NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 71^st out of 144 schools

In 2023, 79.2% of students from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

70 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

73 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 88.5%. 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

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	156	95.5%	87.9% ± 8.1%	21^st of 130
2018	154	95.4%	89.1% ± 7.8%	33^rd of 134
2019	186	93%	86.8% ± 9.7%	36^th of 137
2020	150	92%	85.8% ± 10.3%	40^th of 140
2021	159	84.9%	81.3% ± 10.2%	66^th of 143
2022	182	79.1%	77.1% ± 10.9%	70^th of 144
2023	168	79.2%	77.5% ± 10.7%	71^st of 144
Mean ± SD	165 ± 13	88.5% ± 6.7%	83.5% ± 10.8%	48 ± 19