NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Howard University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 139^th out of 144 schools

In 2023, 55.6% of students from Howard University College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

138 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

5 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

BELOW

BELOW the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, Howard University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 71.2%. This pass rate is BELOW 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

Bottom 10%

2019

2021

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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	54	64.8%	81.3% ± 10.2%	132^nd of 143
2022	23	73.9%	77.1% ± 10.9%	96^th of 144
2023	36	55.6%	77.5% ± 10.7%	139^th of 144
Mean ± SD	43 ± 12	71.2% ± 9.1%	83.5% ± 10.8%	118 ± 16