NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 7^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 97.7% 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 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

6 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

135 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 85.1%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (80.9% ± 12.2%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<68.7%	68.7% to 93%	>93%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2023

2025

Top 10%

2023

2025

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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%	75.5% ± 11.1%	2^nd of 143
2024	39	76.9%	74.3% ± 13.7%	73^rd of 142
2025	44	97.7%	85.7% ± 11.5%	7^th of 142
Mean ± SD	62 ± 13	85.1% ± 8.3%	80.9% ± 12.2%	60 ± 40