Care for acutely and critically ill adults. This page lists DNP programs with a adult-gerontology acute care np track and schools that reported DNP-level awards in that field to IPEDS.
A specialty track prepares students for a national certification exam; eligibility is set by the certifying body and the school. See the AGACNP hub for every degree level.
Data last reviewed: October 6, 2026
Sources: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) / CCNE directory / official school websites
Listing does not certify educational quality or guarantee licensure eligibility. Verify details with the school before applying.
Listed alphabetically. Inclusion is editorial selection, not a ranking — see our methodology. How schools are selected
Individual programs whose details we verified on the school's own website, each fact with a source.
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Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing offers prelicensure BSN and Master of Nursing programs, MSN and DNP specialty tracks, and a PhD, with graduate programs delivered largely online with in-person intensives.
6 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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Seattle University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences, on its First Hill campus, offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing for first-year and transfer/post-baccalaureate students and Doctor of Nursing Practice specialty tracks, including an Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion entry for college graduates without a health care background.
5 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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The UT Tyler School of Nursing offers a prelicensure BSN, an ADN/BSN concurrent track and an online RN to BSN at the undergraduate level, plus MSN, PhD and DNP programs including a nurse anesthesia DNP, with instructional sites in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.
8 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master'sCOA
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The UCF College of Nursing offers BSN pathways on campus at Lake Nona (Orlando), Cocoa and Daytona Beach plus an online RN to BSN, and online or hybrid MSN, DNP and PhD programs.
10 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, DNP, Post-Master's, MSN
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The University of Michigan School of Nursing in Ann Arbor offers a four-year BSN and a sophomore-transfer BSN, clinical MSN specialties (some also online), post-baccalaureate and post-master's DNP pathways, and a PhD in nursing.
9 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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The University of Michigan-Flint School of Nursing offers a traditional BSN, an accelerated second-degree BSN and an online RN-to-BSN, along with online BSN-to-DNP (with MSN) nurse practitioner tracks and an MSN-to-DNP advanced practice track.
8 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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The UW School of Nursing on the Seattle campus offers a prelicensure BSN and Accelerated BSN, a practice-focused DNP with several specialty tracks, a PhD in Nursing Science and graduate certificates; RN-BSN and Master of Nursing programs are listed at UW Bothell and UW Tacoma.
7 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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