UC Davis PA program acceptance rate

How the UC Davis rate is worked out

UC Davis Physician Assistant Studies 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: 64 students. For programs that do publish applicant counts, see the table of PA school acceptance rates by program.

UC Davis PANCE pass rate

79% of the 2025 graduates 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 6%, 7.7% and 4.6% for the classes graduating in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Source

What UC Davis asks of applicants

• A bachelor's-degree GPA of at least 3.0 and at least 3.0 in science prerequisites. The GRE is not required. Source
• At least 1,000 hours of paid or volunteer clinical experience with direct patient exposure. Source
• Prerequisites include anatomy and physiology with lab, organic chemistry or biochemistry with lab, microbiology with lab, English composition and two social science courses, each completed with a C or better. Source
• The program runs 27 months. Source

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

UC Davis deadline for 2027 entry

Applications open each April and close August 1 at 11:59 pm Eastern, so the deadline for 2027 entry was August 1, 2026. Source

The UC Davis PA interview

UC Davis invites its most competitive applicants to interview but doesn't describe the interview format on its PA admissions pages, so prepare for both personal questions and scenario questions. Source

About the UC Davis PA program

• UC Davis doesn't publish applicant counts or GPA averages. It says it doesn't calculate GPA statistics because of how its admissions process works. Source
• The program runs 27 months full time, including three summers, and every student must complete at least one clinical rotation in a rural area outside Sacramento. Source
• Its mission is to educate clinicians who work on interprofessional health care teams and to bring culturally relevant primary care to underserved people throughout California. Source

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