NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Western University of Health Sciences

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2017)

Ranked 54^th out of 130 schools

In 2017, 91.1% 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:

53 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

76 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2005-2017)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2005 to 2017, Western University of Health Sciences averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 96.3%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period.

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<90.3%	90.3% to 96.8%	>96.8%

Key Distinctions

Top 10%

2005

100% Pass

2008

Top 10%

2011

Established School

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2005	89	98.9%	91.3± 7.5%	6^th of 85
2006	102	96.1%	92.9± 5.3%	32^nd of 88
2007	117	98.3%	95.6± 4.3%	28^th of 89
2008	126	100%	97± 3.1%	1^st of 89
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