Updated October 28, 2026
UW MEDEX PA program acceptance rate
MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program does not publish how many people apply, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 162 students per class. Here is what it does publish.
- Acceptance rate
- Not published by the program
- PANCE first-time pass rate
- 80%
- five-year rate, 2020 to 2024
- Class size
- 162
- planned 2027 entering class across five campuses
- Interview format
- MMI + activities (in person)
Every number is from UW MEDEX's own PA program pages, checked October 28, 2026. The program does not publish applicant counts.
UW MEDEX's interview: MMI + activities
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How the UW MEDEX rate is worked out
MEDEX Northwest 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: 162 students. For programs that do publish applicant counts, see the table of PA school acceptance rates by program.
UW MEDEX PANCE pass rate
Its five-year first-time pass rate (2020 to 2024) is 80%. Accredited PA programs must post their NCCPA PANCE report for the last five classes. Source
What UW MEDEX asks of applicants
- At least one year, equal to 2,000 hours, of paid and recent patient care experience. Source
- An overall GPA of at least 3.0 and a prerequisite GPA of at least 3.2. MEDEX does not require the GRE. Source
- Prerequisites: two courses of human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry or organic chemistry, microbiology, and statistics or biostatistics. Source
- The program runs 27 months. Source
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UW MEDEX deadline for 2027 entry
MEDEX's CASPA application closes October 1 each year at 11:59 pm Eastern, so the deadline for 2027 entry was October 1, 2026. Source
The UW MEDEX PA interview
MEDEX interviews in person. The day includes an admissions overview, a question-and-answer panel, interactive activities and multiple mini interviews (MMIs). Source
About the UW MEDEX PA program
- MEDEX was founded to train former military medics and corpsmen as PAs. Source
- It runs five campuses: Anchorage, Kona, Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma. The planned 2027 classes are 24, 24, 52, 32 and 30 students. Source
- Students train at more than 700 clinical sites across the WWAMI region and Hawaii, with an emphasis on underserved populations. Source
Questions people ask
What is the UW MEDEX PA program acceptance rate?
MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program does not publish how many people apply, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 162 students per class.
What is the UW MEDEX PA program's PANCE pass rate?
Its five-year first-time pass rate (2020 to 2024) is 80%.
How many students does the UW MEDEX PA program take?
UW MEDEX reports a class size of 162 (planned 2027 entering class across five campuses).
What is the UW MEDEX PA interview like?
MEDEX interviews in person. The day includes an admissions overview, a question-and-answer panel, interactive activities and multiple mini interviews (MMIs).
What are the UW MEDEX PA program requirements?
At least one year, equal to 2,000 hours, of paid and recent patient care experience. An overall GPA of at least 3.0 and a prerequisite GPA of at least 3.2. MEDEX does not require the GRE. Prerequisites: two courses of human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry or organic chemistry, microbiology, and statistics or biostatistics.
When is the UW MEDEX PA program deadline?
MEDEX's CASPA application closes October 1 each year at 11:59 pm Eastern, so the deadline for 2027 entry was October 1, 2026.
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Confetto is not affiliated with MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program or University of Washington School of Medicine. Every figure on this page is from the program's own website (Seattle, Washington), checked October 28, 2026. Programs update these pages each year, so check the source links before you apply.