Physician assistant · Master's

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

At Quinnipiac University, 100% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. The program reports a class size of 54. IPEDS counts 46 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Hamden, CT ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review July 2033 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
100%
Above national 4 of 5
First-time takers
44
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 92%, national 93%, 50 takers92%2021Class of 2022: 94%, national 92%, 52 takers94%2022Class of 2023: 96%, national 92%, 51 takers96%2023Class of 2024: 98%, national 92%, 46 takers98%2024Class of 2025: 100%, national 91%, 44 takers100%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202192%93%50
202294%92%52
202396%92%51
202498%92%46
2025100%91%44

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition and fees, whole programProgram page, 2026-27 rate$115,760
  • Class sizeProgram page, Date not stated54
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091246
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$137,515
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$140,822
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, ConnecticutBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$139,860

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · September 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.20
  • Patient care hours2,000 required
  • Program length27 months
  • Program startsNot published
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not stated4 semesters of biology (mammalian or human, incl. microbiology and 2 of human anatomy and physiology, all with labs); 3 semesters of chemistry incl. organic chemistry or biochemistry; 1 semester of pre-calculus, calculus or statistics

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedOctober 1995
  • 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
202354515.6%
2024544614.8%
2025544418.5%

What the numbers say

All 44 first-time PANCE takers from Quinnipiac's class of 2025 passed, a 100% rate set against 91% nationally. The program's rate rose with each class on the NCCPA report, from 92% in 2021 through 94%, 96% and 98% before reaching 100%, a gain of 8 points. Only the class of 2021 trailed the national rate, by 1 point against 93%; by 2025 the gap had widened to 9 points in Quinnipiac's favor. Quinnipiac admits a cohort of 54 students, and ARC-PA's attrition table reports 18.5% attrition for the class of 2025. IPEDS records 46 PA degrees conferred by the university in 2024-25. At the 2026-27 rate, tuition and fees for the full 27-month program come to $115,760. CASPA handles applications, with a September 1 deadline and no cycle year printed; check the program's page for current dates. Applicants need an overall GPA of at least 3.20 and 2,000 hours of direct patient care experience in the U.S. or Canadian healthcare system. Coursework prerequisites include semesters of mammalian or human biology with labs, among them microbiology and human anatomy and physiology, plus chemistry through organic chemistry or biochemistry and a course in pre-calculus, calculus or statistics. ARC-PA lists the program as Accreditation-Continued; it was first accredited in 1995, and its next review is set for July 2033.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. grad.qu.edu: Admissions | MHS Physician Assistant, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. grad.qu.edu: Accreditation and Policies | MHS in Physician Assistant at Quinnipiac University, 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. grad.qu.edu: MHS in Physician Assistant, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. grad.qu.edu: Tuition and Financial Aid | MHS Physician Assistant, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Quinnipiac University (program 1109), printed 1/26/2026, fetched 29 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