NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 34^th out of 144 schools

In 2023, 85.8% of students from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

33 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

109 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 87.9%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (83.5% ± 10.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<72.7%	72.7% to 94.3%	>94.3%

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	123	89.4%	87.9% ± 8.1%	70^th of 130
2018	135	93.3%	89.1% ± 7.8%	49^th of 134
2019	148	85%	86.8% ± 9.7%	92^nd of 137
2020	133	93%	85.8% ± 10.3%	30^th of 140
2021	144	84.7%	81.3% ± 10.2%	68^th of 143
2022	146	84.2%	77.1% ± 10.9%	41^st of 144
2023	120	85.8%	77.5% ± 10.7%	34^th of 144
Mean ± SD	136 ± 10	87.9% ± 3.7%	83.5% ± 10.8%	55 ± 21