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Statistics |
Class of 2018 |
Class of 2019 |
Class of 2020 |
Class of 2021 |
Class of 2022 |
Class of 2023 |
Accepted Student Demographics |
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| Class Size (30 Students) |
20% Male 80% Female |
26% Male 74% Female |
27% Male 73% Female |
27% Male 73% Female |
17% Male 83% Female |
23% Male 77% Female |
| Average Age | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Outside Illinois | 17% | 26% | 37% | 37% | 20% | 27% |
| Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine | 17% | 17% | 23% | 20% | 3% | 10% |
| Military Veterans | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| First Generation to Enroll in Higher Ed | 20% | 33% | 30% | 33% | 40% | 40% |
Accepted Student Academics and Experience |
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| Average Science GPA | 3.41 | 3.37 | 3.47 | 3.46 | 3.48 | 3.68 |
| Average Overall GPA | 3.45 | 3.43 | 3.56 | 3.52 | 3.59 | 3.76 |
| Average GRE Score (Percentile) – Analytic | 59% | 64% | 71% | 62% | 72% | 68% |
| Average GRE Score (Percentile) – Quantitative | 48% | 54% | 51% | 47% | 52% | 48% |
| Average GRE Score (Percentile) – Verbal | 54% | 57% | 51% | 64% | 61% | 55% |
| Prior Graduate Degree | 13% | 20% | 13% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
¹The AAMC Executive Committee defines underrepresented in medicine as “those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population.
“Underrepresented in Medicine Definition - Initiatives - AAMC.” Association of American Medical Colleges, www.aamc.org/initiatives/urm/
Accreditation Statement
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Dominican University Physician Assistant Studies Program sponsored by Dominican University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2030. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website.
View the ARC-PA Student Attrition Report on our Outcomes webpage.