NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 22^nd out of 142 schools

In 2025, 94.1% 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 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

21 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

2 schools had the SAME pass rate

118 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 95.5%. This pass rate is ABOVE the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (80.9% ± 12.2%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<68.7%	68.7% to 93%	>93%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

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Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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%	76.9% ± 11%	4^th of 143
2023	65	92.3%	75.5% ± 11.1%	6^th of 143
2024	58	98.3%	74.3% ± 13.7%	2^nd of 142
2025	51	94.1%	85.7% ± 11.5%	22^nd of 142
Mean ± SD	68 ± 9	95.5% ± 2.1%	80.9% ± 12.2%	8 ± 7