{"id":1091,"date":"2026-07-12T06:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T10:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/?page_id=1091"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:19:21","slug":"pa-program-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/pa-program-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician Assistant Program Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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Assistant National Certifying Exam, which students must pass to practice as a certified PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nRKcTLNqkZzSE9TeA8cmyzm2y52jlZem\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCCPA Exam Performance Summary Report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class<br>Graduation<br>Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Group<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number of<br>Candidates<br>Who Took<br>PANCE<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number<br>of Exam<br>Attempts<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Number<br>of Exams<br>Passed<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Program<br>Exam Pass<br>Rate<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">National<br>Exam Pass<br>Rate for the<br>Class<br>Graduation<br>Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">% of<br>Candidates<br>Who<br>Ultimately<br>Passed<br>PANCE<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">48<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">36<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">89%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">95%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">First Time Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">82%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">92%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">95%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">51<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">88%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">89%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2024<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">First Time Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">41<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">91%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">92%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">48<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">58<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">79%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">88%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">96%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">First Time Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">48<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">48<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">81%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">91%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">96%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">All Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">40<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">95%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">90%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">95%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Class of 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">First Time Takers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">42<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">40<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">95%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">94%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">95%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Program Goals and Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goal 1:&nbsp;Prepare PA students with the knowledge and skills necessary to enter clinical practice.<br>Goal 2:&nbsp;Cultivate student professionalism within the PA program.&nbsp;<br>Goal 3:&nbsp;Prepare students as leaders and advocates for the PA profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/graduateprograms\/pa-program-data\/goals-and-outcomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Progress Toward Program Goals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Student Attrition Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Graduated Classes<\/th><th>Class of 2024<\/th><th>Class of 2025<\/th><th>Class of 2026<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Maximum entering class size&nbsp;<\/strong>(as approved by ARC-PA)<\/td><td><strong>46<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>50<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Entering class size&nbsp;<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graduates<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>*<\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong>Attrition rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6.25%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>4.0%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8.0%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>**Graduation rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>93.75%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>96%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>92%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Attrition rate calculation:&nbsp; Number of students who attritted from cohort (decelerated + withdrawals + dismissals) divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).<br>**Graduation rate calculation:&nbsp; Number of cohort graduates divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PA National Certification Exam 5-Year Pass Rates The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants is the credentialing organization for physician assistants in the U.S. It administers the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam, which students must pass to practice as a certified PA. 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