NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 86^th out of 145 schools

In 2022, 78% of students from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

85 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

5 schools had the SAME pass rate

54 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 89.2%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (85.1% ± 10%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<75.1%	75.1% to 95.1%	>95.1%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2017

Top 10%

2017

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	105	93.3%	86.1% ± 8.3%	27^th of 129
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	88%	81.5% ± 10%	36^th of 143
2022	72	78%	79.1% ± 10.7%	86^th of 145
Mean ± SD	96 ± 11	89.2% ± 6.2%	85.1% ± 10%	50 ± 28