Not every PA school in the United States is created equal.
The good news is, if you are a foreign student interested in attending a US PA school you do have a range of options.
Currently, 165 of the 236 active PA programs in the United States open their doors to international applicants.
99 of these PA programs require applicants to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) examination.
List of all PA Programs Accepting International Students
Last updated (09/28/2016)
To view an interactive map of all 165 programs click here
- Adventist University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Alderson-Broaddus University Physician Assistant Program
- Anne Arundel Community College Physician Assistant Program
- Arcadia University Physician Assistant Program – Pennsylvania
- Arizona School Of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Augsburg College Physician Assistant Program
- Augusta University (formerly Georgia-Regents University) Physician Assistant Program
- Baldwin Wallace University Physician Assistant Program
- Barry University Physician Assistant Program
- Bay Path University Physician Assistant Program
- Boston University Physician Assistant Program
- Bryant University Physician Assistant Program
- Butler University Physician Assistant Program
- Carroll University Physician Assistant Program
- Case Western Reserve University Physician Assistant Program
- Central Michigan University Physician Assistant Program
- Charles R. Drew University Physician Assistant Program
- Chatham University Physician Assistant Program
- Christian Brothers University Physician Assistant Program
- Clarkson University Physician Assistant Program
- College of Saint Mary Physician Assistant Program
- College of Saint Scholastica Physician Assistant Program
- Cornell University Physician Assistant Program
- CUNY York College Physician Assistant Program
- Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland State University Physician Assistant Program
- D’youville College Physician Assistant Program
- Desales University Physician Assistant Program
- Drexel University Physician Assistant Program
- Duke University Medical Center Physician Assistant Program
- East Carolina University Physician Assistant Program
- Eastern Michigan University Physician Assistant Program
- Elon University Physician Assistant Program
- Emory University Physician Assistant Program
- Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Franklin Pierce University Physician Assistant Program
- Gannon University Physician Assistant Program
- George Washington University Physician Assistant Program
- Grand Valley State University Physician Assistant Program
- Hofstra University Physician Assistant Program
- Howard University Physician Assistant Program
- Idaho State University Physician Assistant Program
- Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- James Madison University Physician Assistant Program
- Jefferson College of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Johnson & Wales University Physician Assistant Program
- Kean University Physician Assistant Program
- Kettering College Physician Assistant Program
- King’s College Physician Assistant Program
- Le Moyne College Physician Assistant Program
- Lock Haven University Physician Assistant Program
- Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Program
- Long Island University Physician Assistant Program
- Marquette University Physician Assistant Program
- Marywood University Physician Assistant Program
- MCPHS University Physician Assistant Program (Boston)
- MCPHS University Physician Assistant Program (Manchester) New Hampshire
- MCPHS University Physician Assistant Program (Worcester) Massachusetts
- Medical University of South Carolina Physician Assistant Program
- Mercer University Physician Assistant Program
- Mercy College Physician Assistant Program
- Methodist University Physician Assistant Program
- MGH Institute of Health Professions Physician Assistant Program
- Midwestern University Physician Assistant Program (Downers Grove)
- Midwestern University Physician Assistant Program (Glendale)
- Misericordia University Physician Assistant Program
- Monmouth University Physician Assistant Program
- Mount St. Joseph University Physician Assistant Program
- New York Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- North Greenville University Physician Assistant Program
- Northeastern University Physician Assistant Program
- Northwestern University Physician Assistant Program
- Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program, Ft. Lauderdale
- Nova Southeastern University Physician Assistant Program, Orlando
- Ohio Dominican University Physician Assistant Program
- Ohio University Physician Assistant Program
- Our Lady of the Lake College Physician Assistant Program
- Pace University Physician Assistant Program
- Pacific University Physician Assistant Program
- Penn State University Physician Assistant Program
- Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician Assistant Program\
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Philadelphia University Physician Assistant Program
- Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Program
- Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- Rocky Mountain College Physician Assistant Program
- Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Physician Assistant Program
- Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Rush University Physician Assistant Program
- Rutgers University Physician Assistant Program
- Saint Catherine University Physician Assistant Program
- Saint Francis University Physician Assistant Program
- Saint Louis University Physician Assistant Program
- Salus University Physician Assistant Program
- Samuel Merritt University Physician Assistant Program
- Seton Hall University Physician Assistant Program
- Seton Hill University Physician Assistant Program
- Shenandoah University Physician Assistant Program
- South University Physician Assistant Program (Tampa)
- Southern California University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Southern Illinois University Physician Assistant Program
- Springfield College Physician Assistant Program
- Sullivan University Physician Assistant Program
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center Physician Assistant Program
- Temple University Physician Assistant Program
- Thomas Jefferson University Physician Assistant Program
- Touro College (Bay Shore) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro College (Manhattan) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro University (Las Vegas) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro University Nevada Physician Assistant Program
- Towson University CCBC – Essex Physician Assistant Program
- Trevecca Nazarene University Physician Assistant Program
- Tufts University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Union College Physician Assistant Program
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Physician Assistant Program
- University of Arkansas Physician Assistant Program
- University of Bridgeport Physician Assistant Program
- University of California-Davis Physician Assistant Program
- University of Charleston Physician Assistant Program
- University of Colorado Physician Assistant Program
- University of Dayton Physician Assistant Program
- University of Detroit/Mercy Physician Assistant Program
- University of Evansville Physician Assistant Program
- University of Findlay Physician Assistant Program
- University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Program
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant Program
- University Of Nebraska Physician Assistant Program
- University of New England Physician Assistant Program
- University of New Mexico Physician Assistant Program
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Physician Assistant Program
- University Of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth
- University Of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Physician Assistant Program
- University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Program
- University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne) Physician Assistant Program
- University of Saint Joseph Physician Assistant Program
- University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Program
- University of Southern California Physician Assistant Program
- University of St. Francis Physician Assistant Program
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) Physician Assistant Program
- University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio Physician Assistant Program
- University of Texas – Medical Branch at Galveston Physician Assistant Program
- University of Texas – Pan American Physician Assistant Program
- University of Texas – SW School of Health Professions
- University of the Cumberlands Physician Assistant Program
- University of the Pacific Physician Assistant Program
- University of the Sciences of Philadelphia Physician Assistant Program
- University of Toledo Physician Assistant Program
- University of Utah Physician Assistant Program
- University of Washington MEDEX Physician Assistant Program
- University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Physician Assistant Program
- UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program
- Wagner College Physician Assistant Program
- Wayne State University Physician Assistant Program
- West Liberty University Physician Assistant Program
- Western Michigan University Physician Assistant Program
- Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Yale University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- College of Saint Joseph Physician Assistant Program
- Emory & Henry College Physician Assistant Program
- Florida Gulf Coast University Physician Assistant Program
- Mercyhurst University Physician Assistant Program
- Milligan College Physician Assistant Program
- Quinnipiac University Physician Assistant Program
- Stony Brook University Physician Assistant Program
- University of Mount Union Physician Assistant Program
- Wichita State University Physician Assistant Program
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