NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 6^th out of 145 schools

In 2022, 94% of students from University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

5 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

138 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 94.7%. 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

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Top 10%

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2021

2022

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	167	95.2%	86.1% ± 8.3%	12^th of 129
2017	151	92%	87.9% ± 8.1%	48^th of 130
2018	155	95.5%	89.1% ± 7.8%	32^nd of 134
2019	129	92%	86.8% ± 9.7%	43^rd of 137
2020	134	98%	85.8% ± 10.3%	3^rd of 140
2021	137	96%	81.5% ± 10%	4^th of 143
2022	125	94%	79.1% ± 10.7%	6^th of 145
Mean ± SD	143 ± 14	94.7% ± 2%	85.1% ± 10%	21 ± 18