Physician Assistant Programs Without a GRE Requirement
There are accredited physician assistant programs that require their applicants to take the GRE exam in order to be considered. Whether you don’t have the time to study or standardized testing isn’t where you shine, there may be several reasons why you may find that you want to consider narrowing your search to schools that do not have a GRE requirement as you prepare to apply to PA school. The following schools do not require that you submit GRE scores according to the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)’s directory of PA programs:
Last Updated: 9/24/20
Program | State | Time to Complete | Part Time Option | GRE Required? |
A.T. Still University | AZ | 24 months | No | No |
Advent Health University | FL | 28 months | No | No |
Army Medical Center of Excellence | TX | 29 months | No | No |
Augsburg University | MN | 27 months | No | No |
Bay Path University | MA | 24 months | No | No |
Bethel University | MN | 27 months | No | No |
California Baptist University | CA | 24 months | No | No |
California State University Monterey Bay | CA | 28 months | No | No |
Canisius College | NY | 27 months | No | No |
Central Michigan University | MI | 27 months | No | No |
Charles R. Drew University | CA | 27 months | No | No |
Christian Brothers University | TN | 29 months | No | No |
Colorado Mesa University | CO | 27 months | No | No |
Concordia University | WI | 26 months | No | No |
Concordia University Ann Arbor | MI | 28 months | No | No |
D’youville College | NY | 28 months | No | No |
Daemen College | NY | 33 months | No | No |
Dominican University of California | CA | 28 months | No | No |
Drexel University | PA | 27 months | No | No |
Duquesne University | PA | 27 months | No | No |
Eastern Virginia Medical School | VA | 28 months | No | No |
Franklin College | IN | 25 months | No | No |
Franklin Pierce University | NH | 24 months | No | No |
Gannon University | PA | 40 months | No | No |
Gannon University Ruskin | FL | 24 months | No | No |
Hofstra University | NY | 28 months | No | No |
King’s College | PA | 24 months | No | No |
Le Moyne College | NY | 24 months | No | No |
Lipscomb University | TN | 27 months | No | No |
Loma Linda University | CA | 24 months | No | No |
Marshall B Ketchum University | CA | 27 months | No | No |
Mayo Clinic | MN | 24 months | No | No |
MCPHS Boston | MA | 30 months | No | No |
MCPHS Worcester | MA | 24 months | No | No |
Mercy College | NY | Unknown | Unknown | No |
Miami-Dade College | FL | 27 months | No | No |
Misericordia University | PA | 25 months | No | No |
New York Institute of Technology | NY | 30 months | No | No |
Northeastern State University | OK | 24 months | No | No |
Northeastern University | MA | 24 months | No | No |
Northwestern College | IA | 27 months | No | No |
Northwestern University | IL | 24 months | No | No |
Oklahoma City University | OK | 28 months | No | No |
Oregon Health & Science University | OR | 26 months | No | No |
Pace University | NY | 26 months | No | No |
Pacific University | OR | 27 months | No | No |
Pennsylvania College of Technology | PA | 24 months | No | No |
Pfeiffer University | NC | 27 months | No | No |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | PA | 26 months | No | No |
Presbyterian College | SC | Unknown | No | No |
Quinnipiac University | CT | 27 months | No | No |
Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | 30 months | No | No |
Rutgers University | NJ | 33 months | Yes | No |
Sacred Heart University | CT | 27 months | No | No |
Saint Elizabeth University | NJ | 28 months | No | No |
Saint Francis University | PA | 24 months | No | No |
Saint Louis University | MO | 27 months | No | No |
Samford University | AL | Unknown | Unknown | No |
Samuel Merritt University | CA | 27 months | No | No |
Seton Hill University | PA | 27 months | No | No |
Shenandoah University | VA | 30 months | No | No |
Slippery Rock University | PA | 24 months | No | No |
Southern California University of Health Sciences | CA | 28 months | No | No |
Springfield College | MA | 27 months | No | No |
St. Bonaventure University | NY | 28 months | No | No |
Stony Brook University | NY | 24 months | No | No |
Sullivan University | KY | 24 months | No | No |
SUNY Downstate | NY | 27 months | No | No |
The CUNY School of Medicine | NY | 28 months | No | No |
Thomas Jefferson University | PA | 27 months | No | No |
Touro College – Bay Shore | NY | 28 months | No | No |
Touro College – Manhattan | NY | 32 months | No | No |
Touro University California | CA | 33 months | No | No |
Towson University | MD | 26 months | No | No |
Union College | NE | 33 months | No | No |
University of Bridgeport | CT | 28 months | No | No |
University of California – Davis | CA | 27 months | No | No |
University of Dayton | OH | 27 months | No | No |
University of Findlay | OH | 28 months | No | No |
University of Florida | FL | 24 months | No | No |
University of La Verne | CA | 27 months | No | No |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore | MD | 28 months | No | No |
University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | 28 months | No | No |
University of Nevada, Reno | NV | 25 months | No | No |
University of New England | ME | 24 months | No | No |
University of North Dakota | ND | 24 months | No | No |
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City | OK | 27 months | No | No |
University of Saint Joseph | CT | 28 months | No | No |
University of South Dakota | SD | 24 months | No | No |
University of Tampa | FL | 27 months | No | No |
University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio | TX | Unknown | Unknown | No |
University of the Cumberlands | KY | 27 months | No | No |
University of the Pacific | CA | 27 months | No | No |
University of Utah | UT | 27 months | No | No |
University of Wisconsin – Madison | WI | 24 months | Yes | No |
Valparaiso University | IN | Unknown | Unknown | No |
Wagner College | NY | 36 months | No | No |
Western Michigan University | MI | 24 months | No | No |
Western University of Health Sciences | CA | 24 months | No | No |
Westfield State University | MA | 24 months | No | No |
Wichita State University | KS | 26 months | No | No |
Xavier University of Louisiana | LA | 28 months | No | No |