NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Appalachian College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2021)

Ranked 138^th out of 143 schools

In 2021, 66% of students from Appalachian College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 83.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

137 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

5 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2015-2021)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2015 to 2021, Appalachian College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 80.8%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (87.2% ± 9%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<78.2%	78.2% to 96.2%	>96.2%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2015

Bottom 10%

2021

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2015	73	95.9%	92.4% ± 5.7%	42^nd of 125
2016	63	92.1%	86.1% ± 8.3%	33^rd of 129
2017	58	81%	87.9% ± 8.1%	104^th of 130
2018	64	79.7%	89.1% ± 7.8%	120^th of 134
2019	64	78%	86.8% ± 9.7%	111^th of 137
2020	70	73%	86% ± 10%	121^st of 140
2021	53	66%	83.1% ± 9.3%	138^th of 143
Mean ± SD	64 ± 6	80.8% ± 9.6%	87.2% ± 9%	96 ± 38