NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Illinois Chicago Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 54^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 90.6% of students from University of Illinois Chicago Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

53 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

88 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, University of Illinois Chicago Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 82.3%. 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%

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	173	88%	86.8% ± 9.7%	74^th of 137
2020	151	87%	85.8% ± 10.3%	77^th of 139
2021	180	80%	81.3% ± 10.2%	87^th of 143
2022	175	69.1%	76.9% ± 11%	110^th of 143
2023	143	76.9%	75.5% ± 11.1%	68^th of 143
2024	131	84.7%	74.3% ± 13.7%	33^rd of 142
2025	139	90.6%	85.7% ± 11.5%	54^th of 142
Mean ± SD	156 ± 18	82.3% ± 6.9%	80.9% ± 12.2%	72 ± 23