Physician assistant · Master's

Rutgers University-New Brunswick PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 100% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt, against 91% nationally. IPEDS counts 46 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

New Brunswick, NJ ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review January 2027 Checked Oct 2026

Listed by ARC-PA as: Rutgers University

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: 98%, national 93%, 46 takers98%2021Class of 2022: 98%, national 92%, 47 takers98%2022Class of 2023: 90%, national 92%, 49 takers90%2023Class of 2024: 98%, national 92%, 48 takers98%2024Class of 2025: 100%, national 91%, 44 takers100%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202198%93%46
202298%92%47
202390%92%49
202498%92%48
2025100%91%44

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Cost of attendanceProgram pageNot published
  • Class sizeProgram pageNot published
  • 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$130,255
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$137,728
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, New JerseyBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$165,690

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, 2026-27 cycle, for Fall 2027 entryCASPA · August 1, 2026
  • Minimum overall GPA3.2
  • Patient care hoursNot published
  • Program length33 months
  • Program startsFall
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, 2026-27 cycleGeneral Psychology, English Composition, Statistics, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Additional upper-level biology coursework

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedMarch 1976
  • Next accreditation reviewJanuary 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
202349490%
202449482%
202548448%

What the numbers say

All 44 first-time takers from the Rutgers class of 2025 passed the PANCE, a 100% result set against a national figure of 91%. Across the classes of 2021 to 2025 the rate stayed between 90% and 100%, and Rutgers finished above the national rate in 4 of those 5 years. The exception was 2023, when 90% of 49 first-time takers passed against 92% nationally, a 2-point shortfall. The classes of 2021, 2022 and 2024 each posted 98%, which put them 5, 6 and 6 points clear of the national figure in their years. IPEDS counts 46 PA degrees conferred by Rutgers University-New Brunswick in 2024-25, and the ARC-PA attrition table shows 8% of the class of 2025 leaving before completion. The curriculum runs 33 months, and the next cohort enters in Fall 2027. Applications for that entry go through CASPA and must be complete and verified by August 1, 2026. Rutgers generally asks for a cumulative overall and science GPA of 3.2. Required coursework for the 2026-27 cycle covers general psychology, English composition, statistics, human anatomy, physiology, microbiology and biochemistry, plus additional upper-level biology. ARC-PA lists the program as Accreditation-Continued, first accredited in March 1976, with its next review due in January 2027. Master's graduates of the Rutgers allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment field who completed in 2020-21 and 2021-22 had median earnings of $130,255 1 year after completion, according to College Scorecard.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. shp.rutgers.edu: M.S. in Physician Assistant, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. shp.rutgers.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. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report for Rutgers University (program 1050), printed 2/05/2026, 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