Nurse Anesthesia Program

Nurse Anesthesia Track

The Nurse Anesthesia curriculum totals 87 credit hours and provides RNs with critical care experience to administer anesthesia in all anesthetic settings to individuals of diverse populations across the lifespan.

Didactic and clinical experiences will be supplemented by education and training in our high-fidelity anesthesia simulation lab.
Expert certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and anesthesiologists provide clinical education in all forms of anesthesia care throughout the lifespan.
This is a full-time, 36-month program with one cohort admitted yearly.
Class size is 34 students per year.

When Do Classes Start?

Semester Start	Applications Open	Application Deadline	File Completion Deadline
May 11, 2026	July 1, 2025	September 1, 2025	September 8, 2025

Nurse Anesthesia Program Outcome

Important Documents

Graduate Nursing Student Handbook

Accreditation

The Marian University Nurse Anesthesia Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA)
10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906
Rosemont, IL 60018-5603
Phone number: 224-275-9130
Website address: coacrna.org

The program's next review by the COA is scheduled for May 2032.

The program enrolls only Bachelor of Science in Nursing students from an Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) or CCNE accredited program, who meet all admission criteria annually.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice program of Marian University Leighton School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Marian University is authorized by name in statute as an approved institution of higher education in the state of Indiana. In full compliance with federal rules, please contact the Indiana Commission for Higher Education at in.gov/che/2744.htm for Indiana’s higher education complaint resolution process.

DNP: CRNA Program's FAQs

Check out the CRNA FAQs Page

FOR MORE INFORMATION

(317) 955-6400
GRadmissions@marian.edu

HEALTH PROFESSIONS FINANCIAL AID

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Attrition Rate	0%
Employed within 6 months of graduation	27 out of 28 (96%)
Passed NCE on first attempt	85.7%
COA counts pass rate as those who pass within 60 days of graduation on the first or second attempt	25 out of 28 (89.3%)

Attrition Rate	0%
Employed within 6 months of graduation	21 out of 22 (95%)
Passed NCE on first attempt	72.7%
COA counts pass rate as those who pass within 60 days of graduation on the first or second attempt	17 out of 22 (77.3%)

Enrolled in May 2019	24
Attrition Rate	4.2%
Graduated	23
Employed within 6 months of graduation	20 out of 23 (87%)
Passed NCE on the first attempt	18 out of 23 (78.2%)
COA counts pass rate as those who pass within 60 days of graduation on the first or second attempt	19 out of 23 (82.6%)

Enrolled in May 2018	20
Attrition Rate	5% *added one student from 2020, one did not graduate
Graduated	20
Employed within 6 months of graduation	19 out of 20 (95%)
Passed NCE on the first attempt	15 out of 20 (75%)
COA counts pass rate as those who pass within 60 days of graduation on the first or second attempt	19 out of 20 (95%)

Enrolled in 2017	15
Attrition Rate	0% *one student moved to class of 2021
Graduated	14 *one student moved to class of 2021
Employed within 6 months of graduation	13 out of 14 (92.8%)
Passed NCE on the first attempt	9 out of 14 (64.3%)
COA counts pass rate as those who pass within 60 days of graduation on the first or second attempt	10 out of 14 (71.4%)

Nurse Anesthesia Program

Nurse Anesthesia Track

When Do Classes Start?

Nurse Anesthesia Program Outcome

Class of 2024

Class of 2023

Class of 2022

Class of 2021

Class of 2020

Important Documents

Accreditation

DNP: CRNA Program's FAQs

FOR MORE INFORMATION

HEALTH PROFESSIONS FINANCIAL AID