Mayo Clinic Nurse Anesthesia Program

Rochester, Minnesota · DNAP

Overview

Rochester, Minnesota 39-month DNAP with one of the lowest sticker costs in the country at $72,691 all-in (tuition, fees, books, exams). The program qualifies for a tuition-free Education for Employment Agreement requiring a 24-month post-graduation work commitment at Mayo Clinic.

Annual case volume

~80,000 anesthetics at Mayo Rochester

Total program cost (all-in)

$72,691

Class size

Up to 30/year

Application window

April 1 – June 1

Next accreditation review

October 2026 (2-year continued accreditation)

Tuition-free option available via 24-month employment agreement post-graduation.
Clinical credits carry no charge; only didactic credits are tuition-billable.
All didactic and most clinical training on one campus within one-mile radius.
8-week off-campus rotation in final 12 months; Mayo provides furnished housing.
COA granted only 2-year continued accreditation (Oct 2024); deficiencies noted in Standards A, C, E, G, H.

Identity

Location: Rochester, Minnesota
Degree: DNAP

Format

Type: Integrated
Length: 39 mo
Online: In-person

Cost

Tuition: $72,691

Requirements

Min GPA: 3.3
Min Sci GPA: 3.3
GRE: Not required
CCRN: Preferred
ICU: 24 mo
Shadowing: Recommended
Refs: 2

Logistics

Class: Not published
NursingCAS: No
Opens: April 1
Closes: June 1
Rolling: No
Interview: Interviews are held in the fall after the application period ends; final candidates are selected after all interviews are completed

Outcomes

NCE pass: 89%
Attrition: 0%
Employment: 100%

Accreditation

Accreditation: Continued
Next review: 10/1/2026
Status detail: Continued Accreditation
Last review: 10/1/2013

Prereqs

Prereq detail: Required undergraduate or graduate coursework in Anatomy, Chemistry, and Physiology; organic chemistry is preferred but not required. No specific credit-hour minimum, course-recency requirement, minimum-course-grade, or formal course-substitution policy is published on the Mayo Clinic application page; admission GPA thresholds are stated separately as a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and minimum science GPA of 3.25.

Contact

Contact: Erin Martin
Email: martin.erin17@mayo.edu