Idaho State University
Accreditation notice
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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Application deadline
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
Supplemental due
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
We cultivate caring, collaborative physician assistants with a passion to serve and improve the health and well-being of patients and their communities.
Program features
3 campus location connected through synchronous learning. Rural Health Track, Hispanic Health Track. Focus on primary care. Graduate Certificates in Spanish for Health Professions, Lifestyle Medicine, Rural Health and Geriatrics. International Rotations. Scholarships for every student.
Clinical rotations
Eight supervised clinical rotations, approximately five weeks each, covering Internal Medicine, Outpatient/Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, and one elective; the clinical year lasts 12 months.
- 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
90.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
72
Cohort
Resident tuition
$138,674
Total program
Student:faculty
4.2:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 1, 2026Application deadline13 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 1, 2026Supplemental due13 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT; Test of English Foreign Language (TOEFL), CASPer, Computer Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics
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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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
5 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Abnormal Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
4 required courses.
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.58
- Avg science GPA
- 3.52
Gender
- female 67%
- male 33%
Ethnicity
- white 85%
- hispanic 10%
- americanIndian 3%
- black 1%
- nativeHawaiian 1%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
7 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 86.0%
Two-year average: 90.0%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1997/04/01
- Last continued
- March 2025
- Next review
- January 2035
- January 2026Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2024 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2025Progress Report
The program received an alert 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 2025Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with most ARC-PA Standards. The commission noted 0 areas of noncompliance with the Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2035. Maximum class size: 72 (30 at MC, 30 at Meridian and 12 at Caldwell).
- September 2024Progress Report
The program received an alert 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.
- June 2024Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of clarification of sufficient principal faculty at Meridian campus.
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Where this data comes from
- www.isu.edu/pa/Updated Apr 15, 2026
- www.isu.edu/pa/admission/admission-requirementsUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- www.isu.edu/pa/admission/admission-faqsUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- www.isu.edu/pa/admissionUpdated Apr 15, 2026
- www.isu.edu/pa/admission/admission-processUpdated Apr 15, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.