Graduation Rates and Graduate Performance on Certification Exam
Graduation Rates
| GRADUATED CLASSES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 | Class of 2025 | |
| Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Entering Class Size | 75 | 76 | 91 |
| Graduates | 70 | 67 | 85 |
| *Attrition Rate | 6.7% | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| **Graduation Rate | 93% | 88% | 93% |
Comments:
- Class of 2023: 1 deceleration/LOA, 2 withdrawals, 2 dismissals
- Class of 2024: 3 deceleration/LOA, 3 withdrawals, 3 dismissals
- Class of 2025: 2 deceleration/LOA, 3 withdrawals, 1 dismissal
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort (decelerated + withdrawals + dismissals) divided by the (entering class size + number joining cohort).
**Graduation rate: Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).
Graduate Performance on Certification Exam
To practice in New York State, students must successfully complete an accredited physician assistant program and pass the certifying examination administered by the National Commission of the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Pass rates for first-time takers on the NCCPA certifying examination have been consistently high. Our five-year aggregate pass rate has repeatedly exceeded the national pass rate. Below is a table that provides the program’s board pass rates for the Physician Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE) compared to the national average for the past five years. This data is updated at a minimum twice yearly in January and July as supplied by the NCCPA.
View the graduate performance on the certification exam data (PDF).