NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Virginia Commonwealth University at the Medical College of Virginia Campus School of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2022)

Ranked 16^th out of 145 schools

In 2022, 91% of students from Virginia Commonwealth University at the Medical College of Virginia Campus School of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 79.1%. For comparison, in the same year:

15 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

128 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2016-2022)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2016 to 2022, Virginia Commonwealth University at the Medical College of Virginia Campus School of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 93.6%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (85.1% ± 10%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<75.1%	75.1% to 95.1%	>95.1%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2017

2018

2019

Top 10%

2018

2019

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2016	126	89.7%	86.1% ± 8.3%	52^nd of 129
2017	128	96.1%	87.9% ± 8.1%	17^th of 130
2018	129	98.4%	89.1% ± 7.8%	8^th of 134
2019	127	97%	86.8% ± 9.7%	10^th of 137
2020	121	93%	85.8% ± 10.3%	30^th of 140
2021	113	90%	81.5% ± 10%	24^th of 143
2022	105	91%	79.1% ± 10.7%	16^th of 145
Mean ± SD	121 ± 8	93.6% ± 3.3%	85.1% ± 10%	22 ± 14