Physician Assistant Program Data

PA National Certification Exam 5-Year Pass Rates

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is the credentialing organization for physician assistants in the U.S. It administers the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE), which students must pass to practice as a certified PA.

NCCPA Exam Performance Summary Report

Class	Class Graduation Year	Group	Number of Candidates Who Took PANCE	Number of Exam Attempts	Number of Exams Passed	Program Exam Pass Rate	National Exam Pass Rate for the Class Graduation Year	% of Candidates Who Ultimately Passed PANCE
Class of 2023	2023	All Takers	38	47	36	77%	89%	95%
		First Time Takers	38	38	31	82%	92%	95%
Class of 2024	2024	All Takers	43	45	42	93%	91%	98%
		First Time Takers	43	43	40	93%	93%	98%

Program Goals and Outcomes

Goal 1: To provide students with the knowledge and skills to become competent PAs.
Goal 2: Foster student attitudes and professionalism consistent within the PA profession.
Goal 3: Matriculate a diverse student body.
Goal 4: Prepare students for their role as leaders and advocates in the PA profession.

Progress Toward Program Goals

Student Attrition Rates

	Class of 2023	Class of 2024	Class of 2025
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)	40	46	50
Entering class size	40	48	50
Graduates	38	TBD	TBD
*Attrition rate	5%	TBD	TBD
**Graduation rate	TBD	TBD	TBD

*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.

NOTE: Data as of August 2, 2023. The Class of 2023 has May, August and December 2023 graduates.