PA Programs with a 100% 5-Year PANCE Pass Rate

When deciding which PA school to attend, PANCE pass rates often enter the discussion.

Although I agree that five-year PANCE pass rates reflect well on a PA program, I don’t believe they should be the most important part of your PA school decision matrices.

Many factors can affect a PA programs PANCE pass rates, and low PANCE pass rates over a couple of years can negatively impact reported 5-year PANCE pass rates. They may not represent the program’s overall strength, its faculty, or the student body.

Since 1998 US News has been publishing the only known ranking of PA programs based on subjective peer assessment surveys of PA program faculty. There are several limitations to this ranking system, not to mention US News only ranks about 64% of PA programs leaving many excellent PA schools out of the mix.

Now that you know this, let’s look at the PA programs with a 100% five-year PANCE pass rate. Just remember it is only one factor in evaluating potential PA schools and should not be the “end all be all” when choosing or evaluating which PA program(s) to apply to.

Physician Assistant Programs With a 100% PANCE Pass Rate

1. Baldwin Wallace University Physician Assistant Program
2. The University of Texas – HS Center at San Antonio Physician Assistant Program
3. UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program
4. Arcadia University Physician Assistant Program – Pennsylvania
5. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Physician Assistant Program
6. University Of Oklahoma, Tulsa Physician Assistant Program
7. University of Iowa Physician Assistant Program
8. Tufts University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program
9. Penn State University Physician Assistant Program
10. Marshall B. Ketchum University Physician Assistant Program
11. Marquette University Physician Assistant Program
12. Lake Erie College Physician Assistant Program
13. Eastern Michigan University Physician Assistant Program
14. East Carolina University Physician Assistant Program
15. Boston University Physician Assistant Program
16. Arcadia University Physician Assistant Program – Delaware
17. Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences

Use this link for a comprehensive breakdown of PA programs sorted by PANCE pass rates including all PA programs with PANCE pass rates > 95%.

For a detailed article looking at how PA programs are ranked in the United States check out our article on the PA Life – PA School Ranking by PANCE Pass Rates.