Skip to content
Top Nursing Schools

University of Pennsylvania · Penn Nursing (University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing)

DNP - Nurse Anesthesia

DNPBSN-to-DNPCRNAFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice (Nurse Anesthesia)

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

Overview

A full-time, in-person, 36-month DNP with core, area, translating-research-into-practice and leadership courses plus clinical rotations across patient acuity levels; students complete the DNP project at a clinical site.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Nurse Anesthesia
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
36 months
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
36 course units
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Claire M. Fagin Hall — Philadelphia, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Active unencumbered RN license(s)
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
2 years minimumAt least two years of ICU/critical care experience
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Introduction to statistics course with a grade of B or higher
Source: nursing.upenn.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.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,620
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,620
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $7,484
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $41,544
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $41,544
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

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, Philadelphia, PA

    Initial: March 18, 2020 · Most recent: September 27, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

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

  • COA— Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
Certification exam pass rate202492%Nurse anesthesia certification first-time pass rate, Class of 2024 (2022/2023/2024: 86%, 85%, 92%)
Source: nursing.upenn.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (PA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.upenn.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.upenn.edu/dnp-nurse-anesthesia/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

Spotted something out of date? Request a correction.

Related programs

Drexel University

Doctor of Nursing Practice

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor licensed nurses
  • Drexel University Health Sciences Building — Philadelphia, PA
  • Online coursework
  • $1,182 per credit · Online students · 2026-2027
  • For: Nurse with a master's degree

Not yet verified: length, upcoming deadline

View Program
DNP - Nurse Anesthesia at University of Pennsylvania | Top Nursing Schools