PANCE Exam Performance & Student Attrition Rates
Physician Assistant Program
Bethel University Physician Assistant Program Graduation Rate
| Graduated Classes | |||
| Class of 2023 | Class of 2024 | Class of 2025 | |
| Maximum entering class size (as appropriately approved by ARC-PA) | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Entering class size | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Graduates | 49 | 48 | 49 |
| *Attrition rate | 4% | 6% | 2% |
| **Graduation rate | 96% | 94% | 98% |
Comments:
Class of 2023 – 50 Newly enrolled students with Class of 2023. Attrite 1 withdrew (Orientation; career change), 1 decelerated (Clinical Phase; personal issue); gained 1 (“Teaching Out”). Maximum Class increased to 51 to gain the “Teaching Out” student, ARC-PA approved. Attrition 4%, graduation rate 96%.
Class of 2024 – 50 Newly enrolled students with Class of 2024. Attrite 3 withdrew didactic phase (2-Academic Difficulty; 1-Admission in PA program close to home); gained 1 from PACO 2023 deceleration (Clinical Phase). Attrition 6%; Graduation rate 94%.
Class of 2025 – 50 Newly enrolled students with Class of 2025. Attrite 1 dismissal (Academic Integrity/professionalism); Attrition 2%; Graduation Rate 98%
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort (decelerated + withdrawals + dismissals) divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).
**Graduation rate calculation: Number of cohort graduates divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).
