Physician assistant · Master's

Case Western Reserve University PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Case Western Reserve University, 98% of the PA class of 2026 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 94% nationally. The program reports a class size of 42. IPEDS counts 35 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Cleveland, OH ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review April 2030 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2026
98%
Above national 4 of 5
First-time takers
41
National, class of 2026
94%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2022: 94%, national 92%, 32 takers94%2022Class of 2023: 82%, national 92%, 28 takers82%2023Class of 2024: 100%, national 92%, 35 takers100%2024Class of 2025: 97%, national 91%, 39 takers97%2025Class of 2026: 98%, national 94%, 41 takers98%2026
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202294%92%32
202382%92%28
2024100%92%35
202597%91%39
202698%94%41

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition, whole programProgram page, Class of 2028$109,718
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2026 (entering class size)42
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091235
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$116,391
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, OhioBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$132,090

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · September 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hours1,000 required
  • Program lengthNot published
  • Program startsMay
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Updated 11.1.24Biology with lab; Human anatomy with lab; Human physiology; Microbiology with lab; Organic chemistry with lab; Biochemistry; Psychology; Statistics; Medical Terminology

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedMarch 2016
  • Next accreditation reviewApril 2030
  • 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
2023332912%
202437355%
202540392.5%
202642412.4%

What the numbers say

Case Western's PA program reported a first-time PANCE pass rate of 98% for the class of 2026, 4 points above the 94% national rate. Its 2024 class reached 100%, the highest rate of the 5 classes on the NCCPA report. The class of 2023 stands out the other way, at 82% against a national figure of 92%. That 2023 result was 10 points below the national rate, the only gap of that kind in the window. In the other 4 classes the program finished above the national rate. First-time takers grew from 28 in 2023 to 41 in 2026. The 41 takers of 2026 are the most of any class in the window. IPEDS records 35 PA degrees conferred by Case Western in 2024-25. Tuition for the class of 2028, which started in May, is estimated at $109,718 for the whole program, before fees and health insurance. Candidates apply through CASPA. ARC-PA first accredited the Cleveland program in 2016 and lists it as Accreditation-Continued, with the next review in April 2030. College Scorecard reports median earnings of $116,391 1 year after completion for graduates of Case Western's allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment field in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 cohorts.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. case.edu: Admissions | Physician Assistant Program | Case Western Reserve University, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  3. case.edu: Accreditation, Attrition & PANCE Scores, 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. case.edu: Transcript and Grade Requirements | Physician Assistant Program | Case Western Reserve University, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. case.edu: Frequently Asked Questions | Physician Assistant Program | Case Western Reserve University, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. case.edu: Course Prerequisites | Physician Assistant Program | Case Western Reserve University, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  9. case.edu: Tuition and Financial Aid | Physician Assistant Program | Case Western Reserve University, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  10. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Case Western Reserve University (program 6058), printed 10/01/2026, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  11. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026