NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

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

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 37^th out of 144 schools

In 2023, 85.2% 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 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

36 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

107 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 91.7%. 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%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2017

2018

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	170	95.9%	87.9% ± 8.1%	18^th of 130
2018	171	96.5%	89.1% ± 7.8%	23^rd of 134
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	170	81.8%	77.1% ± 10.9%	52^nd of 144
2023	162	85.2%	77.5% ± 10.7%	37^th of 144
Mean ± SD	172 ± 6	91.7% ± 5.4%	83.5% ± 10.8%	27 ± 13