Physician assistant · Master's

Western University of Health Sciences PA program: PANCE pass rate, cost and admission

At Western University of Health Sciences, 100% of the PA class of 2025 passed the PANCE on the first attempt. The program reports a class size of 98. IPEDS counts 89 PA degrees conferred by the institution in 2024-25.

Pomona, CA ARC-PA: Accreditation-Continued, next review April 2033 Checked Oct 2026

PANCE score report, first-time takers

Source: NCCPA report posted by the program
Class of 2025
100%
First-time takers
2
National, class of 2025
Not published
Classes shown
5
This program
70%80%90%100%Class of 2021: 92%, 91 takers92%2021Class of 2022: 79%, 95 takers79%2022Class of 2023: 80%, 89 takers80%2023Class of 2024: 92%, 89 takers92%2024Class of 2025: 100%, 2 takers100%2025
Table view
ClassProgramNationalTakers
202192%Not published91
202279%Not published95
202380%Not published89
202492%Not published89
2025100%Not published2

Cost, size and outcomes

  • Tuition per yearProgram page, 2026-27 academic year, per year$57,513
  • Class sizeProgram page, maximum class size, Date not stated98
  • PA degrees conferred by the institutionIPEDS completions, 2024-25 (provisional), CIP 51.091289
  • Median earnings, 1 year after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22$136,870
  • Median earnings, 4 years after completionCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degree, graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19$154,185
  • Median federal loan debtCollege Scorecard, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, master's degreeNot published
  • Physician assistants, median wage, CaliforniaBLS OEWS, May 2025, context only$165,650

What it asks of applicants

  • Application service and deadlineAs the program states it, check the program's pageCASPA · November 1
  • Minimum overall GPA3.00
  • Patient care hours1,000 required
  • Program length24 months
  • Program startsAugust
  • Prerequisite coursesAs the program states it, check the program's pageCollege English and Composition, College Algebra, Human Anatomy with lab, Human Physiology with lab, Microbiology with lab, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, General or Inorganic Chemistry with labs, General Biology, Humanities, Medical Terminology

Accreditation

  • StatusARC-PA list, fetched 2026-10-28Accreditation-Continued
  • First accreditedMay 1990
  • Next accreditation reviewApril 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
202398899.2%
202498899.2%
2025220%

What the numbers say

The NCCPA report for WesternU's PA program lists just 2 first-time PANCE takers for the class of 2025, both of whom passed, so its 100% rests on a small group. Before that, the class of 2022 set the low point of the window at 79% among 95 takers. The rate then rose to 80% in 2023 and to 92% in 2024, matching the 92% of the class of 2021. Across the 5 classes, results spanned 79% to 100%; the stored NCCPA rows for WesternU carry no national rate, so no national comparison is made here. WesternU admits up to 98 students a year, while IPEDS counts 89 PA degrees conferred by the university in 2024-25. Tuition is $57,513 per year for 2026-27 in the 24-month full-time program, before any other charges. Applicants file through CASPA, and the application must be complete by November 1 for an August start; check the program's page for the cycle year. Minimum overall, science and prerequisite GPAs are each 3.00, and at least 1,000 hours of patient care experience are required. The prerequisite list runs from college English and composition and college algebra through anatomy, physiology and microbiology with labs to psychology, sociology, statistics, humanities and medical terminology. WesternU's program was first accredited by ARC-PA in 1990 and is currently Accreditation-Continued, with a next review in April 2033.

Sources

  1. Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA): Entry Level Accredited Programs, fetched 28 Oct 2026
  2. www.westernu.edu: Admissions Information | MSPAS, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  3. www.westernu.edu: Graduation Rates | College of Health Sciences, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  4. www.westernu.edu: MSPAS Program, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  5. 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
  6. U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data, 15 Oct 2026, fetched 26 Oct 2026
  7. www.westernu.edu: Tuition/Scholarships | MSPAS, fetched 29 Oct 2026
  8. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), posted by the program: PANCE Five Year First Time Taker Summary Report for Western University of Health Sciences (program 1073), printed 1/12/2026, 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