PCOM Physician Assistant Program Statistics and Acceptance Rates
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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 are provided below.

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Acceptance and Matriculation

Acceptance and Matriculation by Entering Class (PCOM)
Year Number of Applications Number Accepted Number of Matriculants
2020 2,693 80 59
2021 3,161 108 55
2022 2,494 112 60
2023 2,619 117 61
2024 2,661 124 62
2025 2,413 139 60
2026* 3,012 145 68

Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2026 entering class (based on 4.0 scale) = 3.86

Acceptance and Matriculation by Entering Class (PCOM Georgia)
Year Number of Applications Number Accepted Number of Matriculants
2020 1377 51 32
2021 1977 59 32
2022 1643 60 32
2023 1652 82 34
2024 1,803 87 35
2025 1,679 71 34
2026* 1,993 104 37

Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2026 entering class (based on 4.0 scale) = 3.77

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Student Attrition

ARC-PA Student Graduation Rate Template

ARC-PA Student Graduation Rates for the PCOM Campus, Classes of 2023–2026
Main Campus
Location: Philadelphia, PA		 Graduated Classes
Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2026
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) 70 70 70 70
Entering class size 54 53 61 62
Graduates 49 47 59 60
* Attrition rate 9.3% 11.3% 4.8% 1.6%
** Graduation rate 88.7% 88.7% 96.7% 96.8%
ARC-PA Student Graduation Rates for the PCOM Georgia Campus, Classes of 2023–2026
Distant Campus # 1
Location: Suwanee, GA		 Graduated Classes
Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2026
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) 40 40 40 40
Entering class size 31 31 34 34
Graduates 30 29 30 30
* Attrition rate 3.2% 6.5% 11.8% 2.9%
** Graduation rate 96.8% 93.5% 88.2% 88.2%
ARC-PA Student Graduation Rates for Both Campuses, Classes of 2023–2026
Both Campuses
Location: PA and GA		 Graduated Classes
Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2026
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) 110 110 110 110
Entering class size 85 84 95 96
Graduates 79 76 89 90
* Attrition rate 7.1% 9.5% 6.3% 2.1%
** Graduation rate 93% 90.5% 93.7% 93.8%

* Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size.

** Graduation rate calculation: 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.


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Financial Aid and Average Indebtedness - Academic Year 2025-2026

  PCOM PCOM Georgia
Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid 87.08% 89.11%
Average Indebtedness of Graduates $130,046 $136,616

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Mean Time to Completion

Class start date of 2024, general program length = 26 months

PCOM

  • Number of Students in Cohort: 62
  • Completed in 26 Months: 60
  • Completed in 3 Years: Not yet available
  • Completed in 4 Years: Not yet available
  • Withdrew: 1
  • Still Pursuing: 1

PCOM Georgia

  • Number of Students in Cohort: 34
  • Completed in 26 Months: 30
  • Completed in 3 Years: Not yet available
  • Completed in 4 Years: Not yet available
  • Withdrew: 1
  • Still Pursuing: 3

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