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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
Foster excellence in humanistic patient care through dynamic PA education, scholarship, and service in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Program features
• The Physician Assistant program was ranked No. 3 in the country by U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools survey in 2025. • 100 percent Ultimate Pass Rate on the PANCE from 2019 -2024. • The innovative curriculum delivers small-group learning, simulation, and clinical elective opportunities. • All principal faculty have earned or are currently pursuing doctoral degrees • Students engage with underserved communities through the H.O.P.E. (Health Outreach Patient Experience) Clinic.
Clinical rotations
Clinical rotations are offered in nine core disciplines—Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Psychiatry, Ambulatory/Family Medicine, and a Medical Sub‑specialty—with two additional elective rotations. Rotations may be 3, 4, or 8 weeks in duration.
- 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
99.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
50
Cohort
Resident tuition
$105,564
Total program
Min GPA
3.20
Required
Student:faculty
12.5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Aug 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.20
- Min science GPA
- 3.20
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Required
Interview format
Panel Interview
On-site required · Panel 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: 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
4 recorded policy fields
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Required
8 required courses.
- General Psychology
- English Composition
- Statistics
- Human Anatomy
- Physiology
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Additional upper-level biology coursework
Course requirement details
8 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.58
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 74%
- male 26%
Ethnicity
- white 42%
- asian 22%
- multiracial 12%
- black 10%
- hispanic 8%
- other 6%
Admissions and outcomes
5 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 100.0%
Two-year average: 99.0%
Program PANCE pass rates checked against the program's published figures on Mar 27, 2026View the program's PANCE sourcePANCE history and comparison
11 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1976/03/01
- Last continued
- September 2016
- Next review
- January 2027
- June 2025Progress 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 2025Progress 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 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 2022Progress 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.
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Where this data comes from
- shp.rutgers.edu/ms-physician-assistant/Updated Apr 14, 2026
- hpo.rutgers.edu/special-programs/academic-programs/ba-m…ician-assistantUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.