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Application deadline
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
CASPA verification due
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
Supplemental due
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of Saint Louis University's PA program is to educate individuals to become competent, compassionate PAs dedicated to excellence in health care and to the service of humanity.
Program features
Over 50 years of PA education, cadaver dissection Anatomy course, long-term clinical partners, Jesuit values, optional MPH/MMS dual degree, organ system-based modules, optional service curriculum, three-pronged mentoring approach, experienced faculty and staff.
Clinical rotations
Nine supervised clinical practice experiences: six six‑week and three four‑week rotations in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, emergency medicine, women’s health, family medicine, psychiatry/behavioral medicine, plus a student‑choice evidence‑based medicine clerkship and one 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
96.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
46
Cohort
Tuition
$106,700
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5.1:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 1, 2026Application deadline13 days
- Nov 1, 2026CASPA verification due13 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 1, 2026Supplemental due13 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
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 2.00
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
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None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
7 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical terminology
Science
6 required courses.
- College chemistry I and II
- Organic chemistry I and II
- Microbiology
- Vertebrate or human anatomy
- Vertebrate or human physiology
- Genetics
Course requirement details
8 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.78
- Avg science GPA
- 3.74
Gender
- female 87%
- male 13%
Ethnicity
- white 66%
- asian 15%
- multiracial 13%
- black 4%
- hispanic 2%
Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 95.0%
Two-year average: 96.5%
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9 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1973/06/01
- Last continued
- June 2023
- Next review
- July 2033
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's website.
- 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 2025Program Change
Program Change: Change in credits from 98 to 102, effective January 1, 2024. The commission approved the program's proposed change and noted 1 area of noncompliance with the Standards.
- March 2024Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's Program Management Portal. The commission also accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards B4.01b, C1.03, and C2.01a, and accepted the Exceeding Class Size report.
- June 2023Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: June 2033. Maximum class size: 46.
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Where this data comes from
- www.slu.edu/doisy/degrees/graduate/physician-assistant-mms.phpUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.