Physician assistant · Master's

Arcadia University PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Arcadia University, 100% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 103. IPEDS counts 84 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Glenside, PA ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review January 2028 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
100%
Above national 1 of 1
First-time takers
43
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
1

One class year on file; the chart starts at 2 years.

Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
2025100%91%43

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendanceProgram pageNot published
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2028 enrolled103
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091284
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$116,314
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$132,612
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, PennsylvaniaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$127,070

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · October 1
  • Minimum overall GPANot published
  • Patient care hours200 required
  • Program length6 semesters
  • Program startsSummer
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, check the program's pageBiological Sciences (5 courses with labs including Anatomy, Physiology and Microbiology), Chemistry (3 courses with labs including Organic Chemistry), Psychology (1 course), Statistics (1 course)

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedApril 1996
  • Next accreditation reviewJanuary 2028
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

Arcadia's NCCPA report on file covers only the class of 2025, in which all 43 first-time PANCE takers passed for a 100% rate. The national rate that year was 91%, putting Arcadia 9 points above it; with no earlier year on file, there is no trend to describe. Arcadia enrolled 103 students in the Class of 2028, and IPEDS counts 84 PA degrees conferred by the university in 2024-25. The program runs 6 semesters, as set out in Arcadia's 2026-27 tuition schedule. Students begin in the summer, as the Summer 2026 entering class did. CASPA processes all applications and stops accepting them after October 1; check the program's page for the current cycle. At least 200 hours of patient care experience are required. Prerequisites call for biological sciences courses with labs, including anatomy, physiology and microbiology, plus chemistry with labs including organic chemistry, a psychology course and a statistics course. Arcadia's program received its first ARC-PA accreditation in 1996 and carries Accreditation-Continued status, with the next review in January 2028. College Scorecard gives $116,314 as the median 1 year after completion for graduates of Arcadia's allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment master's field in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 completion years. For graduates of the same field who finished in 2017-18 and 2018-19, College Scorecard's median 4 years after completion is $132,612.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.arcadia.edu: Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Admission - Arcadia University, 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.arcadia.edu: Graduate Tuition and Fees | Arcadia University, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  6. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Arcadia University (program 1125), printed 9/28/2026, 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