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Address & Contact

Our Address

Idaho State University 1021 S. Red Hill Rd. Pocatello, Idaho 83209

GPS

42.863281922906744, -112.4293786928287

Telephone

(208) 282-5473

Email

[email protected]

Web

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Quantitative file-score driven.

Files at/above per-cycle threshold reviewed for interview. File score weights prerequisite GPA and GRE Verbal/Quant percentiles plus points for: rural background, military/veteran, non-English language, intercollegiate athletics, patient/healthcare experience, volunteer/shadowing, non-healthcare employment, and leadership. Interview mission survey awards points for disadvantaged-background indicators, Idaho residence, veteran. Idaho residence and intent to practice primary care in Idaho among underserved favored. Three mini-interviews.

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 Where: Virtual or on campus

ISU's format is a 40-minute group interview alongside other applicants plus a separate 20-minute one-on-one interview, with a student visit, lecture observation and staff meeting. Applicants may choose digital or in-person, though attending in person is recommended. Sessions of 8 to 12 applicants run at Caldwell, Pocatello or Meridian.

Summarized from Idaho State University-Pocatello’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.

Idaho State University-Pocatello PA Program Mission Statement

We cultivate caring, collaborative physician assistants with a passion to serve and improve the health and well-being of patients and their communities.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Pocatello, Idaho 
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 24 months
  • Class Capacity: 24
  • Seat Deposit: $750
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Tuition: Idaho State publishes no tuition-only figure for this program. Its published program totals for the full 6 semesters are $91,566 (Idaho resident) and $150,570 (non-resident) — but those bundle tuition with the Graduate Fee and the Program Fee, and the Program Fee alone is roughly 62% of the charge (2025–26 rates).

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 72%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 84%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.61
    • Prerequisite: 3.9
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: Biochemistry; Anatomy; Physiology; Microbiology; Abnormal Psychology (req or Dev Psych cr); Statistics — must be completed within 10 years

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): See program website

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

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