The 306 ARC-PA accredited PA programs are listed below in the listing of institutions that sponsor the programs. The listing is alphabetically by state. It includes information on the accreditation status of the programs, the timing of the next scheduled accreditation action and a summary of the commission’s actions. (Please note that some programs do not have commission actions identified from their initial accreditation, depending upon the date of those actions. Before December 31, 1976, programs were accredited by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education.  From January 1, 1977-June 30, 1994, programs were accredited by the American Medical Association Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation [CAHEA]; from July 1, 1994-December 31, 2000, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs [CAAHEP].) ARC-PA has been the accrediting organization since January 1, 2001.

Clicking on the Sponsoring Institution name below should open the program’s or institution’s web page. Specific address information for programs can be found on their individual web sites. The Physician Assistant Education Association’s web site (PAEA) allows one to search for program by state.

Programs that do not currently offer a graduate degree must transition to conferring a graduate degree, which should be awarded by the sponsoring institution, upon all PA students who matriculate into the program after 2020. Programs that are not in compliance with the degree requirement by January 1, 2021 will have their accreditation withdrawn. Students who matriculate into such programs will be entering an unaccredited program.

SPECIAL NOTE: Please go to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), for more information regarding accreditation, degree mills, and accreditation mills.

listing of accredited clinical postgraduate programs is located in the clinical postgraduate area.

StateSponsoring Institution for Accredited ProgramCurrent Accreditation StatusAccreditation Actions HistoryDate First AccreditedNext ARC-PA Review
ALFaulkner University**Probation,FView6/26/2020Mar-25
ALSamford University
*Provisional
View3/9/2019Mar-24
ALUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Continued
View9/1/1975Mar-24
ALUniversity of South Alabama
Continued
View4/1/1996Sep-24
ARHarding University
Continued
View3/5/2005Sep-24
ARUniversity of Arkansas
Continued
View3/9/2013Sep-26
AZArizona School of Health Sciences
Continued
View10/1/1996Mar-24
AZCreighton University - Phoenix
*ProvisionalView3/4/2023TBD
AZFranklin Pierce University (Goodyear)*ProvisionalView
6/25/2022Mar-25
AZMidwestern University (Glendale)
Continued
View9/18/1999Jun-28
AZNorthern Arizona University
Continued
View3/6/2012Sep-25
CAA.T. Still University of Health Sciences (Central Coast)*ProvisionalView6/25/2021Sep-25
CACalifornia Baptist University
ContinuedView3/12/2016Sep-30
CACalifornia State University - Monterey Bay
**ProbationView6/23/2018N/A
CAChapman University
ContinuedView9/8/2016Sep-30
CACharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Continued,#View3/12/2016Mar-31
CADominican University of California
ContinuedView3/9/2017Mar-32
CAKeck Graduate Institute
*ProvisionalView3/5/2022Mar-25
CALoma Linda University
Continued
View9/15/2000Mar-27
CAMarshall B. Ketchum University
Continued
View3/7/2014Mar-29
CAPoint Loma Nazarene University*ProvisionalView3/6/2021Mar-24
CASamuel Merritt University
ContinuedView4/1/1999Jun-29
CASouthern California University of Health Sciences
ContinuedView3/12/2016Sep-30
CAStanford University
Continued
View3/1/1976Sep-32
CATouro University California
Continued
View9/2/2002Sep-29
CAUniversity of California-Davis
Continued
View3/1/1974Mar-27
CAUniversity of California-San Diego
*Provisional
View9/23/2023TBD
CAUniversity of La Verne
**Probation,FView3/10/2018Jun-24
CAUniversity of Southern California (LA)
Continued
View10/1/1975Jun-29
CAUniversity of the Pacific
ContinuedView9/8/2016Mar-31
CAWest Coast University - California*ProvisionalView
6/25/2022Mar-25
CAWestern University of Health Sciences
**Probation,FView5/1/1990Mar-25
COColorado Mesa University
ContinuedView9/28/2018Sep-33
CORed Rocks Community College
ContinuedView10/1/1998Mar-27
CORocky Vista UniversityContinuedView3/10/2018Mar-33
COUniversity of Colorado
Continued
View2/1/1973Sep-26
CTQuinnipiac University
**Probation,FView10/1/1995Sep-25
CTSacred Heart UniversityContinuedView3/12/2016Mar-31
CTUniversity of Bridgeport
Continued
View9/4/2010Sep-33
CTUniversity of Saint Joseph
ContinuedView9/8/2016Mar-31
CTYale University Physician Associate Program
Continued
View3/1/1975Sep-27
CTYale University Physician Assistant Online Program
**Probation,FView9/9/2017Jun-24
DCGeorge Washington University
Continued
View11/1/1972Sep-33
DCHoward University
*ProvisionalView
3/4/2023TBD
FLAdventHealth University
ContinuedView3/6/2015Jun-29
FLBarry University
Continued,D
View10/1/1997Mar-26
FLFlorida Gulf Coast University
ContinuedView3/9/2017Mar-32
FLFlorida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
ContinuedView3/6/2015Mar-29
FLFlorida State University
**Probation,FView3/9/2017Sep-24
FLGannon University-Ruskin
Continued
View3/9/2019Sep-33
FLMiami-Dade College
Continued
View5/1/1998Sep-25
FLNova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale
Continued
View5/1/1994Mar-25
FLNova Southeastern University, Fort Myers
Continued
View3/5/2005Mar-28
FLNova Southeastern University, Jacksonville
**Probation,F
View3/6/2009Sep-24
FLNova Southeastern University, Orlando
Continued
View3/8/2007Mar-24
FLSouth University, TampaContinued
View9/12/2009Mar-27
FLSouth University, West Palm Beach*ProvisionalView9/26/2020Jun-25
FLUniversity of Florida
Continued
View2/1/1973Sep-27
FLUniversity of South Florida
ContinuedView9/8/2016Mar-31
FLUniversity of Tampa
*Provisional
View3/9/2019Mar-24
GAAugusta University
Continued
View11/1/1973Jun-29
GABrenau University*ProvisionalView9/26/2020Jun-25
GAEmory University
Continued
View9/1/1972Mar-33
GAMercer University
Continued
View9/7/2007Sep-27
GA Morehouse School of Medicine
ContinuedView9/28/2018Sep-33
GASouth University in SavannahContinued
View10/1/1997Sep-25
IADes Moines University
Continued
View4/1/1983Sep-25
IANorthwestern College*ProvisionalView9/28/2019Sep-24
IASt. Ambrose University
ContinuedView3/7/2014Mar-29
IAUniversity of Dubuque
ContinuedView3/12/2016Mar-31
IAUniversity of Iowa
Continued
View2/1/1973Mar-33
IDIdaho State University
Continued,DView4/1/1997Mar-25
ILChamberlain University*ProvisionalView3/5/2022Sep-24
ILDominican University
ContinuedView9/8/2016Sep-30
ILMidwestern University (Downers Grove)
Continued
View5/1/1993Mar-33
ILNorth Central College*Provisional
View
10/2/2021Mar-24
ILNorthwestern University
Continued
View3/6/2010Mar-33
ILRosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine (formerly Finch)
Continued
View5/1/1993Mar-33
ILRush University
Continued
View3/6/2010Mar-24
ILSouthern Illinois University
Continued
View4/1/1997Mar-27
ILTouro University Illinois
*ProvisionalView
6/25/2022Jun-25
INButler University
Continued
View4/1/1996Mar-27
INFranklin College
ContinuedView9/28/2018Mar-33
INIndiana State University
**Probation,FView9/4/2010Sep-25
INIndiana University – IndianapolisContinued
View9/8/2012Mar-27
INTrine University

**Probation,FView3/10/2018Mar-25
INUniversity of Evansville
Continued
View9/8/2016Mar-31
INUniversity of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne)
ContinuedView4/1/1997Mar-24
INValparaiso University
ContinuedView3/10/2018Sep-32
KSKansas State University*ProvisionalView10/2/2021Jun-24
KSWichita State University
ContinuedView11/1/1973Mar-28
KYSullivan University
Continued
View3/7/2014Mar-28
KYUniversity of Kentucky
Continued,D
View11/1/1974Mar-27
KYUniversity of the Cumberlands
Continued,#
View9/6/2014Mar-29
KYUniversity of the Cumberlands, Northern Kentucky Campus*Provisional
View6/21/2019Jun-24
LAFranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University(Our Lady of the Lake College)
**Probation,F,#View9/4/2010Sep-25
LALouisiana State University – New Orleans
Continued
View9/8/2012Mar-27
LALouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Continued
View4/1/1996Sep-26
LAXavier University of Louisiana
*ProvisionalView9/28/2019Jun-24
MABay Path University
Continued
View3/6/2012Sep-25
MABoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine PA ProgramContinuedView9/6/2013Sep-28
MAMCPHS University (Boston)Continued
View4/1/2000Sep-32
MAMGH Institute of Health Professions
ContinuedView9/6/2014Jun-29
MANortheastern University
Continued
View9/1/1972Mar-25
MASpringfield College
Continued
View4/1/1996Sep-26
MATufts University
Continued
View9/8/2012Mar-26
MAWestfield State University
ContinuedView9/9/2017Mar-32
MDFrostburg State University
**Probation,FView3/9/2019Sep-25
MDNotre Dame of Maryland University
*ProvisionalView6/23/2023TBD
MDTowson University
Continued
View9/1/1972Sep-25
MDUniversity of Maryland Baltimore
Continued
View10/1/1996
Sep-29
MDUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore*Provisional,#View3/7/2020Mar-25
MEUniversity of New England
Continued
View4/1/1996Sep-26
MICentral Michigan UniversityContinued
View4/1/1996Mar-24
MIConcordia University-Ann Arbor*ProvisionalView6/26/2020Jun-25
MIEastern Michigan University
Continued
View9/6/2013Mar-28
MIGrand Valley State University
Continued
View10/1/1997Sep-24
MILawrence Technological University
*ProvisionalView3/5/2022Sep-24
MIMichigan State University*ProvisionalView
10/2/2021Sep-24
MIUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Continued
View9/1/1972Jun-29
MIUniversity of Michigan-Flint**Probation,FView9/26/2020Jun-25
MIWayne State University
**Probation,FView4/1/1996Mar-25
MIWestern Michigan University
**Probation,FView9/1/1972Mar-24
MNAugsburg University
ContinuedView10/1/1996Jun-29
MNBethel University
Continued
View3/9/2013Sep-26
MNCollege of St. Scholastica
ContinuedView3/9/2017Sep-31
MNMayo Clinic School of Health Sciences*ProvisionalView3/7/2020Sep-24
MNSaint Catherine UniversityContinued
View3/6/2012Sep-25
MODrury University*ProvisionalView3/4/2023TBD
MOMissouri State University (formerly SWMS)
Continued
View10/1/1999Mar-31
MOSaint Louis University
Continued
View6/1/1973Jun-33
MOStephens College
ContinuedView3/12/2016Mar-31
MOUniversity of Missouri – Kansas City
Continued
View9/6/2013Sep-27
MSMississippi College
Continued
View3/4/2011Mar-24
MSMississippi State University-Meridian*ProvisionalView9/26/2020Jun-25
MTRocky Mountain College
Continued
View4/1/1996Mar-27
NCCampbell University
Continued
View3/4/2011Mar-24
NCDuke University Medical Center
Continued
View9/1/1972Mar-28
NCEast Carolina University
Continued
View10/1/1996Sep-25
NCElon University
Continued
View9/8/2012Sep-26
NCGardner Webb University
ContinuedView9/6/2013Mar-28
NCHigh Point University
Continued
View9/6/2014Jun-29
NCMethodist University
Continued
View4/1/1996Sep-27
NCPfeiffer University
**Probation,FView9/28/2019Sep-24
NCSouth College – Asheville*ProvisionalView
9/24/2022Mar-25
NCUniversity of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
ContinuedView9/11/2015Mar-30
NCWake Forest University (Bowman Gray)
Continued,D
View9/1/1972Sep-32
NCWingate University
Continued,D
View3/6/2008Sep-24
NDUniversity of North Dakota
Continued
View12/1/1974Sep-26
NECollege of Saint Mary
ContinuedView3/12/2016Mar-31
NECreighton University
*Provisional
View3/9/2019Mar-24
NEUnion College
Continued
View10/1/1997Mar-27
NEUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center
Continued,D
View11/1/1974Mar-27
NHFranklin Pierce University
ContinuedView9/10/2009Sep-27
NHMCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester)
ContinuedView10/1/1998Sep-27
NJFairleigh Dickinson University*ProvisionalView10/2/2021Jun-24
NJKean University*Provisional
View3/6/2021Mar-24
NJMonmouth University
ContinuedView9/6/2013Mar-29
NJRutgers University
Continued
View3/1/1976Sep-26
NJSaint Elizabeth University
*Provisional
View6/21/2019Mar-24
NJSeton Hall University
ContinuedView3/1/2001Mar-27
NMUniversity of New Mexico
Continued
View4/1/1997Sep-24
NMUniversity of St. Francis
**Probation,FView10/1/2000Mar-25
NVTouro University Nevada
Continued
View9/4/2004Mar-25
NVUniversity of Nevada, Reno
ContinuedView3/10/2018Jun-33
NYAlbany Medical College
Continued
View11/1/1972Mar-28
NYCanisius College*ProvisionalView6/26/2020Jun-25
NYClarkson University
ContinuedView9/10/2011Mar-25
NYUniversity of Mount Saint Vincent*ProvisionalView3/5/2022Mar-25
NYCUNY School of Medicine (formerly CCNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education)
ContinuedView1/1/1978Sep-24
NYYork College, CUNY
Continued
View3/4/2004Mar-28
NYDaemen University
Continued
View10/1/1997Mar-33
NYD’youville University
**Probation,FView10/1/1994Sep-29
NYHofstra University
ContinuedView12/1/2001Sep-26
NYIthaca College*ProvisionalView3/6/2021Mar-24
NYLe Moyne College
Continued
View4/1/1996Mar-31
NYLong Island University
**Probation,FView9/1/1972Jun-25
NYMarist College
ContinuedView9/11/2015Mar-30
NYMercy College
Continued
View4/1/1999Jun-27
NYNew York Institute of Technology
Continued
View10/1/1999Sep-29
NYPace University-Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC
**Probation,FView4/1/2000Sep-25
NYPace University- Pleasantville
**Probation,FView3/19/2017Mar-24
NYRochester Institute of Technology
ContinuedView10/1/1994Sep-27
NYSt. Bonaventure University*ProvisionalView3/7/2020Jun-25
NYSt. John’s University (formerly SVCMC)
**Probation,FView10/1/1995Mar-25
NYStony Brook University
Continued,D
View9/1/1972Sep-27
NYSUNY Downstate Medical Center
ContinuedView10/1/1992Sep-29
NYSUNY Upstate Medical Center
Continued
View3/6/2009Sep-26
NYTouro College (Long Island)
Continued,D,#
View3/1/1991Sep-27
NYTouro College (Manhattan)
Continued
View4/1/1999Sep-24
NYTouro College (Middletown)*ProvisionalView6/25/2021Sep-24
NYWeill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences
**Probation,FView3/1/1975Mar-25
NYWagner College
Continued
View4/1/1996Sep-29
NYYeshiva University*ProvisionalView3/6/2021Mar-24
OHAshland University
*ProvisionalView
3/6/2021Sep-25
OHBaldwin Wallace University
Continued
View3/9/2013Jun-26
OHCase Western Reserve University
ContinuedView3/12/2016Jun-30
OHCedarville University
*ProvisionalView
9/24/2022Mar-25
OHKettering College
Continued
View3/1/1975Mar-24
OHLake Erie College
Continued
View9/6/2013Sep-28
OHMarietta College
Continued
View3/1/2002Mar-28
OHMercy College of Ohio*ProvisionalView9/26/2020Mar-24
OHMiami University*ProvisionalView
9/24/2022Mar-25
OHMount St. Joseph University
ContinuedView3/9/2017Mar-32
OHOhio Dominican University
Continued
View3/8/2012Sep-25
OHOhio University
Continued
View3/6/2015Mar-29
OHUniversity of Dayton
ContinuedView3/7/2014Mar-29
OHUniversity of Findlay
Continued
View4/1/2000Sep-26
OHUniversity of Mount Union
Continued
View9/5/2008Mar-28
OHUniversity of Toledo
Continued
View10/1/1996Sep-27
OHUrsuline College*ProvisionalView
9/24/2022Sep-24
OKNortheastern State University
*ProvisionalView6/26/2020Mar-25
OKOklahoma City University
ContinuedView9/11/2015Mar-30
OKOklahoma State University*ProvisionalView3/6/2021Sep-25
OKUniversity of Oklahoma, Oklahoma CityContinuedView9/1/1972Sep-24
OKUniversity of Oklahoma, Tulsa
Continued
View9/7/2007Mar-24
ORGeorge Fox University*ProvisionalView9/26/2020Mar-25
OROregon Health & Science University
Continued
View10/1/1996Sep-25
ORPacific University
ContinuedView10/1/1997Jun-27
PAArcadia University
**Probation,FView4/1/1996Jun-25
PACarlow University*ProvisionalView3/5/2022Sep-24
PAChatham University
Continued
View4/1/1997Mar-24
PADelaware Valley University*ProvisionalView
6/25/2022Sep-24
PADeSales University
Continued
View4/1/1997Jun-27
PADrexel University
Continued
View9/1/1972Sep-25
PADuquesne University
ContinuedView10/1/1993Sep-32
PAElizabethtown College*ProvisionalView3/5/2022Sep-24
PAGannon University
Continued
View10/1/1978Mar-27
PAKing’s College
Continued
View4/1/1979Mar-27
PALock Haven University
Continued,D
View10/1/1997Sep-27
PAMarywood University
ContinuedView4/1/1998Mar-26
PAMercyhurst University
Continued
View3/6/2015Jun-29
PAMisericordia University
Continued,#
View3/10/2018Sep-32
PAPenn State University
ContinuedView9/6/2013Sep-27
PAPennsylvania College of Technology
Continued
View10/1/1996Sep-27
PAPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Continued,D
View4/1/1998Mar-28
PAThomas Jefferson University, East Falls Campus
Continued,D
View10/1/1996Mar-28
PASaint Francis University
Continued
View9/1/1980Sep-26
PASaint Joseph’s University*Provisional,#3/7/2020Mar-25
PASalus University (formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry)
ContinuedView3/8/2007Mar-24
PASeton Hill University
Continued
View10/1/1997Mar-24
PASlippery Rock University
ContinuedView3/12/2016Mar-30
PATemple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine
ContinuedView3/12/2016Jun-30
PAThiel College**Probation,FView3/6/2021Jun-25
PAThomas Jefferson University, Center City Campus
Continued
View3/7/2014Jun-28
PAUniversity of Pittsburgh
Continued
View9/10/2009Mar-28
PAUniversity of Pittsburgh - Hybrid Program
*ProvisionalView
9/24/2022Sep-24
PAWest Chester University*ProvisionalView3/6/2021Sep-25
PRSan Juan Bautista School of Medicine**Probation,FView9/26/2020Sep-23
RIBryant University
Continued
View9/6/2014Jun-28
RIJohnson & Wales University
ContinuedView9/6/2013Sep-27
SCCharleston Southern University
ContinuedView9/9/2017Mar-32
SCMedical University of South Carolina
ContinuedView10/1/1995Mar-33
SCNorth Greenville University
ContinuedView9/8/2016Sep-30
SCPresbyterian CollegeContinued
View6/21/2019Sep-33
SCUniversity of South Carolina, SOM
ContinuedView9/8/2016Jun-31
SDUniversity of South Dakota
Continued
View4/1/1995Mar-33
TNBethel University
Continued,#
View3/7/2008Mar-24
TNChristian Brothers University
**Probation,F,#View9/9/2017N/A
TNLincoln Memorial University
Continued
View3/6/2009Mar-25
TNLincoln Memorial University-Knoxville**Probation,FView6/26/2020Mar-25
TNLipscomb University
ContinuedView6/23/2018Mar-33
TNMeharry Medical College*ProvisionalView
6/25/2022Jun-25
TNMiddle Tennessee State University*ProvisionalView10/2/2021Sep-24
TNMilligan University
ContinuedView9/9/2017Jun-32
TNSouth College – Knoxville
Continued,D

View9/7/2007Sep-27
TNSouth College – Nashville
*Provisional
View6/21/2019Mar-24
TNTrevecca Nazarene University
**Probation,FView10/1/1978Mar-25
TNUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis)
Continued
View9/6/2013Mar-27
TXArmy Medical Center of ExcellenceContinuedView4/1/1996Sep-25
TXAustin College*Provisional
View9/23/2023TBD
TXBaylor College of Medicine
Continued
View2/1/1973Jun-29
TXFranklin Pierce University, Hybrid Program-Round Rock*Provisional
View9/23/2023TBD
TXHardin-Simmons University
ContinuedView3/9/2017Mar-32
TXSouth University, Austin*Provisional
View
9/24/2022Mar-25
TXTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Continued
View4/1/1999Mar-33
TXUniversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor*ProvisionalView9/26/2020Jun-25
TXUniversity of North Texas HS Center Ft Worth
Continued
View4/1/1997Sep-24
TXUniversity of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio
Continued,DView10/1/2000Mar-28
TXUniversity of Texas – Medical Branch at Galveston
Continued
View2/1/1973Jun-27
TXUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Continued
View10/1/1999Sep-33
TXThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern School of Health Professions
Continued
View11/1/1973Mar-33
TXWest Coast University - Texas*ProvisionalView
6/25/2021Mar-24
UTRocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Continued
View3/6/2015Mar-29
UTUniversity of Utah
Continued,D
View11/1/1972Mar-26
UTUtah Valley University*ProvisionalView6/25/2021Jun-24
UTWeber State University
*ProvisionalView
9/24/2022Sep-24
VAEastern Virginia Medical School
Continued
View10/1/1998Mar-26
VAEmory & Henry College
ContinuedView3/9/2017Sep-31
VAJames Madison University
Continued
View4/1/1999Sep-26
VAMary Baldwin University (Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences)
ContinuedView9/11/2015Mar-30
VARadford University
**Probation,FView4/1/1997Mar-25
VARandolph-Macon College*ProvisionalView
6/25/2022Mar-25
VAShenandoah University
Continued
View8/1/2001Mar-25
VASouth University, Richmond
ContinuedView9/8/2016Mar-31
VAUniversity of Lynchburg
Continued
View3/6/2015Mar-29
WAUniversity of Washington
Continued,D
View2/1/1973Sep-29
WICarroll University
Continued
View9/4/2010Sep-33
WIConcordia University
**Probation,FView3/9/2013Jun-23
WIMarquette University
**Probation,FView4/1/1997Sep-25
WIUniversity of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Continued
View4/1/1997Sep-27
WIUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison
Continued,DView3/1/1977Sep-25
WVMarshall University**Probation,FView6/26/2020Jun-25
WVUniversity of Charleston
ContinuedView9/8/2012Sep-26
WVWest Liberty University
Continued
View9/9/2011Mar-25
WVWest Virginia University
*Provisional
View9/28/2019Mar-24