The following table represents information regarding the most recent accepted classes. In general, students accepted into the OHSU PA Program come from a wide variety of backgrounds.

The program enjoys a strong applicant pool from across the country. Although the OHSU PA Program doesn't designate a set number of seats for residents, about half the class is from Oregon and other Northwest states.  Each year students are accepted from all over, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, etc.

Entering students bring experience in health care from many types of backgrounds to include experience as emergency medical technicians (EMT), paramedics, certified nursing assistants (CNA), medical assistants, phlebotomists, scribes, and naturopaths to name a few.

Although the program doesn’t require a specific major for entering students, we tend to see most bachelor’s degrees from areas such as biology, psychology, and general science. We have seen a fair number of bachelor’s degrees in English, History, Art History, etc., and these entering students will usually have obtained their science credits as a post-baccalaureate student.

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Applicants	1702	1044	1213	1470	1214	1592
Interviews	135+	135+	143	170	166	181
Selected	38	40	43	42	42	42
Average Age	26.58	27.63	28.67	28.00	27.50	27.48
Average GPA	3.46	3.50	3.47	3.51	3.48	3.47
OR Resident	23	19	25	23	23	27
Non-OR Resident	15	21	18	19	19	15
Male/Female	13/25	12/28	13/30	14/28	11/31	15/27