NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 4^th out of 143 schools

In 2024, 96.7% of students from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

3 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

139 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 93.9%. This pass rate is ABOVE the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (81.5% ± 11.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<69.7%	69.7% to 93.3%	>93.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2018

2019

2024

Top 10%

2018

2019

2023

2024

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2018	120	98.3%	89.1% ± 7.8%	10^th of 134
2019	147	97%	86.8% ± 9.7%	10^th of 136
2020	131	92%	85.8% ± 10.3%	40^th of 140
2021	141	90.1%	81.3% ± 10.2%	28^th of 143
2022	125	88.8%	76.9% ± 11%	17^th of 143
2023	121	94.2%	75.7% ± 10.9%	3^rd of 143
2024	90	96.7%	75.7% ± 13.3%	4^th of 143
Mean ± SD	125 ± 17	93.9% ± 3.4%	81.5% ± 11.8%	16 ± 13