NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 83^rd out of 142 schools

In 2025, 86.6% of students from Purdue 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:

82 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

59 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, Purdue University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 87%. This pass rate is WITHIN 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

≥95% Pass

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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%	75.5% ± 11.1%	24^th of 143
2024	126	79.4%	74.3% ± 13.7%	60^th of 142
2025	134	86.6%	85.7% ± 11.5%	83^rd of 142
Mean ± SD	134 ± 4	87% ± 4.8%	80.9% ± 12.2%	47 ± 23