NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Western University of Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2019)

Ranked 24^th out of 136 schools

In 2019, 95.3% of students from Western University of Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 87.9%. For comparison, in the same year:

23 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

112 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2009-2019)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2009 to 2019, Western University of Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 95.6%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period.

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<88.7%	88.7% to 96.2%	>96.2%

Key Distinctions

Top 10%

2011

Established School

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2009	130	96.2%	96.4± 4.6%	62^nd of 93
2010	132	93.2%	94.4± 6%	75^th of 99
2011	146	99.3%	95.3± 4%	10^th of 102
2012	124	97.6%	96.8± 3.6%	64^th of 109
2013	135	98.5%	95.7± 5.1%	35^th of 115
2014	130	97.7%	94.8± 4.6%	36^th of 121
2015	134	96.3%	92.4± 5.7%	36^th of 125
2016	128	89.1%	86.1± 8.3%	58^th of 129
2017	123	91.1%	87.9± 8.1%	54^th of 130
2018	126	97.6%	89.1± 7.8%	15^th of 134
2019	128	95.3%	87.9± 8.9%	24^th of 136