Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) is a private osteopathic medical and health professional school in Yakima, Washington. The university focuses on educating health care professionals to serve "rural and medically underserved communities throughout the Northwest". Founded in 2005, the university's inaugural program was the first new medical school to open in the Pacific Northwest in sixty years. PNWU grants the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree and graduated its first class of physicians in May 2012. Since then, PNWU has continued to expand and now includes the School of Physical Therapy (SOPT), School of Occupational Therapy (SOT), and a School of Dental Medicine (SDM).
At a glance
- Undergraduate enrollment: 0
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Suburb, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Yakima, WA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences include Osteopathic Medicine, Biomedical Sciences.
- Osteopathic Medicine (144 doctoral (professional))
- Biomedical Sciences (31 master's)
Degree mix: Health 82%, Biological Sciences 18%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Admissions
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 0
- Women: 54%
- Graduate students: 44
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 68%
- Professor salary: $129,465
- Associate professor salary: $94,660
- Assistant professor salary: $90,158
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What majors does Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences offer? Popular programs include Osteopathic Medicine, Biomedical Sciences.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences official site: https://pnwu.edu.