Accredited Naturopathic Schools

Accredited Schools Overview

The Council on Naturopathic Medical Education accredits four-year, campus-based doctoral programs in naturopathic medicine (ND programs) that qualify graduates for licensure in the U.S. and Canada. CNME does not accredit online ND programs, and these programs do not qualify individuals for licensure.

Accreditation is a rigorous process that ensures schools are providing a standards-based education that combines traditional natural health knowledge with modern medical training. Schools are required to meet certain standards before being accredited and must be reaccredited at least every seven years. The standards are public and transparent and can be viewed in the CNME Handbook of Accreditation. Only graduates from CNME accredited schools/programs are eligible for licensure in U.S. states and Canadian province that regulate naturopathic doctors.

Accredited Naturopathic Schools

Bastyr University

Naturopathic Medicine Program (Washington State campus)
14500 Juanita Drive, N.E.
Kenmore, Washington 98028-4966
425.823.1300
bastyr.edu

Naturopathic Medicine Program (California campus)
4106 Sorrento Valley Boulevard
San Diego, California 92121
425.823.1300
bastyr.edu

Initial CNME accreditation was granted in April 1987 and last reaffirmed in October 2019. The next full-scale evaluation is scheduled for spring 2024, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in fall 2024. The university has institutional accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a U.S. Department of Education-recognized institutional accrediting agency.

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine Program (Toronto campus)
1255 Sheppard Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario M2K 1E2
Canada
416.498.1255
ccnm.edu

Naturopathic Medicine Program (Boucher campus)
Suite 300
435 Columbia Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 5N8
Canada
416.498.1255
ccnm.edu

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

In February 2021, the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) and the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM) merged into a single, combined naturopathic institution under the name Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. The merged institution offers ND programs at both the CCNM campus in Toronto, Ontario, and at the former BINM campus in New Westminster, British Columbia; both programs are CNME-accredited. For more information on the merged institution, contact CCNM or CNME.

Initial CNME accreditation was granted September 2000 and last reaffirmed in May 2020. The next full-scale evaluation is scheduled for winter 2027, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2028. The college is recognized by all Canadian provinces that regulate naturopathic doctors.

National University of Health Sciences

Naturopathic Medicine Program
200 E. Roosevelt Road
Lombard, Illinois 60148
800.826.6285
nuhs.edu

Initial CNME accreditation was granted October 2012 and last reaffirmed in October 2022. The next full-scale evaluation visit is scheduled for spring 2029, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in fall 2029. The university has institutional accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, a U.S. Department of Education recognized institutional accrediting agency.

National University of Natural Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine Program
49 S. Porter Street
Portland, Oregon 97201
503.552.1660
nunm.edu

Initial CNME accreditation was granted April 1991 and last reaffirmed in May 2022. The next full-scale evaluation visit is scheduled for fall 2028, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2029. The college has institutional accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a U.S. Department of Education-recognized institutional accrediting agency.

Sonoran University of Health Sciences

(Formerly, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences)

Naturopathic Medicine Program
2140 E. Broadway Road
Tempe, Arizona 85282
480.858.9100
sonoran.edu

Sonoran University of Health Sciences

Initial CNME accreditation was granted in November 1999 and last reaffirmed in May 2019. The next full-scale evaluation is scheduled for fall 2025, with a decision on continued accreditation to be made in spring 2026. The university has institutional accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, a U.S. Department of Education recognized institutional accrediting agency.

Universidad Ana G. Méndez

Naturopathic Medicine Program
P.O. Box 3030
Gurabo, Puerto Rico 00778
787.743.7979
uagm.edu

Universidad Ana G. Méndez

Initial CNME accreditation was granted in January 2021, retroactive to May 2020, for a period of four years. Since the evaluation visit for initial accreditation was conducted virtually due to COVID-19 related impediments, the CNME conducted a follow-up, interim onsite visit in the spring of 2023. The next comprehensive evaluation visit for reaccreditation is scheduled for the spring of 2024 with a decision on continued accreditation to be made at the spring 2024 Council meeting. The university has institutional accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, a U.S. Department of Education-recognized institutional accrediting agency.

Candidate Programs

Note that candidacy, sometimes referred to as “pre-accreditation,” precedes accreditation. Candidate ND programs are similar to accredited programs: they meet the same standards as accredited programs, and their graduates are eligible for licensure in the U.S. and Canada. Candidate programs have five years in which to achieve accreditation.

Currently, there are no candidate ND programs.

 

Patients can be assured that NDs who graduate from a CNME-accredited naturopathic medical program receive a comprehensive education.

Photo courtesy of National University of Natural Medicine

Patients can be assured that NDs who graduate from a CNME-accredited naturopathic medical program receive a comprehensive education.