Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination

Physician assistants must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) after graduation in order to practice clinically.

View the Katz PANCE Exam performance summary report.

Student Attrition

As of March 24, 2025

Graduated Class

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Class of 2024

Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)

35

35

35

Entering class size

35

35

35

Graduates

35

30

33

*Attrition rate

0%

14%

6%

**Graduation rate

100%

86%

94%

*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.