Physician assistant · Master's

Touro University Nevada PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

The PA program at Touro University Nevada reports that 96% 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 80. IPEDS counts 100 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Henderson, NV ARC-PA: Accreditation-Probation, next review April 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 report text posted on the program page), first time takers
Class of 2025
96%
Above national 3 of 5
First-time takers
77
National, class of 2025
91%
Classes shown
5
This programNational first-time rate
80%85%90%95%100%Class of 2021: 85%, national 93%, 75 takers85%2021Class of 2022: 91%, national 92%, 75 takers91%2022Class of 2023: 98%, national 92%, 80 takers98%2023Class of 2024: 97%, national 92%, 76 takers97%2024Class of 2025: 96%, national 91%, 77 takers96%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakersAs labelled on the page
202185%93%75program-reported (NCCPA summary report text posted on the program page), first time takers
202291%92%75program-reported (NCCPA summary report text posted on the program page), first time takers
202398%92%80program-reported (NCCPA summary report text posted on the program page), first time takers
202497%92%76program-reported (NCCPA summary report text posted on the program page), first time takers
202596%91%77program-reported (NCCPA summary report text posted on the program page), first time takers

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition and fees, whole programProgram page, 2026-27$132,126
  • Class sizeProgram page, Entering class each year, date not stated80
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.0912100
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$131,933
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$144,889
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, NevadaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$134,660

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · Nov 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.0
  • Patient care hours500 required
  • Program length7 semesters
  • Program startsNot published
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, Date not statedHuman Anatomy and Physiology (8 semester credits); Organic Chemistry (4); Biochemistry (3); Microbiology (3)

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Probation
  • First accreditedSeptember 2004
  • Next accreditation reviewApril 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
202380800%
202480765%
202580774%

What the numbers say

Touro University Nevada posts its PANCE results on its own page; by that program-reported figure, 96% of 77 first-time takers in the class of 2025 passed, against 91% nationally. The class of 2023 had the highest rate, 98% with 80 takers. The lowest was the class of 2021, at 85% with 75 takers; the 2025 rate is 11 points higher. In 2021 and 2022 the program trailed the national rate by 8 points and then 1; from 2023 it stayed above, by 6 points and then by 5 in both 2024 and 2025. ARC-PA lists the program as Accreditation-Probation, with its next review in April 2027; it was first accredited in September 2004. Each yearly cohort admits 80 students, and the ARC-PA attrition table shows 4% attrition for the class of 2025. IPEDS counts 100 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25. Estimated tuition and fees for the whole 7-semester program come to $132,126 at 2026-27 rates. Applicants need a cumulative and science GPA of 3.0 or higher, along with 500 hours of PA direct patient care experience. The CASPA application is due Nov 1; check the program's page for the year that applies. Required courses, each passed with a C or higher, are human anatomy and physiology (8 semester credits), organic chemistry (4), biochemistry (3) and microbiology (3). College Scorecard reports a median of $131,933 1 year after completion for graduates of Touro University Nevada's allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment master's field from 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. tun.touro.edu: Admission Requirements | Master of Physician Assistant Studies | Touro University Nevada, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. tun.touro.edu: Student Attrition & Graduation Rates | Master of Physician Assistant | Touro University Nevada, 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. tun.touro.edu: Tuition & Fees | Master of Physician Assistant Studies | Touro University Nevada, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  7. tun.touro.edu: PANCE Scores | Master of Physician Assistant Studies, 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