NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 43^rd out of 142 schools

In 2025, 91.7% of students from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

42 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

98 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 89.3%. 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

≥95% Pass

2019

Top 10%

2019

2021

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	136	98%	86.8% ± 9.7%	7^th of 137
2020	160	89%	85.8% ± 10.3%	62^nd of 140
2021	152	94.1%	81.3% ± 10.2%	12^th of 143
2022	157	84.1%	76.9% ± 11%	39^th of 143
2023	127	85%	75.5% ± 11.1%	33^rd of 143
2024	111	82.9%	74.3% ± 13.7%	42^nd of 142
2025	108	91.7%	85.7% ± 11.5%	43^rd of 142
Mean ± SD	136 ± 20	89.3% ± 5.2%	80.9% ± 12.2%	34 ± 18