Physician assistant student attrition data
| Graduated Class of 2020 |
Graduated Class of 2021 |
Graduated Class of 2022 |
Graduated Class of 2023 |
|
| Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) | 65 | 65 |
65 | 65 |
| Entering class size |
65 | 67* | 66* | 65 |
| Graduates | 64 | 65 | 63 | 63 |
| Attrition rate | 1.5% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 3% |
| Graduation rate | 98% | 97% | 95% | 97% |
In accordance with the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., (ARC-PA) Standard A3.12i, the table above is information about student attrition that is required to be published.
*Student enrollment in the Class of 2021 and Class of 2022 never exceeded the maximum entering class size approved by ARC-PA of 65 students. Two students attrited from the Class of 2021 and three students attrited from the Class of 2022 before two students returned from a leave of absence in each Class.
Definitions
Entering class size: Number of students newly enrolled for the admission cycle plus number of students who are reentering from a different cohort.
Total attrition per ARC-PA: Number of students from the entering class who did not complete the program, either due to dismissal or withdrawal, plus number of students from the entering class who left their cohort due to deceleration or leave of absence.
Cohort attrition rate: The total attrition divided by the entering class size.
Graduation rate: The number of graduates divided by the entering class size to determine the cohort graduation rate.
