NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Howard University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 94^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 84.4% of students from Howard University College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

93 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

48 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

BELOW

BELOW the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, Howard University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 66.9%. This pass rate is BELOW 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

Bottom 10%

2019

2021

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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	27	66.7%	76.9% ± 11%	120^th of 143
2023	45	51.1%	75.5% ± 11.1%	139^th of 143
2024	26	61.5%	74.3% ± 13.7%	120^th of 142
2025	32	84.4%	85.7% ± 11.5%	94^th of 142
Mean ± SD	38 ± 11	66.9% ± 9.5%	80.9% ± 12.2%	122 ± 13