Rutgers University PA Program: Requirements, Tuition & Stats

• Experience-heavy: A 1,600-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.

• Longer runway: At 33 months, this is a longer program than average. Check whether the extra time buys a dual degree, a bridge/undergraduate component, or additional clinical time.

• Residency matters: Out-of-state tuition ($145,920) runs 50% above in-state. If you can establish residency, this program gets substantially cheaper.

• 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.

Rutgers University is located in New Jersey. The details below come straight from the program and are re-checked on a rolling basis.

At a glance

• Location: New Jersey

• Institution type: Public

• Program length: 33 months

• Class size: 50 students

• Start month: September

• Application deadline: August

• Rolling admissions: Yes

• In-state tuition: $97,470

• Out-of-state tuition: $145,920

• Minimum overall GPA: 3.2

• Minimum science GPA: 3.2

• Minimum PCE hours: 1,600 hours

• Letters of recommendation: 3

• 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 $50)

• Shadowing: Yes

• Letters of recommendation: 3: Professor OR Employer OR Supervisor Healthcare Professional OR Physician (MD/DO) OR PA

• Patient care experience: 1,600 hours minimum

• Interview format: In person it seems. Applicant interviews are conducted from June through December. The interview will serve to identify qualities such as: Communication skills and general interpersonal skills Maturity and motivation Understanding of the PA role and how it fits into the applicant’s career goals Once the interview process is complete and the class is selected, some applicants may be offered a place on our waiting list.

Prerequisites

• Minimum prerequisite grade: C

• Prerequisite expiration: 10 years

• In-progress prerequisites accepted: Yes

• AP or CLEP credit accepted: Yes

• Pass/Fail coursework accepted: Yes

• Online coursework accepted: Yes

Required coursework

• General Psychology (3 credits)

• English Composition (3 credits)

• Statistics (Preferably Applied Statistics or Biostatistics from the Psychology, Biology or Math Depts.) (3 credits)

• Human Anatomy (3-4 credits)*

• Physiology (3-4 credits)*

• Microbiology (3-4 credits)

• Biochemistry (3 credits)

• Additional upper-level biology coursework (6-8 credits)

• * Applicants may either take Human Anatomy and Physiology as two separate subjects or take a two-semester sequence of Anatomy & Physiology I and Anatomy & Physiology II.

Recommended: If an applicant has not taken any coursework within the previous 10 years, refresher courses, specifically in the biological sciences, are recommended. When considering which courses to choose, we suggest the following: genetics, microbiology, immunology, cell biology, and biochemistry.

Cost

• In-state tuition: $97,470

• Out-of-state tuition: $145,920

• Supplemental application fee: $50

• Seat deposit: $700

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• Program website: Rutgers University

• Admissions page: Admissions information

• Prerequisite details: Prerequisite coursework

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: (732) 235-4445

• Address: 675 Hoes Lane West, 6th Floor, Piscataway NJ 08854

Program information last verified June 24, 2026. Requirements change, always confirm directly with the program before applying.