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Address & Contact

Our Address

Rutgers University 675 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ 08854-5635

GPS

40.52438583966913, -74.46997927223542

Telephone

(732) 235-4445

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic.

Screening: ability to handle rigorous science load (esp. last 24 science credits), prior direct patient care experience, familiarity with PA profession, commitment to community service. Interview assesses communication/interpersonal skills, maturity/motivation, understanding of PA role. Most competitive: high GPA, strong science background, quality PCE, community service (leadership preferred).

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Where: On campus

Rutgers interviews run from June through December and assess communication skills, maturity and motivation, and understanding of the PA role. Campus tours are provided to applicants during the on-campus interview session, and roughly 300 of over 1,600 applicants are interviewed each year for 50 seats.

Summarized from Rutgers 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.

Rutgers University PA Program Mission Statement

Foster excellence in humanistic patient care through dynamic PA education, scholarship, and service in a supportive and collaborative environment.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 33 months
  • Class Capacity: 50 seats
  • Seat Deposit: $700
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required for international applicants – TOEFL iBT (TOEFL Essentials not accepted)
  • Direct Entry / Dual Degree: Yes (BS-MS) — 3+3 BA/MS accelerated PA pathway. NOT a high-school direct-entry route – open only to Rutgers-New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences sophomores.

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $117,420 (resident) · $172,254 (nonresident)
  • Resident tuition: $109,782 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $164,616 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 97%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.2
  • Science GPA: 3.2
  • Prereq GPA: No Minimum
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: No Requirement
  • Prerequisite Coursework: Biochemistry (3 cr); Anatomy (3-4 cr); Physiology (3-4 cr); Microbiology (3-4 cr); Upper-level Biology (6-8 cr); General Psychology (3 cr); English (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 (refresher recommended, not required)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): Required

SHADOWING

  • PA shadowing strongly recommended/expected; no minimum hours (Class of 2020 reference: median 93.5 hrs)

EVALUATIONS

  • 3 letters (3+3 program: one from a PA preferred; MS program: one from a licensed clinical care provider)

GRE

  • Not Required (considered if submitted; may be required for MS/MPH dual degree via MPH/SOPHAS application)

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