NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2025)

Ranked 38^th out of 142 schools

In 2025, 92.6% of students from Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 85.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

37 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

1 school had the SAME pass rate

103 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2019-2025)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2019 to 2025, Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 89.7%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (80.9% ± 12.2%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<68.7%	68.7% to 93%	>93%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2019

2020

Top 10%

2022

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2019	133	95%	86.8% ± 9.7%	21^st of 137
2020	137	95%	85.8% ± 10.3%	19^th of 140
2021	115	91.3%	81.3% ± 10.2%	20^th of 143
2022	132	93.2%	76.9% ± 11%	4^th of 143
2023	115	76.5%	75.5% ± 11.1%	71^st of 143
2024	94	84%	74.3% ± 13.7%	38^th of 142
2025	95	92.6%	85.7% ± 11.5%	38^th of 142
Mean ± SD	117 ± 16	89.7% ± 6.4%	80.9% ± 12.2%	30 ± 20