{"id":1375,"date":"2024-01-01T22:13:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T02:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pharmd\/?page_id=1375"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:37:12","slug":"school-of-pharmacy-graduation-and-post-graduation-metrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pharmd\/school-of-pharmacy-graduation-and-post-graduation-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Pharmacy Graduation and Post-graduation Metrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Class<\/th>NAPLEX First-time Pass Rate<\/strong><\/th>On-Time Graduation Rate<\/strong><\/th>Students accepted into Residency or other Post-Graduate Education*<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2013 <\/td>95%<\/td>88%<\/td>18%<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>87%<\/td>85%<\/td>15%<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>93%<\/td>79%<\/td>19%<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>80%<\/td>78%<\/td>18%<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>74%<\/td>83%<\/td>12%<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>96%<\/td>70%<\/td>12%<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>87%<\/td>77%<\/td>12%<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>84%<\/td>79%<\/td>tbd (50%**)<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>72%<\/td>68%<\/td>24% (50%**)<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>68.3%<\/td>84%<\/td>33% (80%**)<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>67.6%<\/td>64.6%<\/td>30.5% (70%**)<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>57.9%<\/td>66.7%<\/td>28.6% (50%**)<\/td><\/tr>
Mean<\/td>80.1%<\/td>76.9%<\/td>20.1%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
* Residency and Post-graduate Education rates are expressed as a percentage of the total # of UMES pharmacy program graduates of the specified year.
** Residency rates expressed as a percentage of students that applied and participated through the ASHP Resident Matching Program.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What is the NAPLEX?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The NAPLEX is an exam administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP<\/a>).  It is utilized, as a component of the licensure process, to assess prospective pharmacist competence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NABP website (2022-2024 Pass Rates<\/a>) states that the NAPLEX assesses whether a prospective pharmacist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n