NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 92^nd out of 145 schools

In 2022, 77% of students from University of Iowa College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

91 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

6 schools had the SAME pass rate

47 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 88.3%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (85.1% ± 10%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<75.1%	75.1% to 95.1%	>95.1%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2017

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	105	94.3%	86.1% ± 8.3%	23^rd of 129
2017	103	96.1%	87.9% ± 8.1%	16^th of 130
2018	104	89.4%	89.1% ± 7.8%	78^th of 134
2019	100	92%	86.8% ± 9.7%	43^rd of 137
2020	102	86%	85.8% ± 10.3%	83^rd of 140
2021	108	83%	81.5% ± 10%	75^th of 143
2022	78	77%	79.1% ± 10.7%	92^nd of 145
Mean ± SD	100 ± 9	88.3% ± 6.2%	85.1% ± 10%	59 ± 28