NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 98^th out of 143 schools

In 2024, 69.7% of students from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

97 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

45 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 83.9%. 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

≥95% Pass

2020

Top 10%

2020

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2018	110	91.8%	89.1% ± 7.8%	57^th of 134
2019	123	88%	86.8% ± 9.7%	74^th of 137
2020	93	96%	85.8% ± 10.3%	11^th of 140
2021	120	81.7%	81.3% ± 10.2%	82^nd of 143
2022	110	77.3%	76.9% ± 11%	79^th of 143
2023	116	82.8%	75.7% ± 10.9%	42^nd of 143
2024	99	69.7%	75.7% ± 13.3%	98^th of 143
Mean ± SD	110 ± 10	83.9% ± 8.3%	81.5% ± 11.8%	63 ± 27