Updated October 28, 2026

UNC PA program acceptance rate

UNC Physician Assistant Studies Program does not publish how many people apply, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 20 students per class. Here is what it does publish.

Acceptance rate: Not published by the program
PANCE first-time pass rate: 97.8%; five-year rate, 2021 to 2025
Class size: 20; admitted each January
Interview format: Two Zoom interviews + on campus

Every number is from UNC's own PA program pages, checked October 28, 2026. The program does not publish applicant counts.

UNC's interview: two Zoom interviews + on campus

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How the UNC rate is worked out

UNC Physician Assistant Studies 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: 20 students. For programs that do publish applicant counts, see the table of PA school acceptance rates by program.

UNC PANCE pass rate

Its five-year first-time pass rate (2021 to 2025) is 97.8%. Accredited PA programs must post their NCCPA PANCE report for the last five classes. Source

Attrition was 15%, 5% and 5% for the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025, and graduation rates were 85%, 95% and 95%. Source

What UNC asks of applicants

A cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or 3.0 over your last 60 semester hours) and a prerequisite GPA of at least 3.2. Source
At least 1,000 hours of paid, direct, hands-on patient care. Source
Prerequisites with a C or better: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry or organic chemistry, microbiology, sociology or psychology, statistics and medical terminology. Source
For the class of 2027, tuition for the whole two-year program is $62,142 for North Carolina residents and $109,033.98 for nonresidents, before fees. Source

Check where your grades land with our CASPA GPA calculator, which follows CASPA's own grade and subject rules.

UNC deadline for 2027 entry

For the class starting January 2027, CASPA was open from April 30 to August 1, 2026 and applications had to be verified by August 1. The UNC supplemental application was due August 5, 2026. Both have passed. Source

The UNC PA interview

Every invited applicant has two 30-minute Zoom interviews with members of the UNC admissions committee or faculty. Selected applicants are then offered an on-campus interview. Source

About the UNC PA program

UNC doesn't publish applicant counts. It admits one class of 20 a year, starting each January. Source
The first class started in January 2016 with 20 students, nine of them veterans. Source
The program helps students apply for NC AHEC housing at clinical sites more than 60 miles from campus. Source

Questions people ask

What is the UNC PA program acceptance rate?

UNC Physician Assistant Studies Program does not publish how many people apply, so there is no acceptance rate to give. It enrolls about 20 students per class.

What is the UNC PA program's PANCE pass rate?

Its five-year first-time pass rate (2021 to 2025) is 97.8%.

How many students does the UNC PA program take?

UNC reports a class size of 20 (admitted each January).

What is the UNC PA interview like?

Every invited applicant has two 30-minute Zoom interviews with members of the UNC admissions committee or faculty. Selected applicants are then offered an on-campus interview.

What are the UNC PA program requirements?

A cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or 3.0 over your last 60 semester hours) and a prerequisite GPA of at least 3.2. At least 1,000 hours of paid, direct, hands-on patient care. Prerequisites with a C or better: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry or organic chemistry, microbiology, sociology or psychology, statistics and medical terminology.

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Confetto is not affiliated with UNC Physician Assistant Studies Program or UNC School of Medicine. Every figure on this page is from the program's own website (Chapel Hill, North Carolina), checked October 28, 2026. Programs update these pages each year, so check the source links before you apply.