BSN-to-DNP Acute Care Nurse Practitioner programs allow registered nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) while completing Acute Care Nurse Practitioner preparation. Compared with BSN-to-MSN programs, BSN-to-DNP pathways require more credits and a longer time commitment but allow graduates to earn the highest clinical nursing degree in a single program.
Most programs combine advanced clinical coursework with substantial supervised practice hours and DNP scholarly project requirements.
Below is a comparison of BSN-to-DNP ACNP programs, including tuition, delivery format, and school details.
| School | Location | CPC | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $594 | Mostly Online |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $723 | Mostly Online |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock, AR | $525 | Mostly Online |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $650 | Mostly Online |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $2200 | Mostly Online |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo, CO | $330 | Mostly Online |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $1,200 | Mostly Online |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $886 | Mostly Online |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,500 to $2,644 | Campus |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | $431.43 | Mostly Online |
| University of Florida Health | Gainesville, FL | $530.69 | Mostly Online |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $369.65 | Hybrid |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $868 | Mostly Online |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA | Online | |
| Augusta University | Augusta, GA | $441 | Mostly Online |
| Mercer University | Atlanta, GA | $1,159 - $1,285.50 | Campus |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,230 | Mostly Online |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $1,117 | Online |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $1,194 | Hybrid |
| Allen College | Waterloo, IA | 675 | Mostly Online |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $895 | Mostly Online |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $1,135 | Online |
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,075 | Hybrid |
| Rush University | Chicago, IL | $1,436 | Mostly Online |
| Loyola University | Chicago, IL | $1,240 | Mostly Online |
| Rosalind Franklin University | North Chicago, IL | $845 | Hybrid |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $434.95 | Mostly Online |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | 497 | Online |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $1,046.50 | Mostly Online |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $750 | Online |
| LSU Health Sciences Center | New Orleans, LA | $973 | Campus |
| Loyola University | New Orleans, LA | $885 | Mostly Online |
| Elms College | Chicopee, MA | $966 | Mostly Online |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $926 | Hybrid |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $2,057 | Mostly Online |
| University of Michigan Flint | Flint, MI | $1516 | Hybrid |
| Walden University | Minneapolis, MN | $775 | Online |
| College of St. Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $962 | Mostly Online |
| Maryville University | Fully Online | $863 | Online |
| Saint Louis University | St. Louis, MO | $1,400 | Mostly Online |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $434 | Mostly Online |
| Barnes-Jewish College | St. Louis, MO | $834 | Online |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $305 | Mostly Online |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $820 | Online |
| Rutgers University | Newark, NJ | $929 | Online |
| University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, NV | 353.50 | Mostly Online |
| Daemen University | Amherst, NY | $1,198 | Mostly Online |
| NYU College of Nursing | New York, NY | $2,272 | Campus |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | $1,760 | Campus |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $962 | Campus |
| Molloy University | Rockville Centre, NY | $1,510 | Hybrid |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $1,740 | Mostly Online |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $508 | Mostly Online |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $836 | Mostly Online |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville, OH | $707 | Mostly Online |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,266 | Campus |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | $670 to $795 | Online |
| Widener University | Chester, PA | $1,060 | Hybrid |
| Penn State | University Park, PA | $1,298 | Mostly Online |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $572.25 | Mostly Online |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, TN | Mostly Online | |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $2,057 | Mostly Online |
| Tennessee Tech University | Cookeville, TN | $730 | Mostly Online |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | $672 | Mostly Online |
| UT Health San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $398 | Hybrid |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $1,150 | Mostly Online |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $2,145 / credit hour | — |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $500 | Mostly Online |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $847 | Mostly Online |
| George Washington University | Ashburn, VA | $1,630 | Mostly Online |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $1,062 | Campus |
| Seattle University | Seattle, WA | $973 | Hybrid |
| University of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,053.71 | Mostly Online |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | Madison, WI | $670 | Hybrid |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $1,400 | Hybrid |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse, WI | $1,050 | Campus |