University of Dayton
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This program has had 1 accreditation action in the past 5 years, including Administrative Probation. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
Our mission is to produce physician assistants who are committed to the service of the human person through the skillful, compassionate, and ethical provision of health care within the context of the Catholic Marianist tradition. We emphasize excellent generalist care for the whole person, particularly upholding dignity for society's most vulnerable, in a learning environment which emphasizes leadership, life-long learning, and service.
Program features
Systems-based modular curriculum, regular simulation and hands-on application as part of didactic curriculum, focus on service and collaboration in a Catholic Marianist tradition, international rotations
Clinical rotations
Students complete nine clinical experiences: orthopedics, family medicine, pediatrics, adult medicine, women’s health, emergency medicine, mental health, general surgery, and an elective. Each rotation is four weeks long except the elective, which is 10 weeks (can be split).
- 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
97.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
40
Cohort
Tuition
$105,000
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
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 starts286 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Not publishedSupplemental due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 250
- Min direct patient care
- 250 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
Other health care provider; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
2 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
2 required courses.
- General psychology
- Second psychology course
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Medical Terminology
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
6 required courses.
- Human Anatomy with lab
- Human Physiology with lab
- Microbiology with lab
- Organic Chemistry I with lab
- Organic Chemistry II with lab
- Biochemistry (lab preferred)
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.80
- Avg science GPA
- 3.70
Gender
- female 80%
- male 20%
Ethnicity
- white 71%
- asian 12%
- multiracial 7%
- black 2%
- other 2%
- hispanic 2%
- americanIndian 2%
Admissions and outcomes
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 100.0%
Two-year average: 97.5%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2014/03/07
- Last continued
- March 2021
- Next review
- April 2029
- January 2026Program Change
Program Change: Increase maximum entering class size to 45 students. The commission reviewed and requested information (Clarification of current and proposed principal faculty FTE) by March 20, 2026.
- March 2025Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2023 cohort. The program submitted the Student Attrition Required Report. The commission accepted the report.
- March 2024Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2022 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard B3.07e (provided evidence the supervised clinical practice experiences occur with preceptors who enable students to meet program defined learning outcomes for pediatrics).
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence that the website was updated with the latest NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report and Program Management Portal was updated.
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Where this data comes from
- udayton.edu/education/departments_and_programs/pa/index.phpUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- udayton.edu/education/_resources/files/pa/preceptor-manual.pdfUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- udayton.edu/education/academics/physician-assistant/opportunities.phpUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- udayton.edu/education/_resources/files/pa/handbook-paea.pdfUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- udayton.edu/directory/education/pa/huesman_kelli.phpUpdated Apr 15, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.