Perfusion schools
We track 15 programs awarding the MS (Cardiovascular Perfusion) across 13 states and provinces. The median cumulative GPA across these programs is 3.69 — 0.39 above the typical perfusion applicant. Public programs charge a median $24,447 in state against $38,493 out of state.
3.69
Median cumulative GPA
0.39 above the typical applicant
Not published
Median GRE verbal (often optional)
$24,447
Median in-state tuition, public programs
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Median class size
Medians are worked out from the schools listed on this page that publish each number. Each school’s numbers say where they came from. How we source our numbers
Typical-applicant benchmark: We don't have a record of where this came from · How we source our numbers
Perfusion has no single centralized application — you apply to each program individually. The GRE is optional or waived at most programs.
What this path asks for
Admissions test
GRE — optional or waived at most programs; required at a few. Confirm per program.
Where you apply
None (apply to each program) — One program uses the generic AHCAS service; most take direct applications.
Accreditation
CAAHEP / AC-PE · ~21–24 accredited programs
Letters of recommendation
Around three letters — a science professor plus a perfusionist or OR provider you shadowed.
Prerequisite coursework
No perfusion program in our database publishes a structured prerequisite list. These are the courses the path generally expects.
- Biology + labs
- General Chemistry + labs
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Physics + labs
- Calculus / Statistics
Public and private cost
7 public programs
$24,447
median in-state tuition
$38,493 out of state
8 private programs
$43,000
median tuition
Private programs charge one rate regardless of residency.
Perfusion schools by state
All 15 perfusion programs

Barry University
Miami Shores, Florida · Private
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- $44,000
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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $42,000
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McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Houston, Texas · Public
- 3.74
- School website, entering 2025 · School page · How we source our numbers
- GRE verbal
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- $25,000
- School website, tuition for the whole 12-month program · School page · How we source our numbers
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina · Public
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- GRE verbal
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- $24,447
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Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $45,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $50,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $42,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
- 20
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers

SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York · Public
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- GRE verbal
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- $16,965
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Texas Heart Institute School of Perfusion
Houston, Texas · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $36,000
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $46,000
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona · Public
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- GRE verbal
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa · Public
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- GRE verbal
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- In-state tuition
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- 5
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska · Public
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- GRE verbal
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- In-state tuition
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah · Public
- 3.64
- School website, entering 2025 · School page · How we source our numbers
- GRE verbal
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- In-state tuition
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- 8
- School website · School page · How we source our numbers

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee · Private
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- GRE verbal
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- $42,000
- Source not recorded · How we source our numbers
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