NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 6^th out of 144 schools

In 2023, 93.8% of students from South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

5 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

137 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 96.6%. This pass rate is ABOVE 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

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Top 10%

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2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	73	98.6%	87.9% ± 8.1%	5^th of 130
2018	76	100%	89.1% ± 7.8%	1^st of 134
2019	77	96%	86.8% ± 9.7%	14^th of 137
2020	75	97%	85.8% ± 10.3%	8^th of 140
2021	74	97.3%	81.3% ± 10.2%	3^rd of 143
2022	73	93.2%	77.1% ± 10.9%	4^th of 144
2023	64	93.8%	77.5% ± 10.7%	6^th of 144
Mean ± SD	73 ± 4	96.6% ± 2.3%	83.5% ± 10.8%	6 ± 4