Stanford University 453 Quarry Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
37.43221168055808, -122.17080326587282
A 27-month, nine-quarter Stanford PA program with a 50-student class and no required patient-care minimum.
Educate and train compassionate and diverse PAs who provide high-quality patient-centered care, are dedicated to improving access to healthcare, and are inspired to become leaders in healthcare. Scholarly concentrations include community health, clinical research, health services/policy research, and medical education.
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Only requirement is a qualifying bachelor's degree; all other elements recommended. Reviews academic achievement, preparatory coursework, preparatory clinical experience, references, essay; welcomes diverse/disadvantaged backgrounds
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationStanford's admissions team made one point they clearly wanted applicants to hear: submitting by the deadline is not the same as meeting it — the application must actually reach and hold “complete” status by the deadline, so build in buffer for verification. Rather than a traditional required-course list, the program categorizes coursework as recommended and strongly recommended: applications are reviewed regardless, but more of that preparatory coursework makes you more competitive, and the program's applicant self-assessment checklist is essentially a rubric to use before you write. The schedule reserves one weekday for electives and scholarly work, and mentorship is layered — a faculty advisor, a clinical PA mentor, a thesis advisor and a learning-strategies specialist. Core rotations are normally completed within Stanford's own health system, with away electives available.
Shared at the fair on Jul 11, 2026; paraphrased program-level notes. This is a past event, not an upcoming session. Confirm current guidance with the program.
PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair (CareerEco), July 11 2026 - program-level, paraphrased; qualitative only
After CASPA verification and admissions review, Stanford sends interview invitations by email anytime between late August and October, while applicants not advancing receive a denial letter by email instead. The program's admissions and FAQ pages do not specify interview format or whether interviews are in person or virtual.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationNo specific prerequisite courses are required. Recommended preparation is described in the program policy below.
Verified program policy: no specific prerequisite courses are required. Recommended preparation and other admissions requirements still apply.
Recommended preparation only; no specific prerequisite course checklist is required. Review the official program policy for accepted coursework and credit/lab details.
Stanford’s preparatory courses are strongly recommended and are not admission prerequisites. Recommended preparation covers Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy/Physiology, General Chemistry or Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, general Statistics/Biostatistics, and General Psychology. Preparation must be postsecondary; courses older than ten years or still in progress are not considered in coursework review. Labs for A&P are strongly preferred.
2026-07-15 prior-cycle deadline has passed; next-cycle date is not verified.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$21,815 quarter × 9 documented quarters · Projected full-program tuition from current rates; fees and living separate; future rates may change
Basis: $21,815 quarter × 9 documented quarters · current-rate projection · medium confidence
Current-rate full-program tuition projection $196,335. Mandatory campus health $281 × 9, document $250, and disability $40 × 3 = $2,899; combined $199,234. ASSU $69/quarter waivable, Cardinal Care optional, books/living separate. Future rates may increase.
In-person medical-science and clinical-skills instruction prepares students for supervised practice.
Clerkships at Stanford and community partner sites, with a required scholarly thesis.
Clerkships are generally in person; limited telehealth is subject to the published SCPE caps. Preserve the existing verified Stanford curriculum if integration would overwrite more detailed, compatible source-backed information.
The class year is preserved exactly as published.
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2028 | 3.83 | 3.79 | Not recorded |
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
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Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
