NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 44^th out of 145 schools

In 2022, 85% of students from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

43 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

5 schools had the SAME pass rate

96 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, 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 (85.1% ± 10%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<75.1%	75.1% to 95.1%	>95.1%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

2021

Top 10%

2019

2021

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	188	84.6%	86.1% ± 8.3%	83^rd of 129
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	151	95%	81.5% ± 10%	8^th of 143
2022	151	85%	79.1% ± 10.7%	44^th of 145
Mean ± SD	163 ± 17	89.3% ± 6.1%	85.1% ± 10%	51 ± 35