Physician assistant · Master's

Pace University, New York City PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Pace University, New York City, 96% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 90. IPEDS counts 107 PA degrees conferred by Pace University as a whole (all campuses) in 2024-25.

New York, NY ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review July 2033 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by ARC-PA as: Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
96%
Above national 5 of 5
First-time takers
85
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 97%, national 93%, 71 takers97%2021Class of 2022: 96%, national 92%, 69 takers96%2022Class of 2023: 99%, national 92%, 70 takers99%2023Class of 2024: 97%, national 92%, 67 takers97%2024Class of 2025: 96%, national 91%, 85 takers96%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202197%93%71
202296%92%69
202399%92%70
202497%92%67
202596%91%85

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendance, whole programProgram page, Class of 2028$204,557
  • Class sizeProgram page, Class of 202590
  • PA degrees conferred by the institution, all campusesIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.0912107
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$137,438
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$159,314
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, New YorkBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$160,880

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 hours200 required
  • Program length26 months
  • Program startsJuly
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedMathematics (Pre-calculus or Statistics); General Biology + Laboratory; General Chemistry + Laboratory; Microbiology; Genetics; Organic Chemistry + Laboratory OR Biochemistry + Laboratory; Human Anatomy + Laboratory; Human Physiology

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedApril 2000
  • Next accreditation reviewJuly 2033
  • 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
202375706.7%
2024766711.8%
202591856.6%

What the numbers say

Pace University's New York City PA program had 85 first-time PANCE takers in the class of 2025, and 96% passed against a national rate of 91%. The New York City rates held between 96% and 99% from 2021 to 2025, above the national figure in all 5 classes. The New York City high was 99% for the class of 2023, with 70 takers, 7 points ahead of the 92% national rate. The New York City class of 2025 had 90 students, per the program, and 6.6% attrition in the ARC-PA table. IPEDS records 107 PA degrees conferred in 2024-25 for Pace University across all its campuses. The total cost of attendance for the New York City class of 2028 is $204,557, not tuition alone. New York City applicants apply through CASPA by September 1 and are assessed as they are verified; check the program's page for the cycle. The New York City program requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and 200 hours of direct patient care experience. Lasting 26 months full time, the New York City program starts each July; check the program's page for the year. ARC-PA has accredited the New York City program since April 2000; it is at Accreditation-Continued, with its next review in July 2033. For Pace University as a whole, College Scorecard's median for graduates of the allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment master's field from 2020-21 and 2021-22 is $137,438 1 year after completion.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.pace.edu: PA Program NYC Admission Requirements at Pace | Pace University New York, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. www.pace.edu: The program's own page (PDF), fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. www.pace.edu: Admission Statistics for Pace PA Program | Pace University New York, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  5. www.pace.edu: The program's own page (PDF), fetched 29 Oct 2026
  6. 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
  7. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  8. www.pace.edu: PA Program Academic Prerequisites at Pace | Pace University New York, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  9. www.pace.edu: PA Program FAQ: NYC Physician Assistant Studies | Pace University New York, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  10. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC (program 1163), printed 7/09/2026, fetched 29 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