Loma Linda University
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Supplemental due
Dec 15, 2026 · 57 days
Program starts
Sep 1, 2027 · 317 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
Loma Linda University Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Sciences educates primary care physician assistants who will provide healthcare in collaboration with physicians as active members of a professional healthcare team. We are committed to excellence and compassion for the whole person and quality healthcare for underserved communities locally and globally, in accordance with the mission of Loma Linda University and the School of Allied Health Professions.
Program features
Seventh-Day Adventist institution, on-campus simulation lab, association with a medical hospital and medical center, multiple options for international rotations and service work with emphasis on serving the underserved, mission trip to Mexico during the summer quarter of didactic year, prosected cadaver lab, multiple inter-professional experiences.
Clinical rotations
Eight supervised clinical rotations are completed during the 12‑month clinical phase, covering Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Behavioral Medicine, and an elective from over 40 specialties.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
90.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
50
Cohort
Tuition
$112,660
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
6.3:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Dec 15, 2026Supplemental due57 days
- Sep 1, 2027Program starts317 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 2,000
- Min direct patient care
- 2,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Employee/Supervisor; PA; Physician
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
9 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
2 required courses.
- General Psychology
- General Sociology or Cultural Anthropology
English
1 required course.
- English Composition
Math
1 required course.
- College Algebra
Science
A single required-course count is not available in this summary.
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry II
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- General Microbiology
Course requirement details
17 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.76
- Avg science GPA
- 3.75
Gender
- female 84%
- male 16%
Ethnicity
- asian 38%
- white 34%
- hispanic 24%
- black 4%
Average age and experience
2 recorded age and experience fields
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Admissions and outcomes
9 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 89.0%
Two-year average: 90.5%
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10 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2000/09/15
- Last continued
- March 2019
- Next review
- July 2027
- March 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.
- September 2024Program Change
Program Change: Increase maximum entering class size to 50 students, effective September 2025.
- September 2024Program Change
Program Change: One-time temporary increase in maximum entering class size to 65 students for the 2025 cohort in order to accept clinical students from the University of La Verne.
- September 2022Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2021 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2022Program Change
Program Change: change in credits from 85 to 87.
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Where this data comes from
- alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/physician-assistant/graduate-outcomesUpdated May 1, 2026
- alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/physician-assistantUpdated May 1, 2026
- alliedhealth.llu.edu/sites/alliedhealth.llu.edu/files/2025-0…%20brochure.pdfUpdated May 1, 2026
- alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/physician-assistant/faq-physician-assistantUpdated May 1, 2026
- alliedhealth.llu.edu/academics/physician-assistant/physician…on-requirementsUpdated May 1, 2026
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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