In late January, the association released the NAPLEX passing rates for 2023 graduates across 144 schools. Its report compares first-time and all-time pass rates between schools over the last three years.
In 2021, the first-time pass rate was 81.3%, and subsequent years have dropped to about 77%. For all-time passes, 2021 recorded 77.3%, 2022 saw 73.9% and 2023 saw 75.7%.
Here are the top 15 pharmacy schools ranked by their all-time NAPLEX pass rates:
Note: The number of attempts in 2023 is included after the percentage.
1. Hampton (Va.) University School of Pharmacy — 100% (4)
2. University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy (Omaha) — 97.9% (47)
3. East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy (Johnson City) — 95.5% (66)
4. University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus School of Pharmacy (San Juan) — 95.5% (44)
5. Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Boston) — 93.8% (65)
6. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy — 92.9% (126)
7. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (Piscataway) — 92.4% (144)
8. Ohio State University College of Pharmacy (Columbus) — 91.8% (122)
9. University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy (Chapel Hill) — 91.6% (143)
10. Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Indianapolis) — 91.1% (101)
11. University of Michigan College of Pharmacy (Ann Arbor) — 90.4% (73)
12. University of Kansas School of Pharmacy (Lawrence) — 90.3% (113)
13. University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy — 90.1% (111)
14. Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy (Mequon) — 90% (50)
15. University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy (Stockton, Calif.) — 89.1% (156)
Find the top 20 schools in 2022 by all-time NAPLEX passage rates here.
