Wilmington University · College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice

Overview

An online Doctor of Nursing Practice with Advanced Practice (APRN) and Leadership concentrations, requiring 500 (APRN) or 1,000 (Leadership) experiential engagement hours and a DNP project; cohorts start in spring, summer and fall.

Official program name: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: Wilmington University — College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: New Castle, DEWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN)Nursing Leadership
Specializations: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) · Leadership
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: 28 months (12 courses for advanced practice nurses; 16 courses for nurse leaders)
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

DNP offered 100% online with required experiential engagement hours.

Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Practicum Required
500 experiential engagement hours (APRN concentration) or 1,000 hours (Leadership concentration)
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

Doctor of Nursing Practice project
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Leadership
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBSN (or bachelor's plus entry-to-practice MSN) and an MSN or health-related graduate degree, each with a 3.0 GPA
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Professional license: RequiredUnencumbered RN license; APRN license and national board certification for the Advanced Practice concentration
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Work experience: RequiredLeadership concentration: current employment in an advanced nursing practice specialty
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay: Required1,000-word goals statement essay
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required1 letters — Letter of recommendation from a doctorally prepared professional
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$35 — $35 non-refundable application fee
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
October 1 or until cohort is filled · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
March 1 or until cohort is filled · for Summer
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
June 15 or until cohort is filled · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Doctoral, all locations/formatsFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$749	per credit · 2026-2027Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Student Technology Fee: $30 per semesterMandatory
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Service Members (Active Duty) rate Tuition discount
$250 per credit undergraduate, $300 per credit graduate (2026-2027); does not apply to guard, reserves, spouses or dependents
Eligibility: Active-duty service members
Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing EducationSource: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

Wilmington University has been approved by Delaware to participate in NC-SARA. Official pageSource: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

State-by-state licensure status for nursing programs is listed on the State Licensures by Program page. State-by-state disclosureSource: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Scroll to view degree programs from Wilmington University’s College of Education and Liberal Arts and College of Nursing and Health Sciences and their associated status of licensure in each U.S. state. State-by-state disclosureSource: wilmu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
wilmu.edu/admission/dnp_admission.aspx — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
wilmu.edu/health/dnp.aspx — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
wilmu.edu/onlinelearning/state-licensures-by-program.aspx — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
wilmu.edu/onlinelearning/stateauthorization.aspx — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
wilmu.edu/tuition/index.aspx — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement
In-person requirements
Practical placement required
Subject
Nursing (BSN, MSN) · Nursing Leadership
Length
28 months (12 courses for advanced practice nurses; 16 courses for nurse leaders)
Tuition
$749 per creditAll online students — Doctoral, all locations/formats, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
New Castle, DE

Leads to a licensed field: check the licensure disclosure for your state before applying. Details

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