Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Report
Program Name: Idaho State University Physician Assistant Program
Program Number: 1134
Report Date: 05-02-2025
Definitions of the report headings are provided at the end of the report. All information is current as of the date the report was generated.
| Class Graduation Year | Number of First Time Takers | Caldwell First-Time Taker Pass Rate | Meridian First-Time Taker Pass Rate | Pocatello First-Time Taker Pass Rate |
Program First-Time Taker |
National First-Time Taker |
| 2020 | 67 | 100% | 97% | 100% | 99% | 95% |
| 2021 | 72 | 75% | 92% | 88% | 88% | 93% |
| 2022 | 74 | 100% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| 2023 | 69 | 100% | 94% | 90% | 94% | 92% |
| 2024 | 70 | 83% | 89% | 83% | 86% | 92% |
Five Year First Time Taker Average Pass Rate for Program: 92%
Five Year National First Time Taker Average: 93%
Student Attrition
| Graduated Classes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2022 |
Class of 2023 |
Class of 2024 | |
|
Maximum Entering Class Size |
72 | 72 | 73 |
| Entering Class Size | 72 | 72 | 73 |
| Graduates | 71 |
70 |
70 |
| *Attrition Rate | 1.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| **Graduation Rate | 98.6% | 97.2% | 95.9% |
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attrited from cohort divided by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.