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Address & Contact

Our Address

Marquette University 1700 W. Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53233

GPS

43.034741726241, -87.938388558528

Telephone

(414) 288-5688

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic competitive review.

Min 3.0 cum GPA, 200 hrs patient-contact HCE (shadowing excluded), 3 LORs, interview. GRE optional. Preference: first-gen, economically/educationally disadvantaged, military, ESL, medically underserved/rural. Jesuit mission fit. ~75/class (~25 Marquette applicants).

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

Marquette University PA Program Mission Statement

Our mission is to develop physician assistants in the Jesuit tradition who realize their full potential as excellent clinicians and national leaders. We pursue this for ad majorem Dei gloriam, the greater glory of God, and the benefit of the human community.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: May
  • Class Duration: 28 months
  • Class Capacity: 75 students
  • Seat Deposit: $1,500
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Not Required
  • Direct Entry / Dual Degree: Yes (BS-MS) — Accelerated BS/MPA (about 5 years) via the Biomedical Sciences major. NOT a high-school direct admit – students apply internally as early as the summer after sophomore year, and admission is explicitly not guaranteed.

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $129,748
  • Resident tuition: $127,500 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $127,500 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 99%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 99%

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 completion: No Requirement
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (4 cr); Biochemistry (3 cr); General Biology (6 cr); Physiology (3 cr); Microbiology (3 cr) — must be completed within 5 (recommended, not strict)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 200

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • Suggested: one academic, one healthcare professional, one character reference (no specific requirement)

GRE

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