NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 5^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 98.8% of students from University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

4 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

137 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2020-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2020 to 2025, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 85.5%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (79.9% ± 12.3%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<67.7%	67.7% to 92.2%	>92.2%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2025

Top 10%

2025

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2020	102	87%	85.8% ± 10.3%	77^th of 139
2021	103	78.6%	81.3% ± 10.2%	93^rd of 143
2022	99	83.8%	76.9% ± 11%	42^nd of 143
2023	110	76.4%	75.5% ± 11.1%	72^nd of 143
2024	95	88.4%	74.3% ± 13.7%	18^th of 142
2025	86	98.8%	85.7% ± 11.5%	5^th of 142
Mean ± SD	99 ± 7	85.5% ± 7.3%	79.9% ± 12.3%	51 ± 32