NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 64^th out of 144 schools

In 2023, 80.3% of students from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

63 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

80 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 87.1%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (83.5% ± 10.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<72.7%	72.7% to 94.3%	>94.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2017

Top 10%

2017

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	106	97.2%	87.9% ± 8.1%	12^th of 130
2018	101	93.1%	89.1% ± 7.8%	51^st of 134
2019	100	92%	86.8% ± 9.7%	43^rd of 137
2020	96	83%	85.8% ± 10.3%	96^th of 140
2021	90	87.8%	81.3% ± 10.2%	41^st of 143
2022	76	76.3%	77.1% ± 10.9%	85^th of 144
2023	61	80.3%	77.5% ± 10.7%	64^th of 144
Mean ± SD	90 ± 15	87.1% ± 7%	83.5% ± 10.8%	56 ± 26