Interesting Data on Naplex Passing Rates

[CUninja]

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This is data from 2007-09 (2010 won't be out for a while because people are still taking the boards) This leaves out any school who did not have data for all 3 years (2007, 2008 and 2009)

Top 25 Schools by % of students who passed the NAPLEX


3 YEAR RUNNING AVG.

T1 University of California, San Diego 100.00
T1 South Dakota State University 100.00
3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 99.73
4 University of Kentucky 99.63
5 University of Houston 99.43
6 University of Pittsburgh 99.30
7 University of Arkansas 99.20
8 University of Utah 99.13
9 Ohio State University 99.10
10 University of Mississippi 99.03
11 University of Toledo 98.97
12 UNC-Chapel Hill 98.93
13 Wayne State University 98.90
14 Idaho State University 98.83
15 University of the Pacific 98.80
T16 Campbell University 98.73
T16 Mercer University 98.73
18 University of Georgia 98.70
19 University of Arizona 98.63
20 Ohio Northern University 98.57
T21 Purdue University 98.53
T21 University of Florida 98.53
T23 Samford University 98.50
T23 Creighton University 98.50
T25 University of Michigan 98.47
T25 Ferris State University 98.47

Bottom 20 schools by % of students who passed the NAPLEX

71 Palm Beach Atlantic University 94.20
72 LECOM 94.13
73 University of South Carolina 94.00
T74 University of Maryland 93.93
T74 University of Missouri Kansas City 93.93
76 University of New Mexico 93.57
77 University of Louisiana at Monroe 93.20
78 Massachusetts, Boston 92.00
79 Texas Southern University 91.93
80 Howard University 91.70
81 Lebanese American University 91.67
82 Nova Southeastern University 91.43
T83 St Johns University 90.83
T83 South University 90.83
85 Hampton University 90.43
86 Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 89.83
87 Long Island University 88.03
88 Florida A&M University 87.63
89 Xavier University of Louisiana 83.87
90 University of Puerto Rico 81.80

This data is from http://www.nabp.net/programs/examination/naplex/school-pass-rate/

 

[uncbiograd]

Dang, Maryland is slackin'

 

[J ROD]

Basically, proves my point I have been telling all my classmates that are SO worried about passing.

Almost everyone passes...it is not a hard test.

And, I went to one of those bottom 20% schools.....😳

But, at least, I got a 122.

 

[johnconner]

The NABP passed J DUB without him taking the test for fear that he would ruin the scaled scoring system. He is the most interesting man in the world. Stay thirsty my friends...


But seriously, he's right. You don't have to study too hard for the test.

 

[J ROD]

Week or Two at the most.

 

[pezdispenser]

So overall, not considering which school, 90-95% of people pass. I'd say those are pretty good odds and/or it's a stupid easy exam. I even went to a bottom 10 school, so I know some of my classmates had no clue... yet they still passed.

 

[rxlea]

So overall, not considering which school, 90-95% of people pass. I'd say those are pretty good odds and/or it's a stupid easy exam. I even went to a bottom 10 school, so I know some of my classmates had no clue... yet they still passed.

That is somewhat disconcerting.

 

[nditebeck]

So overall, not considering which school, 90-95% of people pass. I'd say those are pretty good odds and/or it's a stupid easy exam. I even went to a bottom 10 school, so I know some of my classmates had no clue... yet they still passed.

Also means pharmacy schools spend a pretty good amount of time training their students. And with the competiveness of pharmacy school entrance, only the best get in.

 

[Jenny2009]

^^the passage rate has been consistently high even before pharmacy school became competitive.

 

[J ROD]

Yeah, Naplex is a joke...

 

[CatSpam]

Yeah, Naplex is a joke...

You get less interesting and more smug with every second that passes.

Just because you got your MENSA-esque 122 NAPLEX score does not entitle you to belittle the test. The tables may very easily have been reversed and you may have found yourself on the lower end of you pre-NAPLEX range...or worse.

A little compassion may be in order. A nice thing for people in our profession.

Cat

 

[Moxxie]

Is a 122 really that great of a score? I've been trying to figure out what the average is, but all that I hear from anyone is "a passing score is a great score." Anyway, to add to this discussion, the NAPLEX was scary while I was taking it and the day after, but once I analyzed the questions I realized that while I obviously didn't know everything, I really didn't need to study even as much as I did, which was only a few days worth.

To me, the math is the most important part to study, but really, if you passed pharmacy school and didn't flunk your rotations, theoretically you should pass the NAPLEX. Law, on the other hand, is something not to put off.

For the few that don't pass the NAPLEX, I imagine that one of the reasons is a combination of bad luck and nerves - things that we can't do much about.

Good luck to everyone, though!

 

[Naplesmark]

Does anyone really want to flunk and then to retest this exam. It is not a joke and you need to study. Why do you think you have no idea if you have passed or not when you leave the exam?? Maybe it is because the board can flunk you if are an idiot. Why does every state board have exam representatives??If you flunk you will never know why. What is this about $100 and a recheck of your grade..are you kidding me. No one will ever pass on a regrade.
Also 2 of those schools on the lowest list were on accreditation probation recently. You really need to work to have your accreditation taken away. How could a school even get close to probation.
I am very dissapointed with the University of Maryland, as I also attended. There has been a new Dean for the last 2 years, any correlation?? Maryland Rx was always a top school.
Do not slack with the Naplex exam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kensetsu]

You think the NAPLEX is bad now? You should have taken it when it was a 2 day exam. I think the first day was 6 hours and the second day was only 4 hours, or something like that. It might have been 8 hours the first day and 2 hours the second. I think that math and law was the second day. As I recall, the first day was divided into separate exams for Chemisty, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Practice of Pharmacy and the second day was Math and Law. Of course back then you could retake the math separately if you failed it. And that was a good thing because the first time pass rate was only in the 80% range.

I suspect that the low passing rate had to do with physical stamina (ie. exhaustion from a longer test), the fact that they were trying to limit the number of pharmacists being licensed (before money was the primary motivation) and... the lower costs of paying people to supervise an examination for 4 hours (in a multi-purpose testing center) vs 10 hours in a room with 400 people taking the exam.

However, now it's all about money. Open as many Pharmacy schools as you can, collect as much tuition as you can, and crank out as many Pharmacists as you can. Cash is King.