Barry University
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Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
CASPA verification due
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Barry University Physician Assistant Program educates students in the practice of collaborative medicine and encourages life-long learning and professional development. It fosters a technology rich environment and clinical training experiences among diverse patient populations. The Program enables students to develop competencies required to meet the health care needs of contemporary society.
Program features
One aspect that separates us from other programs is our Medical Spanish course that is offered prior to clinical rotations. We also believe we have strong relationships with our students and are committed to their success once they enter our program.
Clinical rotations
Eight six‑week rotations in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, Prenatal Care & Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Surgery, and an Elective.
- 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
91.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
100
Cohort
Tuition
$91,000
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
15:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Dec 1, 2026Application deadline43 days
- Dec 1, 2026CASPA verification due43 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
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Veteran support
PA-CAT
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
8 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Behavioral or Social Sciences
Science
5 required courses.
- General/Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Microbiology
- Additional Biological Science
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.40
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 87%
- male 13%
Ethnicity
- multiracial 28%
- hispanic 24%
- asian 20%
- white 19%
- black 9%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 150
- Quantitative
- 150
- Analytical
- 4.0
Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 92.0%
Two-year average: 91.5%
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7 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1997/10/01
- Last continued
- March 2016
- Next review
- March 2026
- January 2026Progress Report
The number of students in the Program Management Portal exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- March 2024Progress 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 2023Progress 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.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of confirmation that all students in the class of 2020 met all program and supervised clinical practice experience learning outcomes and completed summative testing.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
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Where this data comes from
- www.barry.edu/en/academics/health-sciences/physician-…on-requirementsUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.