Tufts PA program acceptance rate

How the Tufts rate is worked out

Tufts University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program does not post how many people apply, so we don't give a rate and don't estimate one. What it does publish is its class size: 50 students. For programs that do publish applicant counts, see the table of PA school acceptance rates by program.

Tufts PANCE pass rate

98% of the Class of 2026 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

What Tufts asks of applicants

• A science GPA and prerequisite GPA of 3.0 or higher, with no minimum overall GPA, and 1,000 hours of direct patient care. The GRE and MCAT are not required. Source
• Prerequisites with a C or better within 10 years: human anatomy and physiology I and II, general biology I and II with lab, general chemistry I and II with lab, microbiology with lab and statistics. Source
• The entering class's average science GPA was 3.83 (science prerequisite GPA, Class of 2027). Source
• The program runs 25 months. Source
• Tuition is $20,846 per semester at 2026-2027 rates, and the six-semester program comes to about $123,862, plus an $833 first-semester fee. Source

Check where your grades land with our CASPA GPA calculator, which follows CASPA's own grade and subject rules.

Tufts deadline for 2027 entry

For the class starting in spring 2027, CASPA had to verify applications by August 1, 2026, and Tufts asked applicants to submit by July 1, 2026. Both dates have passed. Source

The Tufts PA interview

Tufts holds a virtual interview day with a two-hour program overview and student Q&A, then two separate 25-minute interviews: one with a principal faculty member and one with a clinical preceptor, alum or admissions staff member. Source

About the Tufts PA program

• The program interviews about 200 applicants each cycle, and it enrolls one class each January with rolling decisions. Source
• Classes are on the Health Sciences campus in Boston's Chinatown, and rotations are assigned at more than 120 clinical sites, most within 60 miles of downtown Boston. Source
• Students can add an optional combined PA/MPH dual degree, which takes 36 months. Source

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