All graduates of the Weill Cornell Medicine Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants Program are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE).
NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report Last 5 Years
The following is the pass rate for first-time takers:
2021 - 93% |
2022 - 94% |
2023 – 97% |
2024 - 96% |
2025 – 96% |
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As part of our maintenance of ongoing accreditation, the ARC-PA requires us to make attrition and graduation data available to the public, as it appears in the following table:
Class of 2023 |
Class of 2024 |
Class of 2025 |
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Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) |
52 |
52 |
52 |
Entering class size |
42 |
45 |
47 |
Graduates |
39 |
45 |
47 |
* Attrition rate |
7 |
0 |
0 |
**Graduation rate |
93 |
100 |
100 |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort (decelerated + withdrawals + dismissals) divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).
**Graduation rate calculation: Number of cohort graduates divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).