NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 45^th out of 143 schools

In 2024, 82.8% of students from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

44 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

98 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 85.1%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (81.5% ± 11.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<69.7%	69.7% to 93.3%	>93.3%

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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 139
2021	90	87.8%	81.3% ± 10.2%	41^st of 143
2022	76	76.3%	76.9% ± 11%	84^th of 143
2023	62	80.6%	75.7% ± 10.9%	52^nd of 143
2024	64	82.8%	75.7% ± 13.3%	45^th of 143
Mean ± SD	84 ± 15	85.1% ± 5.7%	81.5% ± 11.8%	59 ± 20