NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Western University of Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2020)

Ranked 21^st out of 140 schools

In 2020, 95.5% of students from Western University of Health Sciences passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 87.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

20 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

119 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2010-2020)

ABOVE

ABOVE the Average ± SD

From 2010 to 2020, Western University of Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 95.6%. This pass rate is ABOVE the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period.

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<87.9%	87.9% to 95.4%	>95.4%

Key Distinctions

Top 10%

2011

Established School

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2010	132	93.2%	94.4 ± 6%	75^th of 98
2011	146	99.3%	95.3 ± 4.1%	10^th of 101
2012	124	97.6%	96.8 ± 3.6%	64^th of 108
2013	135	98.5%	95.7 ± 5.1%	35^th of 114
2014	130	97.7%	94.8 ± 4.6%	36^th of 120
2015	134	96.3%	92.3 ± 5.8%	36^th of 124
2016	128	89.1%	86.1 ± 8.4%	58^th of 128
2017	123	91.1%	87.9 ± 8.2%	54^th of 129
2018	126	97.6%	89.1 ± 7.8%	15^th of 133
2019	128	95.3%	87.8 ± 8.9%	23^rd of 135
2020	133	95.5%	87.7 ± 9%	21^st of 140