NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

South Dakota State University

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2019)

Ranked 11^th out of 136 schools

In 2019, 97.4% of students from South Dakota State University passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 87.9%. For comparison, in the same year:

10 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

124 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2009-2019)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2009 to 2019, South Dakota State University averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 99.1%. This pass rate is ABOVE the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period.

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<88.7%	88.7% to 96.2%	>96.2%

Key Distinctions

100% Pass

2009

100% Pass

2010

100% Pass

2012

100% Pass

2013

100% Pass

2015

Top 10%

2016

Top 10%

2017

100% Pass

2018

Top 10%

2019

Established School

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2009	60	100%	96.4± 4.6%	1^st of 93
2010	69	100%	94.4± 6%	1^st of 99
2011	67	97%	95.3± 4%	42^nd of 102
2012	68	100%	96.8± 3.6%	1^st of 109
2013	69	100%	95.7± 5.1%	1^st of 115
2014	74	98.6%	94.8± 4.6%	16^th of 121
2015	82	100%	92.4± 5.7%	1^st of 125
2016	76	98.7%	86.1± 8.3%	3^rd of 129
2017	73	98.6%	87.9± 8.1%	5^th of 130
2018	76	100%	89.1± 7.8%	1^st of 134
2019	76	97.4%	87.9± 8.9%	11^th of 136