Impressive First-Time NAPLEX Pass Rates
For the third year in a row, the UMES SOP has the highest first-time NAPLEX pass rate among the HBCU pharmacy programs nationwide.
In 2018, the UMES SOP achieved an impressive 96.23% first-time NAPLEX pass rate. Compared to the 89.46% first-time pass rate national average, the UMES SOP was the highest of the three doctor of pharmacy programs in Maryland.
Pass Rates for First-time Attempts on the NAPLEX*
| HBCU Schools of Pharmacy | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 96.23% | 87.23% | 84.21% |
| Florida A&M University | 75.00% | 82.79% | 83.33% |
| Hampton University | 72.73% | 65.00% | 55.00% |
| Howard University | 85.96% | 68.89% | 77.78% |
| Texas Southern University | 88.57% | 81.82% | 83.08% |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | 75.00% | 82.91% | 75.00% |
| Maryland Schools of Pharmacy | 2018 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore Notre Dame of Maryland University University of Maryland at Baltimore |
96.23% 87.76% 87.05% |
*The North American Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) measures the pharmacist candidate’s knowledge of the practice of pharmacy. The NAPLEX is one component of the pharmacist licensing process used by the states as an assessment of a candidate’s competence to practice.
