NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2021)

Ranked 95^th out of 143 schools

In 2021, 80% of students from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 83.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

94 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

3 schools had the SAME pass rate

45 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2015-2021)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2015 to 2021, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 91.5%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (87.2% ± 9%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<78.2%	78.2% to 96.2%	>96.2%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2015

2016

2017

2019

Top 10%

2016

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2015	78	96.2%	92.4% ± 5.7%	38^th of 125
2016	68	95.6%	86.1% ± 8.3%	10^th of 129
2017	72	95.8%	87.9% ± 8.1%	19^th of 130
2018	67	91%	89.1% ± 7.8%	66^th of 134
2019	60	98%	86.8% ± 9.7%	7^th of 137
2020	77	84%	86% ± 10%	95^th of 140
2021	45	80%	83.1% ± 9.3%	95^th of 143
Mean ± SD	67 ± 11	91.5% ± 6.4%	87.2% ± 9%	47 ± 35