Student Graduation and Attrition Rates | M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies

Student graduation and attrition rates are shown in this table. Student attrition is the percentage of students entering a cohort that do not complete the program with the rest of the cohort, either due to leave of absence, deceleration, dismissal, or withdrawal. For comparison, the national graduation rate for all PA schools is 94.1% with an attrition rate of 5.9% (PAEA Research, Program Report 36, 2021 National cohort). The Carroll University PA program rates are better than the national averages and the attrition rates are lower (better than) the national rates.

Carroll University PA Program Student Attrition and Graduation Rates

*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).

The Program graduation rate for these three cohorts combined is 98.8%, while the attrition rate is only 1.2%--both better than the national averages.

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