NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 1^st out of 143 schools

In 2024, 100% 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 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

0 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

141 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 96.5%. This pass rate is ABOVE the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (81.5% ± 11.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<69.7%	69.7% to 93.3%	>93.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

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Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
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%	76.9% ± 11%	4^th of 143
2023	65	92.3%	75.7% ± 10.9%	6^th of 143
2024	56	100%	75.7% ± 13.3%	1^st of 143
Mean ± SD	71 ± 7	96.5% ± 2.8%	81.5% ± 11.8%	5 ± 4