NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Howard University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 92^nd out of 145 schools

In 2022, 77% of students from Howard University College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

91 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

6 schools had the SAME pass rate

47 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, Howard University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 76.6%. 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

Bottom 10%

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	59	88.1%	86.1% ± 8.3%	63^rd of 129
2017	51	78.4%	87.9% ± 8.1%	114^th of 130
2018	57	86%	89.1% ± 7.8%	94^th of 134
2019	49	67%	86.8% ± 9.7%	130^th of 137
2020	30	73%	85.8% ± 10.3%	120^th of 140
2021	52	67%	81.5% ± 10%	128^th of 143
2022	17	77%	79.1% ± 10.7%	92^nd of 145
Mean ± SD	45 ± 14	76.6% ± 7.8%	85.1% ± 10%	106 ± 22