Student Attrition

98.7% OHSU PA Program Graduation Rate 1995-2025

Table qualifying PA student attrition between 2023 and 2025.

*Entering class size: Number of students newly enrolled for the admission cycle PLUS number of students who are reentering from a different cohort.

Please Note: In response to the challenges of COVID 19, Oregon Health and Science University made the decision to reduce the class size for the cohorts of 2023 & 2024. There was no reduction in staffing, support or services.

*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size. The number of students from the entering class who did not complete the program with the rest of  the cohort, either due to  leave of absence, deceleration, dismissal, or withdrawal.

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