NAPLEX First-Time Pass Rates

Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy

Comparison to National Pass Rates (2024)

Ranked 36^th out of 143 schools

In 2024, 85.6% of students from Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy passed the NAPLEX on the first attempt compared to a national rate of 75.7%. For comparison, in the same year:

35 schools had a HIGHER pass rate

0 schools had the SAME pass rate

107 schools had a LOWER pass rate

Overall Historical Pass Rates (2018-2024)

WITHIN

WITHIN the Average ± SD

From 2018 to 2024, Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy averaged a first-time NAPLEX pass rate of 90.6%. This pass rate is WITHIN the mean (±SD) of the average national pass rate for the same time period (81.5% ± 11.8%).

BELOW	WITHIN	ABOVE
<69.7%	69.7% to 93.3%	>93.3%

Key Distinctions

≥95% Pass

2018

2019

2020

Top 10%

2022

Raw Pass Rates by Year

Year	# Attempts	School Pass Rate	Nat'l Pass Rate	Rank
2018	126	97.6%	89.1% ± 7.8%	15^th of 134
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	114	76.3%	75.7% ± 10.9%	72^nd of 143
2024	90	85.6%	75.7% ± 13.3%	36^th of 143
Mean ± SD	121 ± 15	90.6% ± 6.8%	81.5% ± 11.8%	27 ± 20