NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

South Dakota State University

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2020)

Ranked 11^th out of 140 schools

In 2020, 97.3% of students from South Dakota State University passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 87.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

10 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

129 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2010-2020)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2010 to 2020, South Dakota State University averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 98.9%. This pass rate is ABOVE 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

100% Pass

2010

100% Pass

2012

100% Pass

2013

100% Pass

2015

Top 10%

2016

Top 10%

2017

100% Pass

2018

Top 10%

2019

Top 10%

2020

Established School

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2010	69	100%	94.4 ± 6%	1^st of 98
2011	67	97%	95.3 ± 4.1%	42^nd of 101
2012	68	100%	96.8 ± 3.6%	1^st of 108
2013	69	100%	95.7 ± 5.1%	1^st of 114
2014	74	98.6%	94.8 ± 4.6%	16^th of 120
2015	82	100%	92.3 ± 5.8%	1^st of 124
2016	76	98.7%	86.1 ± 8.4%	3^rd of 128
2017	73	98.6%	87.9 ± 8.2%	5^th of 129
2018	76	100%	89.1 ± 7.8%	1^st of 133
2019	76	97.4%	87.8 ± 8.9%	11^th of 135
2020	75	97.3%	87.7 ± 9%	11^th of 140