NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 88^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 85.2% of students from Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

87 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

53 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 83.7%. 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%

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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%	75.5% ± 11.1%	52^nd of 143
2024	68	80.9%	74.3% ± 13.7%	49^th of 142
2025	61	85.2%	85.7% ± 11.5%	88^th of 142
Mean ± SD	79 ± 15	83.7% ± 4.8%	80.9% ± 12.2%	65 ± 22