Top 50 Universities for Physician Assistant in the World (2026)
Exploring Physician Assistant programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Physician Assistant education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
2
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
3
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
4
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
5
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
6
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
7
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
8
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
9
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
10
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
11
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
12
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
13
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
14
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
15
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
16
Medford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
98 World
61 North America
57
United States
4 Medford
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
102916
Citations
4626139
17
Lexington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
109 World
65 North America
61
United States
1 Lexington
University Information
Acceptance
92%
Publications
136236
Citations
4248633
18
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
117 World
71 North America
65
United States
2 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
103590
Citations
2976877
19
Cleveland, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
122 World
74 North America
67
United States
2 Cleveland
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
158725
Citations
6388562
20
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
21
Tampa, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
143 World
83 North America
73
United States
4 Tampa
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
109825
Citations
3159734
22
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
176 World
91 North America
80
United States
5 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
90389
Citations
2809174
23
Albuquerque, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
183 World
93 North America
82
United States
1 Albuquerque
University Information
Acceptance
95%
Publications
88773
Citations
3178027
24
Birmingham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
192 World
96 North America
85
United States
1 Birmingham
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
134940
Citations
5211360
25
Columbia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
199 World
100 North America
88
United States
1 Columbia
University Information
Acceptance
61%
Publications
90051
Citations
2943816
26
Indianapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
204 World
103 North America
91
United States
4 Indianapolis
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
125664
Citations
4290551
27
Detroit, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
206 World
105 North America
93
United States
3 Detroit
University Information
Acceptance
82%
Publications
120629
Citations
3938149
28
Stony Brook, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
214 World
106 North America
94
United States
6 Stony Brook
University Information
Acceptance
49%
Publications
110929
Citations
4529310
29
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
216 World
107 North America
95
United States
6 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
67822
Citations
2183413
30
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
232 World
111 North America
97
United States
3 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
113019
Citations
4537716
31
Houston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
250 World
118 North America
103
United States
6 Houston
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
148106
Citations
6697800
32
Denver, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
251 World
119 North America
104
United States
3 Denver
University Information
Acceptance
78%
Publications
124476
Citations
4995529
33
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
260 World
121 North America
106
United States
6 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
78%
Publications
71034
Citations
2393155
34
Manhattan, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
274 World
123 North America
108
United States
2 Manhattan
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
72468
Citations
2092170
35
Morgantown, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
281 World
125 North America
110
United States
1 Morgantown
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
76549
Citations
1815975
36
Winston-Salem, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
322 World
136 North America
117
United States
4 Winston-Salem
University Information
Acceptance
22%
Publications
75524
Citations
2967332
37
Portland, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
324 World
138 North America
119
United States
3 Portland
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
103614
Citations
4366499
38
Miami, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
327 World
139 North America
120
United States
6 Miami
University Information
Acceptance
59%
Publications
57334
Citations
1461568
39
Dallas, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
337 World
142 North America
123
United States
9 Dallas
University Information
Acceptance
69%*
Publications
122300
Citations
6222888
40
Reno, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
406 World
152 North America
131
United States
1 Reno
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
45311
Citations
1252170
41
Starkville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
409 World
154 North America
132
United States
1 Starkville
University Information
Acceptance
76%
Publications
45722
Citations
1040051
42
Waco, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
414 World
156 North America
134
United States
10 Waco
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
33508
Citations
902402
43
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
446 World
165 North America
142
United States
3 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
43929
Citations
1439016
44
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
479 World
172 North America
149
United States
7 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
58126
Citations
2132871
45
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
517 World
186 North America
162
United States
13 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
71%
Publications
26368
Citations
588618
46
Charleston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
541 World
190 North America
165
United States
3 Charleston
University Information
Acceptance
56%
Publications
68331
Citations
2434175
47
Kansas, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
550 World
194 North America
169
United States
4 Kansas
University Information
Acceptance
75%
Publications
35298
Citations
933041
48
Milwaukee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
566 World
201 North America
176
United States
4 Milwaukee
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
32311
Citations
606591
49
Greenville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
569 World
203 North America
178
United States
6 Greenville
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
36296
Citations
876185
50
Galveston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Physician Assistant
Rankings
581 World
205 North America
180
United States
16 Galveston
University Information
Acceptance
20%
Publications
53806
Citations
1830232