PA Programs With Small Class Sizes (Less Than 50 Students)

Just like undergrad, the smaller the class size, the more one-on-one attention you’re likely to get from your professor.

The size of your class may also affect your clinical years with larger class sizes negatively impacting your choice of rotation sites are and how much 1:1 time you get with a preceptor.

The average PA school class size is just over 40 students, but there are smaller PA programs that only take about 20 students per year. While the student-to-faculty ratio may be similar across the board, consider whether or not you’d prefer to have a larger class or a smaller one.

• There are 203 PA schools with class sizes of less than 50 students
• There are 88 PA schools with class sizes of more than 50 students

PA Programs With Small Class Sizes (Less Than 50 Students)

1. AdventHealth University Sciences Physician Assistant (PA) Program
2. Assumption University Physician Assistant Program
3. Augusta University Physician Assistant Program
4. Baldwin Wallace University Physician Assistant Program
5. Barry University-St. Petersburg Physician Assistant Program
6. Bay Path University Physician Assistant Program
7. Baylor College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
8. Bethel University-Minnesota Physician Assistant Program
9. Boston University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
10. Bryant University Physician Assistant Program
11. California Baptist University Physician Assistant Program
12. California State University – Monterey Bay Physician Assistant Program
13. Canisius College Physician Assistant Program
14. Carroll University Physician Assistant Program
15. Case Western Reserve University Physician Assistant Program
16. Central Michigan University Physician Assistant Program
17. Charles R. Drew University Physician Assistant Program
18. Charleston Southern University Physician Assistant Program
19. Christian Brothers University Physician Assistant Program
20. Clarkson University Physician Assistant Program
21. College of Saint Mary Physician Assistant Program
22. College of Saint Scholastica Physician Assistant Program
23. Colorado Mesa University Physician Assistant Program
24. Concordia University – Ann Arbor
25. Concordia University – Wisconsin
26. Concordia University-Ann Arbor Physician Assistant Program
27. Cornell University Physician Assistant Program
28. Creighton University PA Program
29. CUNY York College Physician Assistant Program
30. D’youville College Physician Assistant Program
31. Dominican University of California Physician Assistant Program
32. Dominican University of Illinois Physician Assistant Program
33. Duquesne University Physician Assistant Program
34. East Carolina University Physician Assistant Program
35. Elizabethtown College
36. Elon University Physician Assistant Program
37. Emory & Henry College Physician Assistant Program
38. Emory University Physician Assistant Program
39. Fairleigh Dickinson University Physician Assistant Program
40. Faulkner University Physician Assistant Program
41. Florida Gulf Coast University Physician Assistant Program
42. Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
43. Francis Marion University Physician Assistant Program
44. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Physician Assistant Program
45. Franklin College Physician Assistant Program
46. Franklin Pierce University Physician Assistant Program
47. Frostburg State University Physician Assistant Program
48. Gardner Webb University Physician Assistant Program
49. George Fox University Physician Assistant Program
50. Grand Valley State University-Grand Rapids Physician Assistant Program
51. Grand Valley State University-Traverse City Physician Assistant Program
52. Hardin-Simmons University Physician Assistant Program
53. Harding University Physician Assistant Program
54. Heritage University Physician Assistant Program
55. High Point University Physician Assistant Program
56. Idaho State University-Caldwell Physician Assistant Program
57. Idaho State University-Meridian Physician Assistant Program
58. Idaho State University-Pocatello Physician Assistant Program
59. Indiana State University Physician Assistant Program
60. Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Physician Assistant Program
61. James Madison University Physician Assistant Program
62. Jefferson University-Center City Physician Assistant Program
63. Jefferson University-New Jersey Physician Assistant Program
64. Johnson & Wales University Physician Assistant Program
65. Kansas State University Physician Assistant Program
66. Kean University Physician Assistant Program
67. Keiser University Physician Assistant Program
68. Lake Erie College Physician Assistant Program
69. Lenoir-Rhyne University Physician Assistant Program
70. Lock Haven University Physician Assistant Program
71. Lock Haven University-Clearfield Physician Assistant Program
72. Lock Haven University-Coudersport Physician Assistant Program
73. Lock Haven University-Harrisburg Physician Assistant Program
74. Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Program
75. Long Island University Physician Assistant Program
76. Louisiana State University-New Orleans Physician Assistant Program
77. Louisiana State University-Shreveport Physician Assistant Program
78. Marietta University Physician Assistant Program
79. Marshall B. Ketchum University Physician Assistant Program
80. Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
81. Mary Baldwin University (Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences) PA Program
82. Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
83. Mercy College of Ohio Physician Assistant Program
84. Mercyhurst University Physician Assistant Program
85. Methodist University Physician Assistant Program
86. MGH Institute of Health Professions Physician Assistant Program
87. Michigan State University Physician Assistant Program
88. Milligan College Physician Assistant Program
89. Misericordia University Physician Assistant Program
90. Mississippi College Physician Assistant Program
91. Mississippi State University – Meridian Physician Assistant Program
92. Missouri State University Physician Assistant Program
93. Monmouth University Physician Assistant Program
94. Morehouse School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
95. Mount St. Joseph University Physician Assistant Program
96. North Greenville University Physician Assistant Program
97. Northeastern State University Physician Assistant Program
98. Northeastern University Physician Assistant Program
99. Northwestern College Physician Assistant Program
100. Northwestern University Physician Assistant Program
101. Ohio University Physician Assistant Program
102. Oklahoma City University Physician Assistant Program
103. Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
104. Oregon Health & Science University Physician Assistant Program
105. Pace University – Pleasantville Physician Assistant Program
106. Penn State University Physician Assistant Program
107. Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician Assistant Program
108. Pfeiffer University Physician Assistant Program
109. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine-Georgia Physician Assistant Program
110. Point Loma Nazarene University Physician Assistant Program
111. Presbyterian University Physician Assistant Program
112. Radford University Physician Assistant Program
113. Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Program
114. Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
115. Rocky Mountain College Physician Assistant Program
116. Rocky Vista University Physician Assistant Program
117. Rush University Physician Assistant Program
118. Sacred Heart University Physician Assistant Program
119. Saint Catherine University Physician Assistant Program
120. Saint Louis University Physician Assistant Program
121. Samford University School of Health Professions Physician Assistant Program
122. Samuel Merritt University Physician Assistant Program
123. San Juan Bautista School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
124. Shenandoah University Physician Assistant Program
125. Shenandoah University-Leesburg Physician Assistant Program
126. South College – Nashville Physician Assistant Program
127. South College-Atlanta Physician Assistant Program
128. South University – Richmond, Virginia Physician Assistant Program
129. South University, Tampa Physician Assistant Program
130. South University, West Palm Beach Physician Assistant Program
131. Southern Illinois University Physician Assistant Program
132. Springfield College Physician Assistant Program
133. St. Ambrose University Physician Assistant Program
134. Stanford University Physician Assistant Program
135. Stephens College Physician Assistant Program
136. Sullivan University Physician Assistant Program
137. SUNY Downstate Medical Center Physician Assistant Program
138. SUNY Upstate Medical Center Physician Assistant Program
139. Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
140. The CUNY School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
141. Theil College Physician Assistant Program
142. Touro University-California Physician Assistant Program
143. Touro University-Manhattan Physician Assistant Program
144. Touro University-Nevada Physician Assistant Program
145. Towson University CCBC Essex – Essex Physician Assistant Program
146. Trine University Physician Assistant Program
147. Union College Physician Assistant Program
148. University of Arkansas Physician Assistant Program
149. University of Bridgeport Physician Assistant Program
150. University of Charleston Physician Assistant Program
151. University of Colorado Physician Assistant Program
152. University of Dayton Physician Assistant Program
153. University of Detroit/Mercy Physician Assistant Program
154. University of Dubuque Physician Assistant Program
155. University of Evansville Physician Assistant Program
156. University of Findlay Physician Assistant Program
157. University of Kentucky-Lexington Physician Assistant Program
158. University of Kentucky-Morehead Physician Assistant Program
159. University of La Verne Physician Assistant Program
160. University of Lynchburg
161. University of Mary Hardin Baylor Physician Assistant Program
162. University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant Program
163. University of Missouri-Kansas City Physician Assistant Program
164. University of Mount Union Physician Assistant Program
165. University of Nebraska Medical Center-Kearney Physician Assistant Program
166. University of Nevada Reno Physician Assistant Program
167. University of New Mexico Physician Assistant Program
168. University of North Carolina Physician Assistant Program
169. University of North Dakota Physician Assistant Program
170. University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Physician Assistant Program
171. University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Program
172. University of Saint Francis-Indiana Physician Assistant Program
173. University of Saint Joseph Physician Assistant Program
174. University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Program
175. University of South Carolina School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
176. University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Program
177. University of St. Francis-New Mexico Physician Assistant Program
178. University of Tampa Physician Assistant Program
179. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Physician Assistant Program
180. University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis Physician Assistant Program
181. University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio Physician Assistant Program
182. University of the Cumberlands-Florence Physician Assistant Program
183. University of the Cumberlands-Williamsburg Physician Assistant Program
184. University of the Pacific Physician Assistant Program
185. University of Toledo Physician Assistant Program
186. University of Utah-St. George Physician Assistant Program
187. University of Washington-Medex Northwest-Anchorage Physician Assistant Program
188. University of Washington-Medex Northwest-Tacoma Physician Assistant Program
189. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Physician Assistant Program
190. Utah Valley University Physician Assistant Program
191. Valparaiso University Physician Assistant Program
192. Wagner College Physician Assistant Program
193. Wake Forest University-Boone Physician Assistant Program
194. West Chester University Physician Assistant Program
195. West Liberty University Physician Assistant Program
196. West Virginia University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
197. Western Michigan University Physician Assistant Program
198. Wichita State University Physician Assistant Program
199. Wingate University Physician Assistant Program
200. Wingate University-Hendersonville Physician Assistant Program
201. Xavier University of Louisiana Physician Assistant Program
202. Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program Physician Assistant Program
203. Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program

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What do you think? Is class size an important factor in choosing the right PA school?