Program Data
Physician Assistant Studies (MS)
Acceptance rates, admission indicators, student attrition and other data for the Physician Assistant Studies program at PCOM's Philadelphia, PA and Suwanee, GA locations is provided below.
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Acceptance and Matriculation
| |
Number of Applications |
Number Accepted |
Total Matriculated |
| [2020] |
2693 |
80 |
59 |
| [2021] |
3161 |
108 |
55 |
| [2022] |
2494 |
112 |
60 |
| [2023*] |
2619 |
117 |
61 |
| [2024] |
2661 |
124 |
62 |
*Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2024 entering class (based on 4.0 scale) = 3.8
| |
Number of Applications |
Number Accepted |
Total Matriculated |
| [2020] |
1377 |
51 |
32 |
| [2021] |
1977 |
59 |
32 |
| [2022] |
1643 |
60 |
32 |
| [2023*] |
1652 |
82 |
34 |
| [2024] |
1803 |
87 |
35 |
*Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2024 entering class (based on 4.0 scale) = 3.69
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Student Attrition
| |
Graduated Classes |
| Class of 2024 |
Class of 2023 |
Class of 2022 |
| Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) |
110 |
110 |
110 |
| Entering class size |
84 |
85 |
90 |
| Graduates |
75 |
78 |
85 |
| * Attrition rate |
9.5 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
| **Graduation rate |
89.3 |
91.8 |
94.4 |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided
by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.
Comments:
- Attrition in this table includes students that may have taken a leave of absence or
decelerated from their original cohort, and ultimately may have completed the program.
- For the new students that entered into the class of 2021, 3.3% experienced attrition
while 96.7% ultimately completed the program.
- For the new students that entered into the class of 2022, 6.6% experienced attrition
while 93.4% ultimately completed the program.
- For the new students that entered into the class of 2023, 11.5% experienced attrition
while 88.5% ultimately completed the program.
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Demographics
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Financial Aid and Average Indebtedness
| |
PCOM |
PCOM Georgia |
| Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid in Academic Year 2023-2024 |
85.28 |
84.21 |
| Average Indebtedness of Graduates in Academic Year 2023-2024 |
$110,300 |
$96,066 |
Tuition Cost Per Credit: View Tuition Rate Tables
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Mean Time to Completion
Class start date of 2022, general program length = 26 months
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