NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 62^nd out of 143 schools

In 2024, 79.7% of students from Purdue University College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

61 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

81 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, Purdue University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 86.9%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (81.5% ± 11.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<69.7%	69.7% to 93.3%	>93.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2018	133	85.7%	89.1% ± 7.8%	97^th of 134
2019	138	95%	86.8% ± 9.7%	21^st of 137
2020	141	92%	85.8% ± 10.3%	40^th of 140
2021	134	83.6%	81.3% ± 10.2%	73^rd of 143
2022	134	85.8%	76.9% ± 11%	29^th of 143
2023	132	86.4%	75.7% ± 10.9%	25^th of 143
2024	123	79.7%	75.7% ± 13.3%	62^nd of 143
Mean ± SD	134 ± 5	86.9% ± 4.7%	81.5% ± 11.8%	50 ± 26