Physician assistant · Pennsylvania
PA programs in Pennsylvania
The ARC-PA list fetched on October 28, 2026 names 31 accredited physician assistant programs in Pennsylvania, all shown in this table. So far 6 of them have a PANCE pass rate on this site. Elsewhere the rate column reads Not collected yet, meaning this site has not yet read an NCCPA report for that program; Gannon University posts its report on a host that refuses automated reading, so its row links to the program's own page. Drexel University's class of 2025 passed at 91% with 74 first-time takers, matching the national first-time rate of 91%. At the University of Pittsburgh the class of 2025 posted 93% across 59 first-time takers, and IPEDS counts 152 PA degrees conferred by the university in 2024-25. The BLS OEWS median wage for physician assistants in the state was $127,070 in May 2025.
| Program | City | PANCE first-time | Class | Class size | Degrees conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvernia UniversityReading | Reading | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Arcadia UniversityGlenside | Glenside | 100% | 2025 | 103 | 84 |
| Carlow UniversityPittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 22 |
| Chatham UniversityPittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 55 |
| Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg | Bloomsburg | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 54 |
| DeSales UniversityCenter Valley | Center Valley | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 73 |
| Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown | Doylestown | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 18 |
| Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia | Philadelphia | 91% | 2025 | 88 | 121 |
| Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 100% | 2025 | 37 | 38 |
| Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown | Elizabethtown | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 25 |
| Gannon UniversityErie | Erie | Not published here: see the program's page | Not published | Not published | 91 |
| King's College King’s CollegeWilkes-Barre | Wilkes-Barre | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 69 |
| Marywood UniversityScranton | Scranton | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 50 |
| Mercyhurst UniversityErie | Erie | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 27 |
| Misericordia UniversityDallas | Dallas | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 19 |
| Penn State University | Not published | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport | Williamsport | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 12 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicinePhiladelphia | Philadelphia | 97% | 2024 | Not published | 79 |
| Saint Francis UniversityLoretto | Loretto | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 48 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Saint Joseph’s UniversityPhiladelphia | Philadelphia | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 32 |
| Salus University (formerly Pennsylvania College of Optometry) | Not published | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg | Greensburg | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 44 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock UniversitySlippery Rock | Slippery Rock | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 48 |
| Temple University Temple University Lewis Katz School of MedicinePhiladelphia | Philadelphia | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 33 |
| Thiel CollegeGreenville | Greenville | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson University, Center City CampusPhiladelphia | Philadelphia | 95% | 2025 | Not published | 118 |
| Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls CampusPhiladelphia | Philadelphia | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 118 |
| University of Pittsburgh, Hybrid Program University of Pittsburgh - Hybrid ProgramPittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 152 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus University of PittsburghPittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 93% | 2025 | 67 | 152 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester UniversityWest Chester | West Chester | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | 26 |
| Widener UniversityChester | Chester | Not collected yet | Not published | Not published | Not published |