NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 131^st out of 144 schools

In 2023, 63.8% of students from Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

130 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

13 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 81.1%. 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

Bottom 10%

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	93	87.1%	87.9% ± 8.1%	81^st of 130
2018	76	90.8%	89.1% ± 7.8%	67^th of 134
2019	66	83%	86.8% ± 9.7%	98^th of 137
2020	58	90%	85.8% ± 10.3%	59^th of 140
2021	84	78.6%	81.3% ± 10.2%	93^rd of 143
2022	83	74.7%	77.1% ± 10.9%	93^rd of 144
2023	58	63.8%	77.5% ± 10.7%	131^st of 144
Mean ± SD	74 ± 13	81.1% ± 8.9%	83.5% ± 10.8%	89 ± 22