NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2021)

Ranked 23^rd out of 143 schools

In 2021, 91% of students from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 83.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

22 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

7 schools had the SAME pass rate

113 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2015-2021)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2015 to 2021, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 91.1%. 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

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2015	179	96.1%	92.4% ± 5.7%	40^th of 125
2016	182	93.4%	86.1% ± 8.3%	26^th of 129
2017	177	94.4%	87.9% ± 8.1%	29^th of 130
2018	170	90%	89.1% ± 7.8%	72^nd of 134
2019	190	89%	86.8% ± 9.7%	69^th of 137
2020	185	84%	86% ± 10%	95^th of 140
2021	150	91%	83.1% ± 9.3%	23^rd of 143
Mean ± SD	176 ± 12	91.1% ± 3.7%	87.2% ± 9%	51 ± 26