NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 32^nd out of 143 schools

In 2024, 86% of students from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

31 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

111 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 90%. 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%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

Top 10%

2019

2021

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2018	174	93.7%	89.1% ± 7.8%	44^th of 134
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%	75.7% ± 10.9%	33^rd of 143
2024	107	86%	75.7% ± 13.3%	32^nd of 143
Mean ± SD	145 ± 21	90% ± 4.9%	81.5% ± 11.8%	33 ± 17