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Simmons University · School of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Online

DNPBSN-to-DNPMSN-to-DNPFNPPMHNPLeadershipFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

An online (blended) DNP with BSN-to-DNP and MSN-to-DNP pathways and Executive Leadership, FNP and PMHNP tracks. Students attend one on-campus DNP Symposium and complete the rest of the coursework in a hybrid online format.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP, MSN-to-DNP
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Leadership / Administration
Delivery
Online coursework, Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
43 credits
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Boston campus (The Fenway) — Boston, MA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN; Nurse with a master's degree
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, unencumbered and unrestricted US RN license in an approved state
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Eligible student states
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident with an RN license in an approved state
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
BSN-DNP: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a regionally accredited US institution with a preferred GPA of at least 3.0
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
2 years minimumMSN-DNP: at least two years of professional experience as a licensed RN
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

  • $1,288 per credit

    All students · Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Summer 2027

    Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $44,208
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $44,208
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,330
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,500
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,500
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Rolling (Fall, Spring and Summer starts)

    Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Campus visits
One on-campus DNP Symposium
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) (DNP) · School of Nursing, Boston, MA

    Initial: April 15, 2010 · Most recent: September 16, 2024 · Term expires: June 30, 2035 · Next review: Fall 2034

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. simmons.edu/academics/programs/nursing-online-dnp — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. simmons.edu/admission-aid/application-process/graduate-applicants/nursing-practice-dnp-onl — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. simmons.edu/admission-aid/tuition-costs/tuition-and-fees-graduate-students — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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