Physician assistant · Master's

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

No first-time PANCE pass rate for the PA program at Mercer University is on this site yet. The program reports a class size of 70. IPEDS counts 72 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Macon, GA ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review October 2027 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

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This program's PANCE rate is not in the files read so far.

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition and fees, whole programProgram page, 2026-27$108,150
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 2026 (entering class size)70
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091272
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$106,573
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$125,910
  • 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 itCASPA
  • Minimum overall GPA3.00
  • Patient care hours1,000 required
  • Program length7 semesters
  • Program startsNot published
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedGeneral Chemistry series with labs; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; General Biology series with labs; Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab; Microbiology with lab; English Composition series; Statistics or Biostatistics; General Psychology

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedSeptember 2007
  • Next accreditation reviewOctober 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
202170691.4%
202270700%
202370682.9%
202470682.9%
202570700%
202670691.4%

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. chp.mercer.edu: Physician Assistant - College of Health Professions, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. chp.mercer.edu: The program's own page (PDF), 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. chp.mercer.edu: Tuition and Financial Planning - College of Health Professions, 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