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