowa 3.2

University of Kansas 3.2

30. Mayo School of Health Sciences (MN) 3.1

Northeastern University/New England Medical

Center (MA) 3.1

Uniformed Services University of the Health

Sciences (MD) 3.1

University of Alabama--Birmingham 3.1

University of Tennessee Health Science

Center 3.1

University of Tennessee--Knoxville 3.1

36. Bryan LGH Medical Center/University of

Kansas 3.0

Decatur Memorial Hospital/Bradley

University (IL) 3.0

Henry Ford Hospital/University of Detroit

Mercy 3.0

Minneapolis School of Anesthesia 3.0

Mount Marty College (SD) 3.0

Trover Foundation/Murray State University

(KY) 3.0

University of Akron (OH) 3.0

University of Southern California 3.0

44. Carolinas Health Care System /U. of North

Carolina--Charlotte 2.9

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare/DePaul

University (IL) 2.9

University of North Dakota 2.9

47. Charleston Area Medical Center (WV) 2.8

Drexel University (PA) 2.8

Minneapolis VA School of Anesthesia 2.8

Pennsylvania Hospital 2.8

U. of South Carolina/Palmetto Richland

Memorial Hospital 2.8

University of New England (ME) 2.8

53. Allegheny Valley Hospital/La Roche

College (PA) 2.7

Franciscan Skemp Healthcare School of

Anesthesia (WI) 2.7

Hamot Medical Center/Gannon University (PA)

2.7

Montgomery Hospital (PA) 2.7

Newman University (KS) 2.7

Old Dominion University (VA) 2.7

Truman Medical Center (MO) 2.7

University of

Tennessee--Chattanooga/Erlanger Health System 2.7

61. Lankenau Hospital (PA) 2.6

Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville

2.6

St. Mary's U. of Minnesota/Abbott

Northwestern Hospital 2.6

Texas Wesleyan University 2.6

Webster University (MO) 2.6

Wyoming Valley Health Care

System/University of Scranton (PA) 2.6

67. Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

2.5

Nazareth Hospital (PA) 2.5

New Britain School of Nurse Anesthesia (CT)

2.5

St. Joseph Hospital (RI) 2.5

CougRN · Feb 22, 2004

for those of you worrying about where your school ranks, don't. while these rankings are known it won't effect your job placement. some of the lower schools have 100% pass rate on boards. find a school that works for you. graduating and passing the boards should be your only concern. you will find a job not matter what school you went too. best of luck to all those who aspire to become CRNA's.

trekrRN · Feb 22, 2004

I too had a difficult time finding the US N&WR article on the web, and it appears that they want you to buy it. I did go down to my local university library and found it. At first I thought I would put a lot of weight in my choice of schools based on the "rankings", but from what I remember about how the data was collected, I was not impressed. I seem to remember that the only way that CRNA schools were ranked was by "peer evaluations".

As a few have said before here, your best bet is to decide based on what you want to accomplish, what experiences in anesthesia you would like, where you want to live, etc. Many schools would be happy to put you in contact with former students for their opinions and thoughts.

jrvb · Feb 24, 2004

Personally I think those rankings are full of @*%$!

As long as your program is open for business it doesn't matter.

Be happy you got accepted, read until your eyes fall out,

got to clinical and you'll be fine.

Luckygirl3 · Jun 20, 2010

You can find a list of crna school rankings at Nurse Anesthetist Schools by Rank. It also gives you a brief summary of each school, which is also helpful.