Find a few physician assistant programs worth a closer look. Compare locations, GPA requirements, testing rules and tuition, then open the exact program or campus profile for the full picture.
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Listed GPAs are not admitted-class averages. A program may use alternative routes, prerequisite-only thresholds or recommendations; “See profile” is not a promise of no requirement. Tuition figures are full-program estimates where confirmed; check fee notes and the current cohort. Living costs are additional.
| Program & location | GPA requirements | GRE | Length | Resident tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin College →Denison, TexasProvisional | GPA requirementsSee profile cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPANo minimum required |
GRENot required | Length24months | Resident tuition$112,000Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextClass of 2026 published estimate. Tuition $112,000; required fees $8,600; total program cost $120,600. Living and other costs additional. |
| Baylor College of Medicine →Houston, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3.2 cumulative3.2 sciencePrerequisite GPANo GPA minimum required |
GRENot required | Length30months | Resident tuition$97,060Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextTuition is $97,060 for the 2026-27 rates across all three years. Required fees add $22,172, for $119,232 total. Optional student health insurance ($18,068.52) and living costs are extra. |
| Baylor University – Waco →Waco, TexasProvisional | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPA3 |
GRERequired | Length24months | Resident tuition$139,998Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextFor the cohort enrolling October 2025, Baylor estimates tuition of $23,333 per trimester for six trimesters ($139,998), administrative fees of $100 per trimester ($600), and a one-time $75 AAPA membership, for $140,673 tuition and required fees. This is an estimate for that cohort, not a Fall 2027 quote. Baylor’s travel/housing table prints rotation housing as $28,220, but 258 days × $90 equals $23,220; its printed $33,830 travel/housing total only reconciles with $23,220. The packet preserves both the source error and corrected arithmetic. |
| Franklin Pierce University- Texas →Round Rock, TexasProvisional | GPA requirements3 cumulative3.2 sciencePrerequisite GPAMinimum grade of C required for all prerequisites |
GRENot required | Length24months | Resident tuitionSee programFull-program tuition not confirmedCost context2026-27 annual tuition is $58,428. A distinct year-two rate and full-program total are not confirmed. Planning cost fallback: $117,376 (reported tuition; PAEA reported; source: https://paeaonline.org/program/franklin-pierce-university-texas; checked 2026-09-27). This is a planning figure, not verified current entering-cohort tuition. |
| Hardin-Simmons University →Abilene, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPANo GPA minimum required |
GRENot required | Length27months | Resident tuition$107,100Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextEntering Fall 2027 / graduating 2029: $107,100 published seven-semester tuition and $117,217 estimated direct tuition and mandatory fees. |
| Sam Houston State University →Conroe, TexasProvisional | GPA requirementsSee profile cumulativeSee profile sciencePrerequisite GPA3.0 |
GRENot required | Length28months | Resident tuitionSee programFull-program tuition not confirmedCost contextSHSU publishes one all-in three-year Program Fee of $49,401 for residents and $93,057 for nonresidents; it does not split tuition from fees. Books, living and other costs are extra. |
| South University, Austin →Round Rock, TexasProvisional | GPA requirements3 cumulativeSee profile science | GRERequired | Length27months | Resident tuition$107,703Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextCurrent detail tuition is billed tuition plus fees; comparison amount also includes $9000 clinical travel/housing and $4385 nonbilled estimated supplies/compliance. Acceptance $1000 applied to tuition; do not add twice. Arithmetic: 11967 × 9 = 107703; 225+250+2610+3480+9000 = 15565; 123268+4385+9000 clinical travel/housing = 136653. Living costs and ordinary transportation are excluded. |
| Tarleton State University →Stephenville, TexasProvisional | GPA requirements3 cumulativeSee profile sciencePrerequisite GPA3.0 prerequisite GPA; overall and last-60-credit GPAs must also each be 3.0. |
GRENot required | Length27months | Resident tuition$35,189Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextVariable tuition is $293.24 per credit for residents and $721.24 per credit for nonresidents over the program's 120 credits: $35,188.80 (resident) or $86,548.80 (nonresident). Fees: $12,000 comprehensive medical + $19,487.45 university + $800 parking + $1,000 enrollment = $33,287.45. Living costs and ordinary transportation are excluded. |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center →Midland, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 science | GRECheck programTesting detailsCheck Program |
Length27months | Resident tuition$36,036Tuition; living costs additionalProgram website ↗ |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern School of Health Professions →Dallas, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPANo GPA minimum required |
GRECheck programTesting detailsCheck Program |
Length30months | Resident tuition$40,992Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextHistorical/planning-only 2025–26 rates: $366 × 112 semester hours = $40,992 resident; $771 × 112 = $86,352 non-Texas resident. Not verified for 2026–27 entrants; exclude from current cost comparisons. Entrant cohort unstated; living, travel, insurance, and personal expenses additional. |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor →Belton, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPA3.0 (prerequisite GPA min; also Last-60-hours GPA 3.0) |
GRENot required | Length28months | Resident tuition$139,200Tuition; living costs additionalProgram website ↗ |
| University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth →Fort Worth, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulativeSee profile science | GRERequired | Length30months | Resident tuition$21,360Tuition; living costs additionalProgram website ↗ |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley →Edinburg, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPA3 |
GRENot required | Length28months | Resident tuitionSee programTuition/fee breakdown unavailableCost contextCurrent published three-year enrollment costs; no academic year displayed. Official amounts combine Tuition & Fees. Tuition-only unknown. Preserve PAEA higher-figure conflict and flag; do not rank $30,575 as tuition-only. Broader $127,572/$157,539 include living and other attendance expenses. Planning cost fallback: $42,494 (reported tuition; PAEA reported; source: https://paeaonline.org/program/university-of-texas-rio-grande-valley; checked 2026-09-27). This is a planning figure, not verified current entering-cohort tuition. |
| University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio →San Antonio, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 science | GRERequired | Length30months | Resident tuitionSee programFull-program tuition not confirmedCost contextTuition for the full program is $42,344 for Texas residents ($18,824 in Year 1, $15,299 in Year 2 and $8,221 in Year 3) and $100,421 for nonresidents ($44,678, $36,042 and $19,701). These figures are tuition only. The page's direct-cost tables also list health insurance, loan fees, computer, books and various student fees, which are not included here, and living costs are separate. |
| University of Texas – Medical Branch at Galveston →Galveston, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPAMinimum grade of C required for all prerequisites |
GRENot required | Length26months | Resident tuition$41,764Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextCurrent fee sheet tuition components resident $50+$275+$59+$10=$394/credit; NR $455+$393+$10=$858/credit. Curriculum106 credits (108 optional Global Health). Tuition projection $41,764/$90,948; legacy $40,704/$89,888 outdated. Combined $54,905/$104,090 prior cost evidence not reconciled to current fee sheet; do not infer current required fees by subtraction. |
| UT Health San Antonio – Laredo Campus →Laredo, Texas · Additional campusContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 science | GRERequired | Length30months | Resident tuition$42,344Tuition; living costs additionalCost contextThe university publishes one PA tuition schedule for the program; the Laredo campus is not listed separately. Summing the tuition rows for years 1-3 gives full-program tuition of $42,344 for Texas residents ($18,824 + $15,299 + $8,221) and $100,421 for nonresidents ($44,678 + $36,042 + $19,701). Fees, health insurance, books and a computer are billed on top of tuition and are not included. Rates can change, so confirm the final bill with the program. |
| West Coast University – Texas →Richardson, TexasContinued | GPA requirements3 cumulative3 sciencePrerequisite GPAMinimum grade of C required for all prerequisites |
GRENot required | Length24months | Resident tuition$100,386Tuition; living costs additionalProgram website ↗ |
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Before you apply
Check resident and nonresident tuition for your entering cohort. Add required fees, living expenses and clinical travel. Tuition alone is not your total budget.
Cumulative, science and prerequisite GPAs can have different rules. Some programs also consider recent coursework or recommend a target without setting a hard minimum.
Check your CASPA GPA →An additional campus is not a separate accredited institution. Review the campus profile, required in-person sessions and clinical-rotation arrangements.
Check current accreditation, prerequisites, testing rules and deadlines on official program sources. Requirements can change between application cycles.
Use the original directory below for detailed profiles. The comparison above excludes closed, developing and duplicate records; additional campuses are labeled.
Austin College PA Program (Denison, TX): 24-month Masters, provisional accreditation, $112,000 tuition, 91% first-time PANCE, December CASPA deadline.
Baylor College of Medicine PA program: 3.2 overall/science GPA; $119,232 projected tuition and required fees at 2026–27 rates, insurance extra.
Baylor Waco PA program: 3.0 overall/science GPA, 500 direct-healthcare hours, required GRE and 3 recommendations. Review hybrid study and costs.
Franklin Pierce University- Texas PA Program (Round Rock, TX): 24-month Masters, provisional accreditation, 3.0 min GPA, October CASPA deadline.
Hardin-Simmons PA: course alternatives, no patient-care-hour minimum, 3.0 GPA minimums, Fall 2027 tuition, and deadline status.
Sam Houston State PA program: 3.0 overall/science GPA, no admission test or PCE minimum; $49,401 resident and $93,057 nonresident program charges.
South University, Austin PA Program (Round Rock, TX): 27-month Masters, provisional accreditation, 3.0 min GPA, $107,703 tuition, 100% first-time PANCE.
Tarleton State University PA Program (Stephenville, TX): 27-month Masters, provisional accreditation, 3.0 min GPA, $35,189 resident tuition.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center PA Program (Midland, TX): 27-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, $36,036 resident tuition, 91% 5-yr PANCE.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern PA Program (Dallas, TX): 30-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, $40,992 resident tuition.
UMHB PA program: 3.0 overall/science GPA, no GRE or PCE minimum, 40 estimated seats; $149,750 published full-program cost.
University of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth PA Program (Fort Worth, TX): 30-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, $21,360 resident tuition, 98% 5-yr PANCE.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences PA Program (Austin, TX) is permanently closed and no longer accepting students.
University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio PA Program (San Antonio, TX): 30-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, 96% 5-yr PANCE.
University of Texas – Medical Branch at Galveston PA Program (Galveston, TX): 26-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, $41,764 resident tuition, 89% 5-yr PANCE.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley PA Program (Edinburg, TX): 28-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, 87% 5-yr PANCE.
UT Health San Antonio Laredo PA program: admissions requirements and a qualified three-year tuition-and-fees estimate; verify Laredo-specific charges and next deadline.
West Coast University – Texas PA Program (Richardson, TX): 24-month Masters, 3.0 min GPA, $100,386 tuition, 96% first-time PANCE, October CASPA deadline.
Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) PA Program (San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston), TX): on ARC-PA probation, 29-month Masters, 2.5 min GPA.
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