Duke University in Durham, N.C., and the University of Iowa in Iowa City have been named as the schools with the best physician assistant programs in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Grad School” rankings.
Each university was given a score from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Read more about the methodology here.
The top 25 PA schools:
1 (tie). Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
1 (tie). University of Iowa (Iowa City)
3 (tie). Rutgers University School of Health Professions (Piscataway, N.J.)
3 (tie). University of Colorado (Aurora)
3 (tie). University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
6 (tie). Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)
6 (tie). George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)
8 (tie). Emory University (Atlanta)
8 (tie). Interservice Physician Assistant Program (Fort Sam Houston, Texas)
8 (tie). University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas
11 (tie). Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
12 (tie). Northwestern University (Chicago)
12 (tie). Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.)
14 (tie). Butler University (Indianapolis)
14 (tie). Creighton University (Omaha)
14 (tie). Northeastern University (Boston)
14 (tie). Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Chicago)
14 (tie). Seton Hall University (South Orange, N.J.)
14 (tie). Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Midland)
14 (tie). University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha)
21 (tie). Oregon Health and Sciences University (Portland)
21 (tie). Shenandoah University (Winchester, Va.)
21 (tie). Tufts University (Medford, Mass.)
21 (tie). University of Alabama at Birmingham
21 (tie). University of Nevada–Reno
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