Address & Contact
Our Address
953 Danby Rd Ithaca, New York 14850
GPS
42.42105, -76.50049
Telephone
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants
Weighted: baccalaureate, advanced degrees, veteran / Ithaca student / alumni status (preference), overall + prereq GPA, direct patient care experience, 3 LORs (within last 5 years), personal & supplemental statements, healthcare experience especially with medically underserved/vulnerable or rural populations, and interview performance.
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
★ Straight From the Program — 2026 PAEA Virtual Admissions Fair
The admissions team stressed a process detail that quietly sinks applications: direct patient-care hours must be entered in the CASPA Experiences section with verifiable contact information — hours mentioned only in an essay or résumé do not count. They also emphasized quality over bare quantity, noting that experience serving disadvantaged populations strengthens your story well beyond clearing an hours threshold. Clinical training draws on regional health systems including rural and health-professional-shortage areas of upstate New York, community hospitals and a VA hospital.
Shared by this program’s admissions team at the PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair on July 11, 2026, and paraphrased here. Admissions guidance changes between cycles — always confirm requirements, deadlines and prerequisites on the program’s official website.
Ithaca College PA Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Ithaca College Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program is to educate, engage, and empower physician assistant learners to achieve excellence through medical theory, clinical practice, and exemplary professional performance in communities*. Communities = historically marginalized, underserved, health professional shortage areas, and rural.
PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Accredited Status: Probationary Accreditation
- Campus Location: Ithaca, New York
- Degrees Offered: Masters
- Class Start Month: August
- Class Duration: 27 months
- Class Capacity: 50
- Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
- Seat Deposit: $500
- International Students: Not Accepted
- TOEFL: Not Required
TUITION
- Resident tuition: $124,426
- Nonresident tuition: $124,426
PANCE PASS RATE
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 82%
- Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 82%
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Caspa Participant: Yes
- Application Deadline: November
- Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
- CASPA Deadline Type: Received by deadline (app + transcripts + 2 references)
- Fee: Nil
GPA
- Overall GPA: 3.0
- Science GPA: 3.0
- Prereq GPA: 3.2
- Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
- Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)
EXPERIENCE
- Healthcare Experience Hours: 500
SHADOWING
EVALUATIONS
- Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)
GRE
- See Program Website
CASPer
- CASPer Not Required
- For more information on CASPer click here
PA-CAT
- PA-CAT Not Required
- For more information on PA-CAT click here
