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PANCE Results

The Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Five Year First Time Taker Summary Report for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physician Assistant Program can be found here.

Student Attrition

The table below provides information about the attrition rates of our program over the past three graduating classes.

Year of Graduation	Maximum Entering Class Size	Entering Class Size	Graduates	Attrition Rate*	Graduation Rate**
Class of 2023	40	40	37	7.5%	92.5%
Class of 2022	40	40	37	7.5%	92.5%
Class of 2021	40	40	39	2.5%	97.5%

*Attrition rate calculation: number of students who attritted from cohort divided by entering class size **Graduation rate calculation: number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size

Graduation Rate

Below are the graduation rates for the Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program.

Year of Graduation	Graduation Rate
2023	92.5% (37/40)
2022	92.5% (37/40)
2021	97.5% (39/40)
Three-Year Average	95.8% (115/120)