NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 53^rd out of 144 schools

In 2023, 82.8% of students from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

52 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

2 schools had the SAME pass rate

89 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 87.1%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (83.5% ± 10.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<72.7%	72.7% to 94.3%	>94.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2020

Top 10%

2020

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	131	92.4%	87.9% ± 8.1%	45^th of 130
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%	77.1% ± 10.9%	80^th of 144
2023	116	82.8%	77.5% ± 10.7%	53^rd of 144
Mean ± SD	115 ± 11	87.1% ± 6.3%	83.5% ± 10.8%	57 ± 23