NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 32^nd out of 144 schools

In 2023, 86.2% of students from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

31 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

112 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy 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 (83.5% ± 10.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<72.7%	72.7% to 94.3%	>94.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

Top 10%

2019

2021

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	181	79.6%	87.9% ± 8.1%	111^th of 130
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%	77.1% ± 10.9%	42^nd of 144
2023	123	86.2%	77.5% ± 10.7%	32^nd of 144
Mean ± SD	155 ± 19	89.2% ± 6%	83.5% ± 10.8%	44 ± 32