NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2021)

Ranked 52^nd out of 143 schools

In 2021, 87% of students from University of Maryland School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 83.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

51 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

11 schools had the SAME pass rate

80 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2015-2021)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2015 to 2021, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 88.2%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (87.2% ± 9%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<78.2%	78.2% to 96.2%	>96.2%

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2015	158	88.6%	92.4% ± 5.7%	98^th of 125
2016	144	89.6%	86.1% ± 8.3%	54^th of 129
2017	153	88.9%	87.9% ± 8.1%	73^rd of 130
2018	139	87.1%	89.1% ± 7.8%	86^th of 134
2019	147	87%	86.8% ± 9.7%	80^th of 137
2020	141	89%	86% ± 10%	64^th of 140
2021	116	87%	83.1% ± 9.3%	52^nd of 143
Mean ± SD	143 ± 12	88.2% ± 1%	87.2% ± 9%	72 ± 16