Tuition + fees $126,800
Fall 2026 entering students; current rates subject to annual increases
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A 24-month Boston PA program with a 52-student cohort, August matriculation, and no required patient-care minimum.
Mission & approach
To educate and inspire compassionate clinicians from diverse backgrounds to become accomplished leaders and innovators in all aspects of healthcare.
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What this program looks for in applicants
Holistic review: completed prerequisites; overall & science GPA and academic rigor; LORs (≥2 clinical); patient care hours; CASPA essay reflections; alignment with program mission/values; interview
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
Interviews are conducted virtually, usually scheduled in November or December, and include one-on-one sessions with Admissions Committee members made up of program faculty and alumni. About 200 of roughly 2,200 applicants are invited to interview each cycle, and admission decisions are usually finalized by the end of the year.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationAdmissions & prerequisites
Admission requirements
Prerequisite coursework
Semester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published.Review each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
- Anatomy and physiology route: Anatomy + Physiology OR Anatomy & Physiology I + Anatomy & Physiology II
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Biology lecture courses2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo semesters of biology lectures plus one biology lab. Any combination basic or upper level; examples include general biology, microbiology, genetics, immunology, infectious disease, pathophysiology, cell biology. Non-science-major courses are not appropriate. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Required | B |
Chemistry lecture courses2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo semesters of chemistry lectures plus one chemistry lab. Any combination basic or upper level; examples include general, inorganic, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Non-science-major courses are not appropriate. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Required | B |
| Anatomy One A&P route is one semester of Anatomy plus one semester of Physiology, or A&P I and II. An A&P lab is not required. Content must cover all body systems; human, vertebrate, and animal A&P are accepted. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Not specified | B |
| Physiology One A&P route is one semester of Anatomy plus one semester of Physiology, or A&P I and II. An A&P lab is not required. Content must cover all body systems. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Not specified | B |
| Anatomy & Physiology I Alternative A&P route, paired with A&P II. A lab is not required. Credit minimum and course count are not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Not specified | B |
| Anatomy & Physiology II Alternative A&P route, paired with A&P I. A lab is not required. Credit minimum and course count are not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Not specified | B |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesOne course within 10 years. Course must include specified probability/inference/regression/testing content; Calculus does not satisfy this requirement. | Not publishedSemester courses; credit amounts for admissions prerequisites are not published. | Not specified | B |
Policies that can change your plan
- Rules on course age and minimum grade.
- All prerequisite components within 10 years and B or higher; B- does not qualify.
- Biology and Chemistry course options.
- Two lectures plus one lab in each subject category. Subject combinations are allowed, so no specific individual course is mandatory.
- A&P lab
- A lab is not required; content must cover all body systems.
- Cycle
- Admissions requirements are reviewed annually. The page states an Aug 1 application deadline and an Aug 31 CASPA verification deadline, but check the exact upcoming cycle.
No specific separate Microbiology, Genetics, Organic Chemistry, or Biochemistry course is mandatory; each may count toward the Biology/Chemistry lecture combinations. An A&P lab is explicitly not required. Statistics has detailed content requirements, and Calculus does not substitute. AP/IB is not accepted. Only the Spring/Summer 2020 exception allows up to two pass/fail prerequisites. One unfinished prerequisite may be completed by June 15 before matriculation; the rest must be complete by the August 1 application deadline.
Dates & application steps
The prior-cycle deadline of 2026-08-01 has passed; the next deadline is not published.
This is the expected start of the entering class.
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Published cost estimate
Fall 2026 entering students; current rates subject to annual increases$21,000 term × 6 documented semesters · Nonresident full-program tuition only, estimated at current rates for students entering in Fall 2026. Rates increase annually, so future rates may change.
The program also estimates $10,089.50 for PA equipment and related costs, including $8,000 for clinical travel, parking, and housing. These are not part of the mandatory institutional fees. The program's broader estimate of $136,889.50 is not tuition.
Curriculum & clinical training
Didactic education
Full-time Boston campus instruction combines medical science, assessment, pharmacology and organ-system medicine.
Clinical education
Program-arranged rotations cover diverse medical disciplines, with an elective and required scholarly project. Up to three rotations may be as far as 3,100 miles from Boston.
The program is two full-time years and 103 credits. Travel and short-term housing are students’ responsibility; elective choices require clinical-faculty approval.
The admitted class
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
The program’s track record
Graduate outcomes
PANCE pass rates
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 90%
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 92%
Accreditation history
ContinuedSources you can open
Links to the program’s own pages and the official directories we use.
- Northeastern University curriculum and clinical training
- ARC-PA currently accredited programs — sponsoring-institution directory
- Program contact page
About the U.S. News rank
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