Bryant University
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Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 74 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
To improve universal access to healthcare by graduating highly competent and confident physician assistants prepared to provide quality, ethical, patient-centered healthcare in a collaborative environment.
Program features
You have the benefit of high-tech classrooms and laboratories – the very best places to learn. Our wing includes two physician assistant classrooms, a high-fidelity medical simulation center, and a physical examination laboratory that mimics the most modern facilities. You'll also study human gross anatomy at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in its award-winning medical education building in downtown Providence.
Clinical rotations
The program includes ten total rotations (eight core and two electives), each lasting five weeks, covering inpatient and outpatient internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health/OBGYN, psychiatry, emergency medicine, orthopedics, dermatology, plus elective experiences.
- 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
48
Cohort
Tuition
$113,576
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
9:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Oct 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts74 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite 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
Traditional Interview; Panel Interview; Group Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Panel Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
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
Other
9 required courses.
- Statistics
- Human Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Psychology
- Microbiology
- Chemistry (general)
- Biology (general)
- Human Anatomy
Course requirement details
9 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.70
- Avg science GPA
- 3.60
Gender
- female 79%
- male 21%
Average age and experience
2 recorded age and experience fields
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Admissions and outcomes
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2022): 100.0%
Two-year average: 100.0%
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1 year of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2014/09/06
- Last continued
- June 2018
- Next review
- July 2028
- June 2025Program Change
Program Change: Increase maximum entering class size to 60 students. The commission reviewed and requested more information of the program's proposed change.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of revised Appendix 13L to include all data to support analysis. No further information requested.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of follow-up to the proposed plans in response to COVID-19. No further information requested.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 4th edition Standards C1.02 and C2.01b-e, and acknowledged the report on the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- June 2018Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued (following Final Provisional review); Next Comprehensive Evaluation: June 2028. Maximum class size: 48.
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Where this data comes from
- catalog.bryant.edu/graduate/health-sciences/applicationreq…sistantprogram/Updated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.