DNP Program Schools

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

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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: April 2012

ALABAMA

Samford University

The University of Alabama

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Troy University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of South Alabama

ALASKA

 

ARIZONA

Arizona State University

University of Arizona

ARKANSAS

 

CALIFORNIA

Loma Linda University

Samuel Merritt University

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

Western University of Health Sciences

 

COLORADO

American Sentinel University

Regis University

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Colorado Denver

University of Northern Colorado

CONNECTICUT

Fairfield University

Sacred Heart University

University of Connecticut

DELAWARE

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Catholic University of America

George Washington University

FLORIDA

Barry University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida International 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 Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University

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

Indiana State University

Indiana University-Purdue University (Indianapolis)

Purdue University

University of Southern Indiana

Valparaiso University

IOWA

Allen College

University of Iowa

KANSAS

University of Kansas

Wichita State University

KENTUCKY

Bellarmine University

Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing

University of Kentucky

Western Kentucky University

LOUISIANA

Loyola University New Orleans

MAINE

 University of Southern 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 Detroit Mercy

University of Michigan-Flint

Wayne State University

MINNESOTA

Augsburg College

Capella University

Metropolitan State University

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Minnesota State University at Moorehead

Saint Catherine University

The College of St. Scholastica

University of Minnesota

Winona State University

MISSISSIPPI

The University of Southern Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center

MISSOURI

Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College

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

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Reno

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

NEW JERSEY

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Monmouth University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Seton Hall University

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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NEW MEXICO

New Mexico State University

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NEW YORK

Columbia University

Daemen College

New York University

Pace University

St. John Fisher College

Stony Brook University

University at Buffalo School of Nursing

University of Rochester

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NORTH CAROLINA

Duke University

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NORTH DAKOTA

North Dakota State University

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OHIO

Case Western Reserve University

Ohio State University, The

Otterbein University

University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

University of Toledo

Walsh University

Wright State University

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OKLAHOMA

The University of Oklahoma

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OREGON

Oregon Health & Science University

University of Portland

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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

York College of Pennsylvania

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RHODE ISLAND

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Medical University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

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SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota State University

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TENNESSEE

East Tennessee State University

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Union University

Vanderbilt University

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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

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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UTAH

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

University of Utah

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VERMONT

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VIRGINIA

Marymount University

Old Dominion University

Radford University

Shenandoah University

University of Virginia

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WASHINGTON

Seattle University

University of Washington

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WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University

WISCONSIN

Concordia University

Marquette University

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

WYOMING