Address & Contact
Our Address
Marquette University 1700 W. Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53233
GPS
43.034741726241, -87.938388558528
Telephone
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants
Min 3.0 cum GPA, 200 hrs patient-contact HCE (shadowing excluded), 3 LORs, interview. GRE optional. Preference: first-gen, economically/educationally disadvantaged, military, ESL, medically underserved/rural. Jesuit mission fit. ~75/class (~25 Marquette applicants).
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
Marquette University PA Program Mission Statement
Our mission is to develop physician assistants in the Jesuit tradition who realize their full potential as excellent clinicians and national leaders. We pursue this for ad majorem Dei gloriam, the greater glory of God, and the benefit of the human community.
PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
- Campus Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Degrees Offered: Masters
- Class Start Month: May
- Class Duration: 28 months
- Class Capacity: 75 students
- Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
- Seat Deposit: $1,500
- International Students: Accepted
- TOEFL: Not Required
- Direct Entry / Dual Degree: Yes (BS-MS) — Accelerated BS/MPA (about 5 years) via the Biomedical Sciences major. NOT a high-school direct admit – students apply internally as early as the summer after sophomore year, and admission is explicitly not guaranteed.
TUITION
- Resident tuition: $127,500
- Nonresident tuition: $127,500
PANCE PASS RATE
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 97%
- Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 99%
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Caspa Participant: Yes
- Application Deadline: August
- Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
- CASPA Deadline Type: Received by deadline (app + transcripts + 2 references)
- Fee: No (no application fee)
GPA
- Overall GPA: 3.0
- Science GPA: 3.0
- Prereq GPA: No Minimum
- Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
- Prerequisite completion: No Requirement
EXPERIENCE
- Healthcare Experience Hours: 200
SHADOWING
EVALUATIONS
- Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)
GRE
- See Program Website
CASPer
- CASPer Not Required
- For more information on CASPer click here
PA-CAT
- PA-CAT Not Required
- For more information on PA-CAT click here
