Physician assistant · California
PA programs in California
This table lists all 20 California programs on the ARC-PA accredited list fetched October 28, 2026. A PANCE pass rate is on file for 3 of them; the remaining rows read Not collected yet, which marks a report this site has not read. The University of Southern California and the University of the Pacific post their reports on hosts that refuse automated reading, so their rows link to each program's own page. Samuel Merritt University's class of 2025 passed at 92% with 38 first-time takers; the national first-time rate in that NCCPA report was 91%. Loma Linda University's 95% for 2025 is program-reported, taken from its own posting rather than an NCCPA report. The University of the Pacific states a class size of 90, and IPEDS records 44 PA degrees conferred there in 2024-25.
| Program | City | PANCE first-time | Class | Class size | Degrees conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Still University of Health Sciences (Central Coast) | Not published | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| California Baptist UniversityRiverside | Riverside | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 30 |
| Chapman UniversityOrange | Orange | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 50 |
| Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles | Los Angeles | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 24 |
| Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael | San Rafael | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 34 |
| Keck Graduate InstituteClaremont | Claremont | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 38 |
| Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda | Loma Linda | 95%program-reported | 2025 | 65 | 37 |
| Marshall B Ketchum University Marshall B. Ketchum UniversityFullerton | Fullerton | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 38 |
| Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego | San Diego | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 30 |
| Samuel Merritt UniversityOakland | Oakland | 92% | 2025 | Not published | 45 |
| Southern California University of Health SciencesWhittier | Whittier | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 48 |
| Stanford UniversityStanford | Stanford | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 28 |
| Touro University California, Los Angeles Touro University California - Los AngelesLos Angeles | Los Angeles | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 38 |
| Touro University California, Vallejo Touro University California Dual MSPAS/MPH, VallejoVallejo | Vallejo | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 38 |
| University of California-DavisDavis | Davis | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla | La Jolla | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| University of Southern California University of Southern California (LA)Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Not published here: see the program's page | Not published | Not published | 53 |
| University of the PacificStockton | Stockton | Not published here: see the program's page | Not published | 90 | 44 |
| West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies West Coast University - CaliforniaLos Angeles | Los Angeles | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 46 |
| Western University of Health SciencesPomona | Pomona | 100% | 2025 | 98 | 89 |