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Students in the Physician Assistant Program at Penn State College of Medicine take part in the White Coat Ceremony in 2016, during which the students receive their white coats signifying the start of their training. Three female students are seen in the foreground, reading from the event program, with a male and female student visible in the background.

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Entering Class Profiles

Penn State College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program students come from diverse educational, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

See below for profiles of recent entering classes.

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If you have questions about the PA Program entering class profiles, contact us at 717-531-0003, ext. 285595 or PSUPAProgram@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

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2023 Class Profile

4,932

Applications

100

Interviewed

30

Matriculated Students

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Women: 57%
Total underrepresented: 60%
Military veteran: 10%
First generation or educationally disadvantaged: 47%
From Medically Underserved Area: 33%

Our class comes from ...

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different states and Washington, D.C.

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 from Pennsylvania

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Over 3,600 hours of healthcare experience

In our class, we have ...

3.72 average undergraduate cumulative GPA
313 average GRE score

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2023 Facts and Figures

(Graduating Class of 2025)

Applications and Interviews

Applications received: 4,932
Class size: 30
Students from Early Assurance partnership program: 0
Applicants interviewed: 100 (2%)
Applicants offered admission: 41

Demographic Profile

Women: 17
Men: 13
Underrepresented: 60% (Total underrepresented includes students who identify as underrepresented minority in medicine, veteran status, first generation in college, educationally disadvantaged, economically disadvantaged and/or from medically underserved areas​​​​​​​)
Underrepresented minority in medicine: 20%
First Generation in college or educationally disadvantaged: 47%
Veteran: 10%
From medically underserved area: 33%​​​​​​​
Average age: 25
Pennsylvania residents: 11
Non-Pennsylvania residents: 19 (Countries represented: Canada and the United States. States represented: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington D.C., Wisconsin)

Academic Profile

Overall cumulative GPA: 3.72 (range 3.27 to 4.0)
Overall science GPA: 3.63 (range 3.03 to 4.0)
Average healthcare hours: 3,680 (range 500 to 23,455)
Average GRE total: 313 average; (range 301 to 326)
GRE quantitative: 157 average; 61st percentile rank (range 150 to 163)
GRE verbal: 156 average; 68th percentile (range 146 to 165)
GRE writing: 4.4 average; 70th percentile (range 2.5 to 6.0)
MCAT average: 516

See admission requirements for GRE waiver eligibility.