NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Samford University

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2020)

Ranked 20^th out of 140 schools

In 2020, 95.6% of students from Samford University passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 87.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

19 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

120 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2010-2020)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2010 to 2020, Samford University averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 92.1%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period.

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<87.9%	87.9% to 95.4%	>95.4%

Key Distinctions

Bottom 10%

2016

Established School

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2010	125	96.8%	94.4 ± 6%	41^st of 98
2011	119	94.1%	95.3 ± 4.1%	74^th of 101
2012	126	93.6%	96.8 ± 3.6%	91^st of 108
2013	123	97.6%	95.7 ± 5.1%	53^rd of 114
2014	117	95.7%	94.8 ± 4.6%	68^th of 120
2015	121	94.2%	92.3 ± 5.8%	59^th of 124
2016	104	74%	86.1 ± 8.4%	120^th of 128
2017	131	92.4%	87.9 ± 8.2%	45^th of 129
2018	110	91.8%	89.1 ± 7.8%	56^th of 133
2019	120	87.5%	87.8 ± 8.9%	86^th of 135
2020	90	95.6%	87.7 ± 9%	20^th of 140