2 years
(6 terms, including 2 summer terms)
2 years
(6 terms, including 2 summer terms)
The PA Hybrid Program does not provide housing for students who are traveling into the city for immersion experiences. However, the program will provide a list pf hotels and short-term rentals.
Estimated Immersion Costs:(Travel, Lodging and Meals): $1,275 per Immersion x three (3) immersions
Estimated Total Cost of All Tuition, Mandatory Fees, and Required Additional Fees and Costs of the Program:
$129,814
*Please note beginning spring term of 2026, a clinical year fee of $2,000 x 3 terms will be applied to all students in their clinical year. More information and updated costs will be provided regarding this change when applicable.
The program recommend the following sites for external scholarships:
The Federal government provides loan options for graduate students, even if they do not qualify for need-based financial aid. The Pitt Financial Aid Office works with two types of U.S. federal government loans:
Matriculated SHRS students at the undergraduate and graduate level have the opportunity to apply for the following scholarships and financial award opportunities. Some awards are offered through the University and others are school-wide.
The merit scholarships comprise three awards administered under a common application process. The purpose of these scholarships is to acknowledge and aid students who demonstrate high-level scholastic achievement and financial need. Multiple scholarships are awarded per year, pending available funds.
Current SHRS students can review eligibility and criteria for this scholarship on the Current Student Hub.
Selection of Awardees Details
Awardees will be selected by the SHRS Executive Committee. The amount of the awards will depend on available funds and the student’s financial needs and essay composition.
Awards for the 2024-2025 term will be announced in mid-January 2025 and be applied to the student’s spring bill.
Donors Dr. Timothy Sell and Mrs. Cynthia Sell have established an endowed fund to promote diversity and inclusion within the SHRS student body. The SHRS Faculty Executive Committee will choose the award recipient(s) in mid-January and the award will be applied to the student’s spring tuition bill. Awards will be presented annually pending receipt of qualifying applications.
Current SHRS students can review eligibility and criteria for this scholarship on the Current Student Hub.
Selection of Awardees Details
Awardees will be selected by the SHRS Executive Committee. The amount of the awards will depend on available funds and the student’s financial needs and essay composition. Awards will be announced in mid-January and be applied to the student’s spring bill.
PittFund$Me connects students with real, relevant scholarships.
Current Pitt Students – How to Apply
Current Pitt students can access PittFund$Me by following this process:
You’ll be able to manage all of your applications in your personalized dashboard, and Pitt will post alerts for new scholarships that might be interesting to you.
Learn more here.
Use the Pittsburgh Foundation Scholarship search.
Visit studentaid.gov to access the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Pitt Federal School code – 008815
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
University of Pittsburgh
139 University Place, Thackeray Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Contact Information:
Email: finaid@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-7488
Website: https://oafa.pitt.edu/contact-us/
NOTE: Providing your social security number to the University of Pittsburgh in your application for admission is optional. Some SHRS graduate applications do not ask prospective students for their SSN. However, please be advised that you must provide your SSN to the University of Pittsburgh if you are completing the FAFSA or expecting a 1098-T to submit to the IRS for tuition-related expenses. Please click here for information on how to provide your SSN to the University of Pittsburgh if your application does not give you the option to include it with submission.
The Office of International Services (OIS) provides a financial document to inform international graduate students of the financial requirement in order to issue a student visa document (Form I-20 or DS-2019). The document is updated annually.
See the International Graduate Financial Information 2025-2026 here.
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh.
Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.
Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status.
It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-university-of-Pittsburgh-hybrid/.
