What are the Best PA Schools Physician Assistant School Rankings

Does the PA school you attend really make a difference? When it comes to finding a job, probably not so much, but when it comes to obtaining superb clinical experience along with solid faculty, excellent academics, and a top rate student body - then yes, the PA school you attend does matter. Below is a list of the very best (Duke Universityand University of Iowa) and worst (Keiser University and MCPHS University-Manchester Worcester) physician assistant (PA) schools based on a 2019 survey of academics at peer institutions. This table is updated annually to reflect the most recent PA school ranking data and populated from the latestUS News and World Report annual summary. PA School Ranking by 5-Year PANCE Pass Rates Since 1998 US News has been publishing the only known ranking of PA programs. Their rankings arebased on subjective peer assessment surveys of PA program faculty. Is there a better rating system? View my post on PA school rankings by PANCE pass rates View PANCE Ranking Data Physician Assistant School Rankings Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Last updated 03/2019 PA school ranking data from the latest US News Best Physician Assistant Programs Raking Report. PANCE scores represent 5-year PANCE pass rates. RANK NAME LOCATION SCORE 5 Year PANCE PASS RATE 1 Duke University Durham,NC 4.2 96 1 University of Iowa Iowa City,IA 4.2 100 3 Baylor College of Medicine Houston,TX 4.1 98 4 University of Utah Salt Lake City,UT 4.0 93 5 Emory University Atlanta,GA 3.9 95 5 George Washington University Washington,DC 3.9 95 7 University of Colorado Aurora,CO 3.8 98 7 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas,TX 3.8 100 7 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem,NC 3.8 97 10 Drexel University Philadelphia,PA 3.7 97 10 Interservice Physician Assistant Program Fort Sam Houston,TX 3.7 97 10 Oregon Health and Sciences University Portland,OR 3.7 98 10 University of Southern California Alhambra,CA 3.7 96 14 University of Washington Seattle,WA 3.6 96 15 Quinnipiac University Hamden,CT 3.5 98 15 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago,IL 3.5 97 15 Stony Brook University--SUNY Stony Brook,NY 3.5 97 15 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha,NE 3.5 99 15 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse-Gunderson Medical Foundation-Mayo School LaCrosse,WI 3.5 100 15 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison,WI 3.5 97 21 Midwestern University Downers Grove,IL 3.4 99 21 Rutgers University School of Health Professions Piscataway,NJ 3.4 98 21 Shenandoah University Winchester,VA 3.4 99 21 Stanford University Palo Alto,CA 3.4 91 21 University of Florida Gainesville,FL 3.4 100 26 Cornell University New York,NY 3.3 90 26 Marquette University Milwaukee,WI 3.3 100 26 Midwestern University Glendale,AZ 3.3 98 26 Northeastern University Boston,MA 3.3 97 26 Northwestern University Chicago,IL 3.3 98 26 Touro University California Vallejo,CA 3.3 98 26 Yale University New Haven,CT 3.3 98 33 Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk,VA 3.2 96 33 Tufts University MA 3.2 100 33 University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth,TX 3.2 99 33 University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio,TX 3.2 100 37 Butler University Indianapolis,IN 3.1 98 37 Elon University NC 3.1 97 37 Northern Arizona University AZ 3.1 98 37 Saint Francis University Loretto,PA 3.1 97 37 Saint Louis University St. Louis,MO 3.1 99 37 Seton Hall University South Orange,NJ 3.1 99 37 University of Alabama Birmingham,AL 3.1 96 37 University of North Dakota Grand Forks,ND 3.1 89 37 University of South Dakota Vermillion,SD 3.1 93 46 Arcadia University Glenside,PA 3.0 100 46 Arizona School of Health Sciences Mesa,AZ 3.0 92 46 CUNY School of Medicine New York,NY 3.0 92 46 DeSales University Center Valley,PA 3.0 99 46 Gannon University Erie,PA 3.0 93 46 James Madison University Harrisonburg,VA 3.0 98 46 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven,PA 3.0 96 46 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston,SC 3.0 96 46 Mercer University Atlanta,GA 3.0 100 46 Pennsylvania State University PA 3.0 100 46 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia,PA 3.0 98 46 Rush University Chicago,IL 3.0 100 46 SUNY Upstate Medical Center Syracuse,NY 3.0 93 46 Samuel Merritt University Oakland,CA 3.0 95 46 Southern Illinois University Carbondale,IL 3.0 99 46 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City,OK 3.0 96 46 University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Tulsa,OK 3.0 100 46 University of South Alabama Mobile,AL 3.0 92 64 Albany Medical College Albany,NY 2.9 99 64 Augsburg University Minneapolis,MN 2.9 99 64 East Carolina University Greenville,NC 2.9 100 64 Idaho State University Pocatello,ID 2.9 95 64 Le Moyne College Syracuse,NY 2.9 94 64 Pace University New York,NY 2.9 100 64 Pacific University Hillsboro,OR 2.9 97 64 SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn,NY 2.9 89 64 Seton Hill University Greensburg,PA 2.9 96 64 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Midland,TX 2.9 96 74 Bay Path University MA 2.8 91 74 Bryant University RI 2.8 98 74 CUNY--York College Jamaica,NY 2.8 87 74 Campbell University Buies Creek,NC 2.8 94 74 Chatham University Pittsburgh,PA 2.8 97 74 D'Youville College Buffalo,NY 2.8 95 74 Daemen College Amherst,NY 2.8 98 74 Hofstra University Hempstead,NY 2.8 98 74 LIU-Brooklyn Brooklyn,NY 2.8 100 74 Marietta College Marietta,OH 2.8 94 74 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury,NY 2.8 98 74 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale,FL 2.8 98 74 Springfield College Springfield,MA 2.8 97 74 Thomas Jefferson University-Center City Campus PA 2.8 100 74 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia,PA 2.8 100 74 Touro University Henderson,NV 2.8 93 74 University of California Davis Sacramento,CA 2.8 97 74 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg,TX 2.8 89 74 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona,CA 2.8 95 93 Augusta University Augusta,GA 2.7 96 93 Barry University Miami Shores,FL 2.7 92 93 Clarkson University NY 2.7 96 93 Duquesne University Pittsburgh,PA 2.7 96 93 Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences IN 2.7 96 93 Jefferson College of Health Sciences Roanoke,VA 2.7 97 93 Kettering College Kettering,OH 2.7 99 93 Methodist University Fayetteville,NC 2.7 98 93 Missouri State University Springfield,MO 2.7 95 93 Nova Southeastern University--Fort Myers Fort Myers,FL 2.7 94 93 Nova Southeastern University--Orlando Orlando,FL 2.7 100 93 St. John's University Queens,NY 2.7 97 93 University of Arkansas AR 2.7 93 93 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh,PA 2.7 92 93 University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne,IN 2.7 99 108 Alderson-Broaddus University Philippi,WV 2.6 94 108 Bethel University MN 2.6 98 108 Des Moines University Des Moines,IA 2.6 98 108 Harding University Searcy,AR 2.6 97 108 King's College Wilkes-Barre,PA 2.6 99 108 Loma Linda University Loma Linda,CA 2.6 94 108 MCPHS University Boston,MA 2.6 97 108 Nova Southeastern University--Jacksonville Jacksonville,FL 2.6 93 108 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood,CO 2.6 93 108 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester,NY 2.6 93 108 Salus University Elkins Park,PA 2.6 96 108 University of Kentucky Lexington,KY 2.6 94 108 University of Mount Union Alliance,OH 2.6 96 108 University of New Mexico Albuquerque,NM 2.6 96 108 Wayne State University Detroit,MI 2.6 99 108 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo,MI 2.6 91 108 Wichita State University Wichita,KS 2.6 99 108 Wingate University Wingate,NC 2.6 99 126 Anne Arundel Community College MD 2.5 126 Baldwin Wallace University OH 2.5 126 Bethel University Paris,TN 2.5 126 Eastern Michigan University MI 2.5 126 Franklin Pierce University West Lebanon,NH 2.5 126 Indiana State University IN 2.5 126 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate,TN 2.5 126 Marywood University Scranton,PA 2.5 126 Mississippi College Clinton,MS 2.5 126 Rocky Mountain College Billings,MT 2.5 126 Saint Catherine University MN 2.5 126 South University Savannah,GA 2.5 126 Towson University - Community College of Baltimore County Essex MD 2.5 126 University of Bridgeport Bridgeport,CT 2.5 126 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit,MI 2.5 126 University of Missouri--Kansas City Kansas City,MO 2.5 126 University of New England Biddeford,ME 2.5 126 University of St. Francis Albuquerque,NM 2.5 144 Central Michigan University 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Pleasant,MI 2.4 144 Concordia University WI 2.4 144 Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids,MI 2.4 144 Louisiana State University--New Orleans LA 2.4 144 Ohio Dominican University OH 2.4 144 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport,PA 2.4 144 South University--Tampa Tampa,FL 2.4 144 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville,TN 2.4 144 University of Charleston WV 2.4 144 University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston Galveston,TX 2.4 144 West Liberty University WV 2.4 155 Louisiana State University--Shreveport Shreveport,LA 2.3 155 South College Knoxville,TN 2.3 155 Touro College--Bay Shore Bay Shore,NY 2.3 158 Carroll University Waukesha,WI 2.2 158 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge,LA 2.2 158 Gardner-Webb University NC 2.2 158 Touro College--Manhattan New York,NY 2.2 158 Union College Lincoln,NE 2.2 158 University of Findlay Findlay,OH 2.2 158 Wagner College Staten Island,NY 2.2 155 Mary Baldwin University VA 2.1 165 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry,NY 2.1 165 Sullivan University KY 2.1 165 University of Toledo Toledo,OH 2.1 169 Keiser University Fort Lauderdale,FL 2.0 169 MCPHS University-Manchester/Worcester Manchester,NH 2.0 You may also like -PA School Ranking by PANCE Pass Rates ince 1998 US News has been publishing the only known ranking of PA programs. 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