NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 84^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 86.5% of students from University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

83 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

58 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 88.7%. 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

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	173	96%	86.8% ± 9.7%	14^th of 137
2020	182	93%	85.8% ± 10.3%	30^th of 140
2021	175	93.7%	81.3% ± 10.2%	16^th of 143
2022	171	81.9%	76.9% ± 11%	53^rd of 143
2023	171	83%	75.5% ± 11.1%	41^st of 143
2024	155	87.1%	74.3% ± 13.7%	25^th of 142
2025	155	86.5%	85.7% ± 11.5%	84^th of 142
Mean ± SD	169 ± 9	88.7% ± 5.1%	80.9% ± 12.2%	38 ± 23