Updated October 28, 2026
Pitt PA program acceptance rate
University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies On-Campus Program does not publish how many people apply, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 60 students per class. Here is what it does publish.
- Acceptance rate
- Not published by the program
- PANCE first-time pass rate
- 87%
- five-year rate, 2021 to 2025
- Class size
- 60
- entering class, Class of 2025
- Interview format
- Virtual mini-interviews + group exercise
Every number is from Pitt's own PA program pages, checked October 28, 2026. The program does not publish applicant counts.
Pitt's interview: virtual mini-interviews + group exercise
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How the Pitt rate is worked out
University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies On-Campus Program does not post how many people apply, so we don't give a rate and don't estimate one. What it does publish is its class size: 60 students. For programs that do publish applicant counts, see the table of PA school acceptance rates by program.
Pitt PANCE pass rate
Its five-year first-time pass rate (2021 to 2025) is 87%. Accredited PA programs must post their NCCPA PANCE report for the last five classes. Source
Attrition was 1.7% for each of the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025, with a graduation rate of 98.3% (59 of 60 graduated in each class). Source
What Pitt asks of applicants
- The program is a full-time, on-campus Master of Science of 82 credits over 2 years (6 terms, including 2 summer terms), starting in the spring term in January. Source
- Based on 2024-25 rates, tuition for two full-time terms is $30,894 in state and $37,618 out of state, not counting fees, books or a laptop. Source
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The Pitt PA interview
The most qualified applicants are invited to a virtual interview in September, with several individual mini-interviews and one group exercise with other applicants. Each interview is run by one faculty or community member and one current Pitt PA student. Source
About the Pitt PA program
- Pitt says its 5-year first-time PANCE pass rate of 87% (2021 to 2025) is below the national average of 92%. Source
- Students do eight clinical rotations, and the average student has two to four of them more than 80 miles from campus. Source
- In the Class of 2025, 52 of 59 students cared for systematically disadvantaged populations during rotations or medical service trips. Source
Questions people ask
What is the Pitt PA program acceptance rate?
University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies On-Campus Program does not publish how many people apply, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 60 students per class.
What is the Pitt PA program's PANCE pass rate?
Its five-year first-time pass rate (2021 to 2025) is 87%.
How many students does the Pitt PA program take?
Pitt reports a class size of 60 (entering class, Class of 2025).
What is the Pitt PA interview like?
The most qualified applicants are invited to a virtual interview in September, with several individual mini-interviews and one group exercise with other applicants. Each interview is run by one faculty or community member and one current Pitt PA student.
What are the Pitt PA program requirements?
The program is a full-time, on-campus Master of Science of 82 credits over 2 years (6 terms, including 2 summer terms), starting in the spring term in January.
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Confetto is not affiliated with University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies On-Campus Program or University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Every figure on this page is from the program's own website (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), checked October 28, 2026. Programs update these pages each year, so check the source links before you apply.