Attrition Rates

UMES Physician Assistant Department – Student Attrition Rate

The chart above reflects the current attrition data for the UMES PA Program. The attrition chart will be updated annually as required by the ARC-PA. Student attrition is the permanent loss of a matriculated student from the course of study in a physician assistant program.

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

**Graduation rate:  Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.

Student attrition: the permanent loss of a matriculated student from the course of study in a physician assistant program.

Standard A3.12

The program must define, publish and make readily available to enrolled and prospective students general program information to include:

i)  the most current annual student attrition information.

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