NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

California Northstate University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 138^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 59.6% of students from California Northstate University College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

137 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

4 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, California Northstate University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 69%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (80.9% ± 12.2%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<68.7%	68.7% to 93%	>93%

Key Distinctions

Bottom 10%

2024

2025

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	62	81%	86.8% ± 9.7%	102^nd of 137
2020	111	85%	85.8% ± 10.3%	89^th of 140
2021	126	73.8%	81.3% ± 10.2%	110^th of 143
2022	148	65.5%	76.9% ± 11%	125^th of 143
2023	99	61.6%	75.5% ± 11.1%	128^th of 143
2024	69	56.5%	74.3% ± 13.7%	131^st of 142
2025	57	59.6%	85.7% ± 11.5%	138^th of 142
Mean ± SD	96 ± 32	69% ± 10.2%	80.9% ± 12.2%	118 ± 16