Physician assistant · Master's

A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, 92% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 100. IPEDS counts 219 PA degrees conferred by A T Still University of Health Sciences as a whole (all campuses) in 2024-25.

AZ ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review April 2034 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by ARC-PA as: Arizona School of Health Sciences

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
92%
Above national 3 of 5
First-time takers
93
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 84%, national 93%, 69 takers84%2021Class of 2022: 92%, national 92%, 73 takers92%2022Class of 2023: 98%, national 92%, 66 takers98%2023Class of 2024: 93%, national 92%, 67 takers93%2024Class of 2025: 92%, national 91%, 93 takers92%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202184%93%69
202292%92%73
202398%92%66
202493%92%67
202592%91%93

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition, whole programProgram page, Class of 2028$124,378
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2028100
  • PA degrees conferred by the institution, all campusesIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.0912219
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$110,735
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$110,109
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, ArizonaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$134,650

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · Sept. 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hours500 required
  • Program length26 months
  • Program startsJuly
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedHuman Anatomy with lab; Human Physiology with lab; Microbiology; Biochemistry; General chemistry; Psychology; College Statistics; English composition; Medical Terminology

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedOctober 1996
  • Next accreditation reviewApril 2034
  • Program websiteVisit

Nearby PA programs

  • No coordinates on file for this program.

Attrition by class, as the program posts it

ARC-PA attrition table from the program's own page, with the entering and graduating counts it prints. A table that prints attrition as a fraction (0.20) shows here as a percent (20%).
ClassEnteredGraduatedAttrition
202370665.7%
202471677%
2025100947%

What the numbers say

A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Health Sciences PA program saw 92% of its 93 first-time takers pass the PANCE in 2025, 1 point above the 91% national rate. With 93 first-time takers, the class of 2025 was the largest in the window. The window opened with 84% in 2021, 9 points below the national rate of 93% that year. The class of 2023 posted the peak result, 98%, a 6-point lead over the national figure. In 2022 the program matched the national rate at 92%, and in 2024 it was 1 point ahead at 93%. Between 2021 and 2025 the rate rose 8 points, though it eased by 1 point from 2024 to 2025. The program gives 100 as the class size for the class of 2028, and ARC-PA's attrition table shows 7% attrition for the class of 2025. IPEDS reports 219 PA degrees conferred across A.T. Still University in 2024-25, an institution-wide count. Estimated institutional tuition for the whole program comes to $124,378 for the class of 2028. The course lasts 26 months, starts each July and takes CASPA applications until Sept. 1; check the program's page for the year these dates apply to. Applicants need at least 500 hours of patient care experience and minimum cumulative and science GPAs of 3.0. Human anatomy and human physiology with labs, biochemistry and medical terminology are among the required courses. ARC-PA status is Accreditation-Continued; the program was first accredited in October 1996 and is next reviewed in April 2034.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.atsu.edu: ASHS - Physician Assistant Degree, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): IPEDS Completions, awards by program and award level, 2024-25 (provisional release), 21 Jul 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  4. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  5. www.atsu.edu: Tuition and fees, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  6. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Arizona School of Health Sciences (program 1128), printed 3/25/2026, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026