NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 33^rd out of 145 schools

In 2022, 87% of students from Purdue University College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

32 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

3 schools had the SAME pass rate

109 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, Purdue University College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 89.5%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (85.1% ± 10%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<75.1%	75.1% to 95.1%	>95.1%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	135	88.9%	86.1% ± 8.3%	60^th of 129
2017	140	93.6%	87.9% ± 8.1%	35^th of 130
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	133	84%	81.5% ± 10%	72^nd of 143
2022	131	87%	79.1% ± 10.7%	33^rd of 145
Mean ± SD	136 ± 4	89.5% ± 3.9%	85.1% ± 10%	51 ± 25