Physician assistant · Master's

Loma Linda University PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

The PA program at Loma Linda University reports that 95% of its class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally (program-reported, not the NCCPA report). The program reports a class size of 65. IPEDS counts 37 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Loma Linda, CA ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review July 2027 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, as the program reports it

Source: program-reported, on the program's own page (not the NCCPA report), program-reported, NCCPA summary table on the program's graduate outcomes page, first time takers
Class of 2025
95%
Above national 1 of 5
First-time takers
62
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
70%80%90%100%Class of 2021: 75%, national 93%, 36 takers75%2021Class of 2022: 90%, national 92%, 39 takers90%2022Class of 2023: 92%, national 92%, 37 takers92%2023Class of 2024: 89%, national 92%, 36 takers89%2024Class of 2025: 95%, national 91%, 62 takers95%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakersAs labelled on the page
202175%93%36program-reported, NCCPA summary table on the program's graduate outcomes page, first time takers
202290%92%39program-reported, NCCPA summary table on the program's graduate outcomes page, first time takers
202392%92%37program-reported, NCCPA summary table on the program's graduate outcomes page, first time takers
202489%92%36program-reported, NCCPA summary table on the program's graduate outcomes page, first time takers
202595%91%62program-reported, NCCPA summary table on the program's graduate outcomes page, first time takers

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition per yearProgram page, 2026-27, Year 1 of the program, tuition and fees$71,323
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2025 (entering class size per ARC-PA attrition table; temporary increase, maximum is now 50)65
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091237
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$131,405
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$150,259
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, CaliforniaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$165,650

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · October 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hours2,000 required
  • Program length24 months
  • Program startsSeptember
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, check the program's pageHuman Anatomy with lab, Human Physiology with lab, General Microbiology with lab, Chemistry sequence, Biochemistry, Psychology, Anthropology, College-level Algebra, English Composition

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedSeptember 2000
  • Next accreditation reviewJuly 2027
  • 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
202338372.6%
202438372.6%
202565624.6%

What the numbers say

By Loma Linda University's own count, 95% of its 62 first-time takers in the class of 2025 passed the PANCE, a program-reported figure from its outcomes page rather than the NCCPA report, against a national rate of 91%. That put the class 4 points ahead of the national rate, 6 points above the 89% of 2024 and 20 points above 2021. Its 95% for 2025 is the highest of the 5 classes the program reports. Loma Linda's class of 2021 passed at 75%, 18 points under the national 93% and the lowest rate in the window. The classes of 2022 and 2024 also finished below the national rate, at 90% and 89%, while 2023 matched it at 92%. The class of 2025 entered with 65 students in a temporary increase, as the maximum is now 50, and ARC-PA's attrition table puts that class's attrition at 4.6%. IPEDS shows Loma Linda University conferring 37 PA degrees in 2024-25. Year 1 tuition and fees for 2026-27 come to $71,323, a single-year figure within a 24-month program. Applications go through CASPA with an October 1 deadline, and classes begin each September; check the program's page for the cycle. The program requires at least 2,000 hours of documented paid patient care experience, along with overall and science GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Anthropology, biochemistry, psychology and college-level algebra sit beside human anatomy and physiology on the prerequisite list. ARC-PA lists the program as Accreditation-Continued and has its next review set for July 2027.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. alliedhealth.llu.edu: Physician Assistant Admissions Information | School of Allied Health Professions, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. alliedhealth.llu.edu: Graduate Outcomes | School of Allied Health Professions, 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. alliedhealth.llu.edu: Physician Assistant Admission Requirements | School of Allied Health Professions, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. llu.edu: Physician Assistant, MPA | Loma Linda University, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state estimates, May 2025, 15 May 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026