NORTH AMERICAN PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION (NAPLEX)
FIRST-TIME PASS RATES

The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) is a standardized exam that is administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) and measures a candidate’s knowledge and competency of practicing as a pharmacist. NABP provides the overall Individual School Pass Rate Report for all pharmacy schools for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 graduation years. View the full report here

* Based upon data that William Carey University School of Pharmacy has received to date.
Graduation Year Number of First-Time
Takers from
Graduating Class
School First-Time
Pass Rate (%)
School Overall Pass Rate
(All Takers and All Attempts)
State First-Time
Pass Rate (%)
National
Pass Rate (%)
2025 42 83.3%* 90.4% Updated data will be released by NAPB in Feb. 2026. Updated data will be released by NAPB in Feb. 2026.
2024 41 70.7% Not Available Prior to 2025 68.5% 77.5%
2023 39 64.1% Not Available Prior to 2025 72.5% 77.8%
2022 43 67.4% Not Available Prior to 2025 76.2% 79.6%
2021 41 68.3% Not Available Prior to 2025 73.5% 82.9%
 

 


RESIDENCY MATCH RATES

Residency Match Rates
Graduation Year Match Rate for those
Graduates who Applied 
for Residency
2025 90%
2024 71%
2023 56%
2022 89%
2021 50%
 

 


ON-TIME GRADUATION RATES

On-time Graduation Rates
Graduation Year Total Number of
Matriculated Students
Total Number of Students
Who Graduated on Time
On-Time Graduation Rate Overall Graduation Rate
2025 47 44 94% 94%
2024 51 43 84% 86%
2023 52 39 75% 83%
2022 50 46 92%
2021 57 46 82%
 

 


GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE

Graduating students completed a Post-graduate Employment survey. Graduates were surveyed regarding their post-graduate plans. The data for the graduating classes indicate the following breakdown.

Graduate Employment Rates
Graduation Year Full-time/Part-time Positions in Pharmacy (%) Fellowships (%) Residency (%) Undecided (%) Other
2024 56% 0% 9% 35% 0%
2023 51% 0% 13% 33% 3%
2022 65% 0% 13% 22%
2021 57% 0% 13% 30%

William Carey University School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60603, 312/664-3575; FAX 866/228-2631, web site www.acpe-accredit.org.