Updated October 28, 2026
Loma Linda PA program acceptance rate
For the Class of 2027, Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Program reports 2,697 CASPA applicants and 120 interviews, with 50 students enrolled. That puts the acceptance rate at about 1.9% (enrolled per applicant).
- Acceptance rate
- 1.9%
- enrolled per applicant, Class of 2027
- Applicants
- 2,697
- CASPA applicants
- Interviewed
- 120
- Class of 2027
- PANCE first-time pass rate
- 95%
- Class of 2025
- Class size
- 65
- entering class, Class of 2025
- Average GPA
- 3.76
- Class of 2027
- Average patient care hours
- 4,455
- patient care experience hours, Class of 2027
- Interview format
- Interview (format not published)
Every number is from Loma Linda's own PA program pages, checked October 28, 2026. Rate: 50 students enrolled out of 2,697 CASPA applicants.
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How the Loma Linda rate is worked out
Loma Linda publishes its own admissions numbers for the Class of 2027: 2,697 CASPA applicants, 120 interviewed, 50 enrolled. 50 divided by 2,697 is 1.9%. Source
The program does not publish how many offers it made, so this counts students who enrolled. The share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants go elsewhere.
Loma Linda PANCE pass rate
95% of the Class of 2025 passed the PANCE, the national PA certification exam, on their first attempt. Accredited PA programs must post their NCCPA PANCE report for the last five classes. Source
Attrition was 2.6%, 2.6% and 4.6% for the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025, with graduation rates of 97.4%, 97.4% and 95.4%. Source
What Loma Linda asks of applicants
- An overall and science GPA of at least 3.0 each, as calculated by CASPA, and at least 2,000 hours of paid patient care experience by August 1 of the year you start. Source
- Prerequisites with a C or better: human anatomy with lab, human physiology with lab, microbiology with lab, a year of chemistry, general psychology, sociology or cultural anthropology, college algebra and a year of English composition. Source
- The entering class's average science GPA was 3.75 (Class of 2027). Source
Check where your grades land with our CASPA GPA calculator, which follows CASPA's own grade and subject rules.
Loma Linda deadline for 2027 entry
CASPA closes October 1 each cycle, so for the class starting September 2027 the deadline was October 1, 2026. It has passed. The supplemental application is due within 15 days of receipt or by December 15, whichever comes first. Source
The Loma Linda PA interview
An interview is required for admission. Invited applicants are called by phone to set a date, and interviews run from August to February. Loma Linda does not publish whether they are one-on-one, a panel or an MMI. Source
About the Loma Linda PA program
- Seventh-day Adventists, Loma Linda graduates and employees, military veterans and residents of San Bernardino or Riverside County get admission preference. Source
- In 2025 the ARC-PA let Loma Linda grow its entering class from 38 to 65 so it could take students from the University of La Verne, whose PA program closed. Source
- Of the 1,186 supplemental applications for the Class of 2027, 120 were invited to interview. Source
Questions people ask
What is the Loma Linda PA program acceptance rate?
For the Class of 2027, Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Program reports 2,697 CASPA applicants, 120 interviewed and 50 students enrolled. That is 1.9% (enrolled per applicant). The share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants choose another program.
How many applicants does Loma Linda interview?
120 of 2,697 applicants were interviewed for the Class of 2027, about 4.4%. 50 enrolled.
What GPA do you need for the Loma Linda PA program?
Loma Linda reports an average overall GPA of 3.76 (Class of 2027). The average science GPA was 3.75. These are typical figures, not minimums. The program's own minimums are listed under requirements on this page.
What is the Loma Linda PA program's PANCE pass rate?
95% of the Class of 2025 passed the PANCE, the national PA certification exam, on their first attempt.
What is the Loma Linda PA interview like?
An interview is required for admission. Invited applicants are called by phone to set a date, and interviews run from August to February. Loma Linda does not publish whether they are one-on-one, a panel or an MMI.
When is the Loma Linda PA program deadline?
CASPA closes October 1 each cycle, so for the class starting September 2027 the deadline was October 1, 2026. It has passed. The supplemental application is due within 15 days of receipt or by December 15, whichever comes first.
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