There are between 70,000 and 80,000 PAs practicing in the US
By the year 2020 there will be between 110,000 and 140,000 PAs practicing in the US
Most PAs are betwen 25 and 30 years old when the graduate from PA school
There are 6,000 students that graduate from PA schools each year
About 83% of students have a bachelor's degree prior to entering PA school
50% of PA students with a bachelor's degree, had a degree in biology
89% of PA students knew at least one PA prior to applying to PA school
27% of PA students worked less than a year in a health care related field
18% of PA students had worked as a medical assistant
17% of PA students had worked as an EMT/paramedic
Over 2/3rds of students were accepted by only one PA school
The mean college GPA is 3.5
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