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Application deadline
Passed · Oct 1, 2026Application deadline passed on Oct 1, 2026
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 285 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the University of Iowa Physician Assistant Program is to recruit exemplary individuals from diverse backgrounds and educate them to provide high quality, compassionate health care as a physician assistant.
Program features
100% integrated with our MD Program. Housed in the Carver College Medicine and is part of the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics!
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase begins in January of the second year and continues until graduation, covering core rotations in Emergency Medicine, Gynecology, Family Practice I & II, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry, with additional elective rotations.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- No
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
100.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
25
Cohort
Resident tuition
$80,000
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Oct 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts285 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.40
- Min PCE hours
- 1,000
- Min direct patient care
- 1,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Employee/Supervisor; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
This program has separate tuition rates for resident and non-resident students.
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Source: medicine.uiowa.edu
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
5 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
6 required courses.
- A Complete Course Sequence in Biology
- A Course in Physiology (Animal, Exercise, or Human)
- At Least 3 Additional Upper Level Courses in Biology or Zoology
- A Complete Course Sequence in Inorganic Chemistry (General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II)
- At Least 1 Semester of Organic Chemistry
- Introductory/General Biochemistry
Course requirement details
7 prerequisite records
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Source: medicine.uiowa.edu
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.77
- Avg science GPA
- 3.75
Gender
- female 52%
- male 48%
Ethnicity
- white 76%
- asian 8%
- multiracial 8%
- black 4%
- hispanic 4%
Average age and experience
2 recorded age and experience fields
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Source: medicine.uiowa.edu
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 100.0%
Two-year average: 100.0%
Program PANCE pass rates checked against the program's published figures on Mar 27, 2026View the program's PANCE sourcePANCE history and comparison
1 year of PANCE results
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Source: pa.medicine.uiowa.edu
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Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1973/02/01
- Last continued
- March 2023
- Next review
- January 2033
- June 2025Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- March 2024Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards A1.01, A2.10, and B4.01b.
- March 2023Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2033. Maximum class size: 25.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- September 2017Progress Report
The commission did not accept the mSSR.
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Where this data comes from
- advisingcenter.uiowa.edu/pre-health/pre-physician-assistant/guideUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.