Physician Assistant schools in California
California has 8 programs awarding the PA-C (Master’s). Their median cumulative GPA is 3.68, 0.18 above the typical applicant and 0.05 below the physician assistant average nationwide.
3.68
Median GPA in California
0.18 above the typical applicant
3.73
Physician Assistant median nationwide
California sits below
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Median GRE verbal
$57,257
Median out-of-state tuition
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
The 8 physician assistant programs in California
Charles Drew University PA Program
Los Angeles, California · Private
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- $57,000
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Keck School of Medicine of USC PA Program
Los Angeles, California · Private
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- $75,386
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Loma Linda University PA Program
Loma Linda, California · Private
- 3.76
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- $46,000
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Samuel Merritt University PA Program
Oakland, California · Private
- 3.62
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- $54,000
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- 46
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Stanford School of Medicine PA Program
Palo Alto, California · Private
- 3.83
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- $64,000
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Touro University California PA Program
Vallejo, California · Private
- 3.44
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- $64,220
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UC Davis PA Program
Sacramento, California · Public
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Western University of Health Sciences PA Program
Pomona, California · Private
- 3.68
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- $57,513
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Prerequisite coursework here
| Course | Programs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | 8 | 100% |
| Biology with Lab | 8 | 100% |
| English | 8 | 100% |
| General Chemistry with Lab | 8 | 100% |
| Microbiology | 8 | 100% |
| Organic Chemistry | 8 | 100% |
| Physiology | 8 | 100% |
| Psychology | 8 | 100% |