NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

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

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 31^st out of 143 schools

In 2024, 86.6% 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 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

30 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

112 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Ernest Mario School 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 (81.5% ± 11.8%).

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

Key Distinctions

Top 10%

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2018	170	90%	89.1% ± 7.8%	72^nd of 134
2019	190	89%	86.8% ± 9.7%	69^th of 137
2020	186	83%	85.8% ± 10.3%	96^th of 139
2021	170	86.5%	81.3% ± 10.2%	51^st of 143
2022	172	83.7%	76.9% ± 11%	43^rd of 143
2023	158	89.9%	75.7% ± 10.9%	14^th of 143
2024	119	86.6%	75.7% ± 13.3%	31^st of 143
Mean ± SD	166 ± 22	87% ± 2.6%	81.5% ± 11.8%	54 ± 26