Albany Medical College PA Program: Requirements, Tuition & Stats

• GPA-competitive: The average accepted overall GPA here (3.9) sits in the top quarter of PA programs nationally. If your GPA is below about 3.66, you will want the rest of your application, hours, letters, upward trend, to do real work.

• Experience-heavy: A 1,000-hour patient care minimum is at or above the national 75th percentile. Plan on a year or more of full-time work before you apply.

• Lower cost: In-state tuition of $70,000 is in the least expensive quarter of PA programs. Over a career that difference is real money.

• No extra standardized testing: No GRE, PA-CAT, or CASPer required, one less hurdle if standardized tests are not your strength.

• Strong PANCE outcomes: A first-time PANCE pass rate of 97% is above the national average.

• Apply early: Admissions are rolling, so seats come off the board as the cycle goes. An application submitted in the first few weeks is worth more than the same application submitted in month four.

Albany Medical College is located in New York. The details below come straight from the program and are re-checked on a rolling basis.

At a glance

• Location: New York

• Institution type: Private

• Program length: 28 months

• Class size: 42 students

• Start month: January

• Application deadline: October

• Rolling admissions: Yes

• In-state tuition: $70,000

• Average overall GPA: 3.9

• Average science GPA: 3.88

• Minimum PCE hours: 1,000 hours

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 97%

• Accreditation status: Continued

Admission requirements

• GRE: No

• PA-CAT: No

• CASPer: No

• TOEFL (international applicants): Yes

• Supplemental application: Yes (fee $75)

• Shadowing: No

• Patient care experience: 1,000 hours minimum

• Interview format: Interview with 2 faculty members and reviewed by admissions committee

Prerequisites

• Minimum prerequisite grade: C

• Prerequisite expiration: Most prerequisite courses do not have an expiration date. However, you must have one Chemistry lecture (at least 3 credits) and one life science Biology lecture (at least 3 credits) within the last five years.

• In-progress prerequisites accepted: Yes

• AP or CLEP credit accepted: Yes

• Pass/Fail coursework accepted: Yes

• Online coursework accepted: Yes

Required coursework

• Chemistry: Two semesters or two-quarters of General Chemistry with corresponding labs. This may be fulfilled with any entry-level Chemistry courses with labs.

• Advanced Chemistry: One semester or one quarter of Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry. Lab is NOT required.

• Biology: Two semesters or 2 quarters of General Biology with corresponding labs. This may be fulfilled with any entry-level Biology courses with labs.

• Anatomy & Physiology: Two semesters or 2 quarters of Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) with corresponding labs. This may be fulfilled with either a combination series of A&P with labs or separate terms of Anatomy with corresponding lab and Physiology with corresponding lab.

• Microbiology: One semester or one quarter of a Microbiology or Bacteriology course with a corresponding lab.

• Statistics: One semester or one quarter of any Statistics course. (Calculus, Algebra, or Physics are NOT acceptable replacements.)

• Psychology: One semester or one quarter of any Psychology course.

• English Composition: One semester or one quarter of any writing intensive course.

Cost

• In-state tuition: $70,000

• Supplemental application fee: $75

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• Program website: Albany Medical College

• Admissions page: Admissions information

• Prerequisite details: Prerequisite coursework

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 518-262-5251

• Address: 47 New Scotland Ave, Mail Code 4, Albany, NY 12208

Program information last verified June 11, 2026. Requirements change, always confirm directly with the program before applying.