Physician assistants must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) after graduation in order to practice clinically.
View the NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report Last 5 Years (PDF).
As of March 24, 2025
Graduated Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 | Class of 2025 | |
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Entering class size | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Graduates | 30 | 33 | 32 |
*Attrition rate | 14% | 6% | 9% |
**Graduation rate | 86% | 94% | 91% |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.
