NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 78^th out of 143 schools

In 2024, 76.9% 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 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

77 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

65 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 83.5%. 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

2023

Top 10%

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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%	76.9% ± 11%	47^th of 143
2023	65	95.4%	75.7% ± 10.9%	2^nd of 143
2024	39	76.9%	75.7% ± 13.3%	78^th of 143
Mean ± SD	66 ± 11	83.5% ± 6.6%	81.5% ± 11.8%	73 ± 35