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TABLE 221. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAMS, STUDENTS, AND GRADUATES, ACADEMIC YEARS: 1984-85 THROUGH 2001-02
ACADEMIC
YEAR

NUMBER
OF
PROGRAMS
STUDENTS
TOTAL
GRADUATES
1984-85
53
 2,549 1,176
1985-86
51
 2,498 1,148
1986-87
49
 2,461 1,094
1987-88
50
 2,386 1,141
1988-89
51
 2,514 1,204
1989-90
51
 2,526 1,227
1990-91
53
 3,086 1,342
1991-92
55
 3,408 1,551
1992-93
55
 3,836 1,658
1993-94
58
 4,440
1,917
1994-95
62
 5,109 2,212
1995-96
71
 5,558
2,604
1996-97
78
 5,874 2,831
1997-98
104
 7,621 2,681
1998-99
107
 7,594 3,120
1999-2000
120
 7,988 3,713
2000-01
126
 8,132 4,393
2001-02
132
 10,000
NA

SOURCES: Association of Physician Assistant Programs. Thirteenth Annual Report on Physician Assistant Education Programs in the United States 1996-97. May 1997. Also unpublished data. American Academy of Physician Assistants. Physician Assistants Statistics & Trends, 1991-1998. Alexandria, VA, 1999.