Physician assistant · Master's

Baylor College of Medicine PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Baylor College of Medicine, 89% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 40. IPEDS counts 32 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Houston, TX ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review July 2029 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
89%
Above national 4 of 5
First-time takers
36
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 97%, national 93%, 37 takers97%2021Class of 2022: 95%, national 92%, 40 takers95%2022Class of 2023: 94%, national 92%, 32 takers94%2023Class of 2024: 94%, national 92%, 32 takers94%2024Class of 2025: 89%, national 91%, 36 takers89%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202197%93%37
202295%92%40
202394%92%32
202494%92%32
202589%91%36

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition per yearProgram page, 2026-27, first year (PA1)$38,825
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2025 (entering class size per ARC-PA attrition table)40
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091232
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$115,914
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$122,674
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, TexasBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$134,550

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · Aug. 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.2
  • Patient care hoursNot published
  • Program length30 months
  • Program startsNot published
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, check the program's pageAnatomy with lab, Physiology with lab (or Anatomy and Physiology I and II), Microbiology with lab, Genetics, General Chemistry I and II with lab, Organic Chemistry with lab, Psychology or Sociology, English Composition, Statistics with ANOVA

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedFebruary 1973
  • Next accreditation reviewJuly 2029
  • Program websiteVisit

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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
2023403220%
2024403220%
2025403610%

What the numbers say

At Baylor College of Medicine, 89% of the 36 first-time PANCE takers in the class of 2025 passed, 2 points below the national rate of 91%. Each earlier class from 2021 to 2024 had finished ahead of the national rate, by margins of 2 to 4 points. The class of 2021 set Baylor's highest mark in this span at 97%, so the 2025 rate sits 8 points lower. In between, results held at 95% in 2022 and 94% in both 2023 and 2024, then dropped 5 points into 2025. The ARC-PA attrition table records an entering class of 40 for the class of 2025 and attrition of 10% for that cohort. For 2024-25, IPEDS has Baylor College of Medicine conferring 32 PA degrees. PA1 tuition for 2026-27 is $38,825, a per-year charge covering the first year of a 30-month program. Applicants file through CASPA, and the program names Aug. 1 as its cutoff; check the program's page for the cycle that date belongs to. Both the overall GPA and the overall science GPA must reach at least 3.2. Required courses include genetics, organic chemistry with lab and a statistics course that covers ANOVA. Baylor's program was first accredited in February 1973 and is now at Accreditation-Continued, with ARC-PA's next review scheduled for July 2029. For graduates of Baylor's allied health diagnostic and treatment master's field who completed in 2020-21 and 2021-22, College Scorecard shows median earnings of $115,914 1 year after finishing.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.bcm.edu: PA Program Application Process | BCM, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. www.bcm.edu: Physician Assistant Program | BCM, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. 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
  5. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  6. www.bcm.edu: Prerequisites for PA Program | BCM, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. www.bcm.edu: Tuition and Fees: School of Health Professions | BCM, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Baylor College of Medicine (program 1005), printed 2/02/2026, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  9. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026