NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 36^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 92.7% of students from University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

35 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

105 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 86.3%. 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%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

Top 10%

2021

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	139	96%	86.8% ± 9.7%	14^th of 137
2020	135	92%	85.8% ± 10.3%	40^th of 140
2021	135	94.1%	81.3% ± 10.2%	12^th of 143
2022	125	82.4%	76.9% ± 11%	49^th of 143
2023	127	74.8%	75.5% ± 11.1%	82^nd of 143
2024	128	71.9%	74.3% ± 13.7%	86^th of 142
2025	124	92.7%	85.7% ± 11.5%	36^th of 142
Mean ± SD	130 ± 5	86.3% ± 9.1%	80.9% ± 12.2%	46 ± 27