NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 11^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 96.5% of students from University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

10 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

131 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 87.6%. This pass rate is WITHIN 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

2020

2025

Top 10%

2023

2025

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	96	93%	86.8% ± 9.7%	36^th of 137
2020	84	95%	85.8% ± 10.3%	19^th of 140
2021	81	82.7%	81.3% ± 10.2%	77^th of 143
2022	78	79.5%	76.9% ± 11%	66^th of 143
2023	82	90.2%	75.5% ± 11.1%	13^th of 143
2024	63	76.2%	74.3% ± 13.7%	75^th of 142
2025	57	96.5%	85.7% ± 11.5%	11^th of 142
Mean ± SD	77 ± 12	87.6% ± 7.5%	80.9% ± 12.2%	42 ± 27