NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 140^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 55.9% of students from Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

139 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

2 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

BELOW

BELOW the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 62.6%. 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

2022

2024

2025

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	50	64%	86.8% ± 9.7%	132^nd of 137
2020	34	88%	85.8% ± 10.3%	70^th of 140
2021	52	67.3%	81.3% ± 10.2%	128^th of 143
2022	48	60.4%	76.9% ± 11%	132^nd of 143
2023	54	63%	75.5% ± 11.1%	122^nd of 143
2024	33	39.4%	74.3% ± 13.7%	140^th of 142
2025	34	55.9%	85.7% ± 11.5%	140^th of 142
Mean ± SD	44 ± 9	62.6% ± 13.4%	80.9% ± 12.2%	123 ± 23