Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Programs

The following universities are currently accepting students into Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia

Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota

Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina

North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas

Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

More than 100 additional nursing schools are considering starting DNP programs nationwide. AACN will update this list as new DNP programs open and begin accepting students.

For more information on DNP programs, read AACN's Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing and the updated Frequently Asked Questions reference.

Last Update: August 2010

ALABAMA

Samford University

Troy University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of South Alabama

ALASKA

ARIZONA

Arizona State University

University of Arizona

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

Loma Linda University

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

Western University of Health Sciences

COLORADO

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Colorado Denver

CONNECTICUT

Sacred Heart University

University of Connecticut

DELAWARE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Catholic University of America

George Washington University

FLORIDA

Barry University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida State University

Jacksonville University

University of Central Florida

University of Florida

University of Miami

University of North Florida

University of South Florida

GEORGIA

Georgia Southern University

Medical College of Georgia

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

Governors State University

Loyola University Chicago

Rush University

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

University of Illinois at Chicago

University of St. Francis

INDIANA

Ball State University

Purdue University

University of Southern Indiana

Valparaiso University

IOWA

University of Iowa

KANSAS

University of Kansas

Wichita State University

KENTUCKY

Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing

University of Kentucky

LOUISIANA

Loyola University New Orleans

MAINE

MARYLAND

Johns Hopkins University

University of Maryland

MASSACHUSETTS

MGH Institute for Health Professions

Northeastern University

Regis College

Simmons College

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of Massachusetts Lowell

University of Massachusetts Worcester

MICHIGAN

Grand Valley State University

Madonna University

Oakland University

University of Michigan-Flint

Wayne State University

MINNESOTA

College of St. Catherine

College of St. Scholastica

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Minnesota State University at Moorehead

University of Minnesota

Winona State University

MISSISSIPPI

University of Mississippi Medical Center

MISSOURI

Maryville University - St. Louis

Saint Louis University

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-St. Loui

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

Creighton University

NEVADA

Touro University

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Seton Hall University

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

Columbia University

Daemen College

Pace University

St. John Fisher College

Stony Brook University

University of Rochester

NORTH CAROLINA

Duke University

NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota State University

OHIO

Case Western Reserve University

Ohio State University, The

University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

University of Toledo

Walsh University

Wright State University

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

Oregon Health & Science University

University of Portland

PENNSYLVANIA

Carlow University

Chatham University

Drexel University
A hybrid program combining the professional practice
doctorate and the academic research doctorate

Duquesne University

Pennsylvania State University

Robert Morris University

Thomas Jefferson University

University of Pittsburgh

Waynesburg University

Widener University

Wilkes University

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

Medical University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota State University

TENNESSEE

Union University

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Vanderbilt University

TEXAS

Baylor University

Texas Christian University

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Texas Woman's University

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

UTAH

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals

University of Utah

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

Marymount University

Old Dominion University

Radford University

Shenandoah University

University of Virginia

WASHINGTON

University of Washington

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University

WISCONSIN

Concordia University

Marquette University

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

WYOMING

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