NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2021)

Ranked 7^th out of 143 schools

In 2021, 96% of students from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 83.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

6 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

4 schools had the SAME pass rate

132 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2015-2021)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2015 to 2021, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 90.3%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (87.2% ± 9%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<78.2%	78.2% to 96.2%	>96.2%

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
2015	168	91.1%	92.4% ± 5.7%	83^rd of 125
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%	86% ± 10%	64^th of 140
2021	147	96%	83.1% ± 9.3%	7^th of 143
Mean ± SD	165 ± 17	90.3% ± 6%	87.2% ± 9%	57 ± 37