Physician assistant · Master's

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

At Emory University, 98% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 55. IPEDS counts 51 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Atlanta, GA ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review April 2033 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
98%
Above national 4 of 5
First-time takers
49
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 91%, national 93%, 54 takers91%2021Class of 2022: 96%, national 92%, 51 takers96%2022Class of 2023: 94%, national 92%, 50 takers94%2023Class of 2024: 100%, national 92%, 52 takers100%2024Class of 2025: 98%, national 91%, 49 takers98%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202191%93%54
202296%92%51
202394%92%50
2024100%92%52
202598%91%49

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition and fees, whole programProgram page, 2026-27$130,014
  • Class sizeProgram page, Date not stated55
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091251
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$122,225
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$134,153
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, GeorgiaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$115,390

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, 2026-27 cycleCASPA · June 15, 2026
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hours2,000 required
  • Program length7 semesters
  • Program startsAugust
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, 2026-27 cycleBiology with lab, Chemistry with lab, second Chemistry with lab, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry, Statistics

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedSeptember 1972
  • Next accreditation reviewApril 2033
  • Program websiteVisit

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What the numbers say

Emory's PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE at 98% on the first attempt, 7 points above the national rate of 91%. Its highest recent year was 2024, when all 52 first-time takers passed for a rate of 100%. The program finished above the national figure in 4 of the 5 classes on its NCCPA report. The exception was the class of 2021, which passed at 91% while the national rate stood at 93%. Rates for 2022 and 2023 were 96% and 94%, both higher than the 92% national figure of those years. Class sizes on the exam stayed close together, from 49 first-time takers in 2025 to 54 in 2021. IPEDS records 51 PA degrees conferred at Emory in 2024-25. The program runs for 7 semesters, and its anticipated tuition and fees for the whole program come to $130,014 at 2026-27 rates. Emory asks for a cumulative and a science GPA of 3.0 and at least 2,000 hours of patient care experience before it reviews an application. For the 2026-27 cycle the final CASPA and supplemental deadline was June 15, 2026, for a class that starts in August. ARC-PA shows the program as Accreditation-Continued and schedules its next review for April 2033. For graduates of the allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment field at Emory who completed in 2020-21 and 2021-22, College Scorecard lists median earnings of $122,225 1 year out.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. med.emory.edu: Application | Emory School of Medicine, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  3. med.emory.edu: Admissions | Emory School of Medicine, 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. med.emory.edu: Admissions Requirements | Emory School of Medicine, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  7. med.emory.edu: Tuition and Costs | Emory School of Medicine, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  8. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Emory University (program 1011), printed 4/17/2026, fetched 28 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