University of Wisconsin-Madison Physician Assistant Program

Address & Contact

Our Address

UW-Madison Physician Assistant Program Health Sciences Learning Center, 750 Highland Avenue Room 1278 Madison, WI 53705

GPS

43.07713280659774, -89.43091612461889

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Goal >=70% of class are Wisconsin residents (Wisconsin Idea / state workforce mission); priority consideration for rural (HRSA), low-income/HPSA, military-affiliated, high financial need, first-generation, and federally recognized tribe applicants (benchmark >=50%); higher cumulative & science GPA preferred; competitive PCE = extensive direct care, esp.

having worked with PAs; Casper required; 3 LORs.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: Panel interview

UW-Madison spreads admissions interview activities across two separate days in December, including a program-overview day and a day with two 20-minute interviews from separate faculty and staff teams, but its admissions pages do not state whether the sessions are on campus or virtual.

Summarized from University of Wisconsin – Madison’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.

University of Wisconsin-Madison PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Physician Assistant (PA) program is to educate health care professionals committed to the delivery of comprehensive, preventative and therapeutic health care in a culturally and ethnically sensitive manner, with an emphasis on primary health care for diverse populations and regions in need.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
Campus Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Degrees Offered: Masters
Class Start Month: May
Class Duration: 24 months
Class Capacity: 66 students
Seat Deposit: See Program Website
International Students: Not Accepted
TOEFL: Required

TUITION

Total cost with required fees: $43,984 (resident) · $89,251 (nonresident)
Resident tuition: $43,984 — the program publishes tuition and required fees as one combined figure
Nonresident tuition: $89,251 — the program publishes tuition and required fees as one combined figure

PANCE PASS RATE

First-time PANCE pass rate: 94%
Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 94%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

CASPA Participant: Yes
Application Deadline: August
Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Required
CASPA Deadline Type: Completed
Fee: Check program website

GPA

Overall GPA: 3.2
Science GPA: 3.2
Science GPA: No Minimum
Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
- Overall: 3.7
- Science: 3.87

Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 7 year(s)
Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (4 cr); Organic Chemistry (4 cr, or Biochem); General Biology (4 cr); Anatomy (4 cr); Physiology (4 cr); Physics (8 cr); General Psychology (6 cr); Statistics (3-4 cr) — must be completed within 3 (Anatomy & Physiology only)

EXPERIENCE

Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 1000

SHADOWING

PA Shadowing Required

EVALUATIONS

Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)

GRE

Not Required

CASPer

CASPer Required
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PA-CAT

PA-CAT Not Required
For more information on PA-CAT click here

PAEA Program Directory

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Second campus: Platteville, WI

This program is also taught at an ARC-PA-recognized campus in Platteville, WI. You apply once to the program and indicate a campus preference on the application.

Tuition: $47,309.04 (resident, total tuition and fees to completion, 96 credits) — DIFFERENT from Madison's $43,984.04
Program length: 24 months — stated explicitly for this campus: "We offer full-time, 24-month professional program options on three campuses: UW–Madison, UW-Stevens Point at Wausau and UW-Platteville." (Same as parent, explicitly.) Note the 3+2 pathway is a
Class starts: May. UW–Madison Key Dates: "Week Before Memorial Day — New student orientation week"; the degree plan begins Summer 1. UW-Platteville describes cohorts as starting in May ("10 students into the program in Year 1 (May 2023); 12 students in Y
Application deadline: August 1, 11:59 p.m. EST — same deadline as the parent, stated explicitly as covering this campus: "This application timeline applies to all curricular options except the UW-Platteville 3+2 option." / "August 1, 11:59 p.m. EST — Deadline to
Delivery: Hybrid / distant campus (in-person at Platteville with synchronous videoconference/livestreamed lectures originating from Madison), plus required travel to Madison during the clinical year. Verbatim: "Our Platteville distant campus is locat

How this campus differs: TUITION/FEES (higher): resident $47,309.04 vs Madison $43,984.04; non-resident $92,575.80 vs $89,250.80; Minnesota-resident $65,994.96 vs $62,669.96 — a flat +$3,325.00 UW-Platteville segregated-fee line item. DELIVERY: synchronous videocon

Campus details on the program’s own site →

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