NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 3^rd out of 144 schools

In 2023, 95.4% of students from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

2 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

141 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 85.9%. 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

2023

Top 10%

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	79	93.7%	87.9% ± 8.1%	33^rd of 130
2018	73	86.3%	89.1% ± 7.8%	92^nd of 134
2019	73	88%	86.8% ± 9.7%	74^th of 137
2020	65	80%	85.8% ± 10.3%	111^th of 140
2021	75	74.7%	81.3% ± 10.2%	106^th of 143
2022	70	82.9%	77.1% ± 10.9%	46^th of 144
2023	65	95.4%	77.5% ± 10.7%	3^rd of 144
Mean ± SD	71 ± 5	85.9% ± 6.8%	83.5% ± 10.8%	66 ± 37