NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2023)

Ranked 5^th out of 144 schools

In 2023, 94.2% of students from University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 77.5%. For comparison, in the same year:

4 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

139 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2017-2023)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2017 to 2023, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 94.2%. 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

Top 10%

2017

2018

2019

2023

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2017	125	99.2%	87.9% ± 8.1%	3^rd of 130
2018	120	98.3%	89.1% ± 7.8%	10^th of 134
2019	147	97%	86.8% ± 9.7%	10^th of 137
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%	77.1% ± 10.9%	17^th of 144
2023	120	94.2%	77.5% ± 10.7%	5^th of 144
Mean ± SD	130 ± 10	94.2% ± 3.8%	83.5% ± 10.8%	16 ± 12