Address & Contact

Our Address

Ashland University 1020 S. Trimble Road P.O. Box 3756 Mansfield, Ohio 44907

GPS

40.86840, -82.31599

Telephone

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Prerequisites must be completed within 10 years of matriculation; applicants may apply with up to two work in progress prerequisites (grade C/2.0 or better required).

(Source: ashland.edu PA / catalog)

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: One-on-one and group

Ashland's PA program page confirms selected applicants are notified by email with interview-day details and that the program reserves the right to adjust the interview format for various restrictions, but it does not state whether interviews occur on campus, virtually, or both.

Summarized from Ashland University’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-08-01. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.

Ashland University PA Program Mission Statement

Educate physician assistants based on a foundation of evidence-based medicine, to competently practice patient-centered care, exercise cultural humility and cultivate a team approach. Graduates will be prepared for the changing landscape of medicine to serve individuals locally, nationally and globally. Physician assistants will be taught on the basis of the Dwight Schar College Nursing and Health Science’s guiding values: integrity, caring, accountability, respect and excellence (ICARE), interprofessional collaboration and lifelong learning.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited StatusContinuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Ashland, OH
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 24 months
  • Class Capacity: 36
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Not Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $102,485
  • Resident tuition: $97,220 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $97,220 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 86%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: No 5-year average yet — only THREE graduating cohorts (2023-2025); 83% first-time across all three (63/76)

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq GPA: No Minimum
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (4 cr); Organic Chemistry (4 cr); Biochemistry (3 cr); General Biology (4 cr); Anatomy (3-4 cr); Physiology (3-4 cr); Microbiology (4 cr); Upper-level Biology (9 cr); Medical Terminology (1 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 years
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

GRE

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PA-CAT

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