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Attrition Rates

Ohio University Physician Assistant Program

Graduated Classes & Attrition Rates

  Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Class of 2021 Class of 2023
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) 45 45 45 45 45 45
Entering Class Size 40 31 31 30 31 35
Graduates 38 29 31 26 28 35
Attrition Rate* 5% 6.46% 0% 13.33% 9.7% 0%
Graduation Rate** 95% 93.54% 100% 86.67% 90.3% 100%

ARC-PA Student Attrition Template

Due to a change in the program’s start date from May 2020 to January 2021, there was no Class of 2022.


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

Attrition and graduation rates are dependent on a student's voluntarily withdraw from the program, leave of absence, deceleration and/or dismissal from the program. For additional information, please refer to our PA program policies: https://www.ohio.edu/chsp/rehab/physician-assistant/pa-program-policies.