NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 90^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 84.8% of students from University of Iowa College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

89 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

2 schools had the SAME pass rate

50 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 82.1%. 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	100	92%	86.8% ± 9.7%	43^rd of 137
2020	102	86%	85.8% ± 10.3%	83^rd of 139
2021	108	83.3%	81.3% ± 10.2%	74^th of 143
2022	83	74.7%	76.9% ± 11%	91^st of 143
2023	101	75.2%	75.5% ± 11.1%	80^th of 143
2024	98	78.6%	74.3% ± 13.7%	64^th of 142
2025	79	84.8%	85.7% ± 11.5%	90^th of 142
Mean ± SD	96 ± 10	82.1% ± 5.8%	80.9% ± 12.2%	75 ± 16