University of Maryland Baltimore
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Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The University of Maryland Baltimore Physician Assistant Program develops compassionate, professional primary care physician assistants through high-quality education rooted in clinical excellence, ethical practice, health equity, social responsibility, and lifelong learning.
Program features
on campus simulation lab, international rotations, human anatomy cadaver dissection lab
Clinical rotations
Second year includes eight Clinical Clerkships (Clinical Clerkship 1–8). Each clerkship is 4 credits; the curriculum page does not specify the length in weeks or the specialties covered.
- 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
91.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
60
Cohort
Resident tuition
$93,525
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5.5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
- 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 direct patient care
- 1,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Panel Interview; Group Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Panel Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Veteran support
Test of English Foreign Language (TOEFL)
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
6 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Introduction to Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Elementary Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
4 required courses.
- Anatomy & Physiology 1
- Anatomy & Physiology 2
- General Chemistry 1 OR General Chemistry 2 OR Organic Chemistry OR Biochemistry
- General Microbiology
Course requirement details
7 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.75
- Avg science GPA
- 3.69
Gender
- female 87%
- male 13%
Ethnicity
- asian 33%
- white 33%
- black 13%
- multiracial 10%
- other 5%
- hispanic 5%
Average age and experience
2 recorded age and experience fields
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Admissions and outcomes
6 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 91.0%
Two-year average: 91.5%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1996/10/01
- Last continued
- September 2019
- Next review
- October 2029
- March 2023Program Change
Program Change: Increase maximum entering class size to 60 students, effective May 30, 2023. The commission approved the program's proposed change.
- June 2022Program Change
Program Change: Name change to the University of Maryland Baltimore Physician Assistant Program, effective July 1, 2022. The commission acknowledged the program's change.
- March 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards C2.01b-f.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of how the institution will determine each student has met the program's learning outcomes for preventive, emergent, acute and chronic patient encounters and for patients seeking care for conditions requiring surgical management.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission did not accept the report providing evidence of how the institution determined each student has met the program's learning outcomes for preventive, emergent, acute and chronic patient encounters and for patients seeking care for conditions requiring surgical management.
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Where this data comes from
- graduate.umaryland.edu/media/graduate-school/documents/pa-docu…k-2026-2027.pdfUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.