Physician Assistant Tuition and Expenses
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Cost of Attendance

Your first year at High Point University will include the 2025 Summer term, the 2025 Fall term, and the 2026 Spring term. Your Comprehensive Fee (tuition and fees) cost for your first year has been distributed over these three academic periods. The following is a breakdown of your direct comprehensive fee costs for the first year and other costs making up your “Cost of Attendance”*. Please know that your comprehensive fee costs are set annually and will increase each year. If you have further questions, please contact the Office of Student Financial Planning or the Office of Student Accounts.

Summer 2025  Fall 2025Spring 2026
Comprehensive Fee (Tuition & Fees)  Total Direct Costs (Paid to HPU)$18,769$18,769$18,769
Housing Budget**$5,000$7,400$7,400
Food Budget**$3,600$5,200$5,200
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, Equipment & Program Specific Fees ***$1,000$2,000$600
Transportation Budget$1,600$1,680$1,680
Personal Budget$600$1,680$1,680
Unsubsidized Loan Fees****$216$72$72
Total Cost of Attendance (COA)*$30,785$36,801$35,401

 

It is estimated that the Comprehensive Fee (tuition and fees) for the 2025-26 academic year will be $56,307.

Please note that these tuition rates are preliminary and are subject to change by the Board of Trustees. Final rates are approved by the Board at the Board Meeting preceding the semester for which the new rates apply.

This program is billed at the cohort rate, there are exceptions where a student may have to be enrolled in part-time credits and thus would be billed a per credit hour rate of $1,102 for tuition plus appropriate fees.

Year 1: Summer, Fall, Spring Semesters
Year 2: Summer, Fall, Spring Semesters
Year 3: Summer Semester

* Cost of Attendance (COA) is the estimated direct and indirect costs for a typical student in this program of study. Students are encouraged to establish a budget, reduce expenditures, and borrow only what is necessary to minimize their educational debt. Students can only receive aid up to their total cost of attendance per term. If a student incurs other costs associated with their degree, either directly or indirectly, that are above the allotted cost of attendance, they can appeal to have their cost of attendance increase. This could include expenses such as health insurance, short-term housing for clinicals, purchase of a computer or other course-related materials, dependent care, or car repairs. Contact your Financial Planning Counselor for further information on the appeal for a Cost of Attendance increase. Office of Student Financial Planning.

** Living Expenses are for students living off-campus. Should on-campus housing be available and if a student signs up to live on-campus, then these budget items will be replaced with actual housing and dining plan charges. Please notify your Financial Planning Counselor if you are going to reside on campus.

*** Includes program-related expenses associated with maintaining a functional laptop computer, ACLS/BLS training, and obtaining necessary criminal background checks and drug screenings required for enrollment and completion of supervised clinical practice experiences.

**** Loan Fees are based on average loan fees incurred by similarly classified borrowers during the previous academic year on unsubsidized loan funds. If a PLUS loan is added to an account, then those fees will be added to your COA accordingly.

For clinical rotations, students are responsible for all living costs including transportation.  Students should be aware that some clinical rotations occur outside of the High Point region  requiring them to secure short-term housing arrangements.

Cost of attendance can be increased by expenses related to short-term housing, charges for health insurance and/or meal plans by term. Please notify your Financial Planning Counselor if this applies to you.

 

The following table displays the estimated costs for the entire program. Please note that these tuition rates are preliminary and are subject to change by the Board of Trustees. Final rates are approved by the Board at the Board Meeting preceding the semester for which the new rates apply.

Year 1Year 2Year 3
Comprehensive Fee (Tuition & Fees)  Total Direct Costs (Paid to HPU)$56,307$56,307$18,769
Housing Budget**$19,800$22,200$7,400
Food Budget**$10,800$15,600$3,600
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, Equipment & Program Specific Fees ***$3,600$1,800$600
Transportation Budget$4,960$5,040$1,680
Personal Budget$3,960$5,040$1,680
Unsubsidized Loan Fees****$360$216$72
Cost of Attendance (COA)*$102,987$107,892$36,544

It is estimated that the Comprehensive Fee (tuition and fees) for the entire MPAS program will be $134,215.

Student Health Insurance is required of all health profession students and is provided according to the schedule below:

  • The university offered medical insurance policy is effective from August 1st through July 31st. This annual policy will be billed in part on  the Fall tuition statement and the rest on the Spring tuition statement.
  • Programs that begin in the summer are charged per month until August 1st at which time the students are switched to the annual policy
  • In Year 3, HPU will offer coverage from August 1st through graduation day on a daily basis.

Students may waive the university provided medical insurance with proof of other comparable insurance prior to the start of the academic year. Student Medical Insurance rates are reviewed annually and rates are subject to change. For more information on the university provided medical coverage, please visit Office of Student Accounts website.

Many HPU PA students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to apply for student loans to support their graduate education (School Code 002933). Information about these loans is available in the Office of Student Financial Planning. If you have specific questions, please contact your Student Financial Planning Counselor.

Payment of all tuition and fees is due at the beginning of each term of enrollment.

For information on payment plans and payment methods please visit the Payment Options section of our website.

For each application cycle prospective candidates must pay or obtain a waiver for the CASPA application fee and the program designation fee. These fees and policies regarding payment and refund are set by CASPA. Additional information is available on their website.

All applicants accepted into the High Point University Master of Physician Assistant program must accept or decline our offer of conditional admission by submitting a non-refundable matriculation deposit of $1,000 by the deadline in their offer of admission. A space in the class is not guaranteed until the deposit has been received and accepted by High Point University. If you do not submit a deposit, the program may offer the place in the class to another applicant.  The deposit will be applied towards first-semester tuition.

For the High Point University policy on crediting any charges paid based on the date of withdrawal, please refer to the information on https://www.highpoint.edu/studentaccounts/withdrawal-information/graduate.