Student Performance

Graduation

Percentage of students who graduated with their original class

Class of 2023 – 76.5%
Class of 2022 – 79.7%
Class of 2021 – 91.2%
Class of 2020 – 82%
Class of 2019 – 83%
Class of 2018 – 90%
Class of 2017 – 90.8%
Class of 2016 – 91.4%
Class of 2015 – 92.4%
Class of 2014 – 97.3%
Class of 2013 – 97.1%
Class of 2012 – 99.1%
Class of 2011 – 97.1%

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) - Graduating Student Survey

91% of our 2022 graduates indicated that if they were starting a pharmacy program over again, they would choose KU School of Pharmacy, compared to a national average of 82.6% of students who would again choose their same school.

Response rate: 81.8%

Licensure Exams

All graduates of the KU School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) program are eligible to sit for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NAPB) Licensure Exams (NAPLEX and MPJE).

NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam) first-time pass rates

National average in parentheses

Class of 2024 - 83% (77.5%)
Class of 2023 – 91.4% (78.6%)
Class of 2022 – 86.4% (79.6%)
Class of 2021 – 89.4% (82.0%)
Class of 2020 – 94.1% (86.4%)
Class of 2019 – 92.3% (87.1%)
Class of 2018 – 98.6% (88.2%)
Class of 2017 – 90.91% (86.9%)
Class of 2016 – 84.71% (85.9%)
Class of 2015 – 96.7% (92.6%)
Class of 2014 – 98.6% (94.35%)
Class of 2013 – 98.1% (95.36%)
Class of 2012 – 99% (96.68%)
Class of 2011 – 98.97% (96.57%)
Class of 2010 – 97% (95.31%)

MPJE (Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam) first-time pass rates

National average in parentheses

Class of 2024 - 98.5% (78.4%)
Class of 2023 – 90.9% (74.4%)
Class of 2022 – 93.7% (77.1%)
Class of 2021 – 92.1% (79.2%)
Class of 2020 – 99.2% (83.1%)
Class of 2019 – 96.6% (82.5%)
Class of 2018 – 96.9% (82.7%)
Class of 2017 – 98.3% (85.2%)
Class of 2016 – 95.9% (84.7%)
Class of 2015 – 99.3% (92.9%)
Class of 2014 – 99.1% (93.2%)
Class of 2013 – 100% (92.2%)
Class of 2012 – 99% (92.5%)
Class of 2011 – 98.9% (95.5%)
Class of 2010 – 98.2% (93.9%)

Residencies (all figures rounded)

Percentage of class that sought residencies

Class of 2023 – 51%
Class of 2022 – 42%
Class of 2021 – 50%
Class of 2020 – 43%
Class of 2019 – 32%
Class of 2018 – 38%
Class of 2017 – 29%
Class of 2016 – 29%
Class of 2015 – 23%
Class of 2014 – 32%
Class of 2013 – 32%
Class of 2012 – 32%
Class of 2011 – 24%

Percentage of applicants who successfully matched

Class of 2024 – 87% (81% national average)
Class of 2023 – 86% (82% national average)
Class of 2022 – 82% (77% national average)
Class of 2021 – 71% (65% national average)
Class of 2020 – 71% (63% national average)
Class of 2019 – 61% (64% national average)
Class of 2018 – 79% (65% national average)
Class of 2017 – 87%
Class of 2016 – 77%
Class of 2015 – 82%
Class of 2014 – 79%
Class of 2013 – 82%
Class of 2012 – 58%
Class of 2011 – 83%

Employment Status (First Destination Data)

The School of Pharmacy conducts the annual KUSOP Exit Survey in April and First Destination Survey in October to gather information about where graduates land. The employment outcomes combine responses from both surveys.

Post-Graduation Educational and Career Placement Status

Class of 2024 (N=110)
- Completing a pharmacy residency - 47.3%
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - 40.9%
- Seeking employment - 4.5%
- Employed as a part-time pharmacist - 2.7%
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - 1.8%
- Other - 1.8%
- Admitted to a graduate or professional school - 0.9%
Class of 2023 (N=100)
- Completing a pharmacy residency - 46%
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - 41%
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - 5%
- Seeking employment - 4%
- Employed as a part-time pharmacist - 2%
- Admitted to a graduate or professional school - 1%
- Other - 1%
Class of 2022 (N=114)
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - 57.0%
- Completing a pharmacy residency - 34.2%
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - 3.5%
- Other - 2.6%
- Employed as a part-time pharmacist - 0.9%
- Admitted to a graduate or professional school - 0.9%
- Seeking employment - 0.9%
Class of 2021 (N=138)
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - 49%
- Completing a pharmacy residency - 34%
- Undecided - 6%
- Other - 4%
- Employed as a part-time pharmacist - 4%
- Seeking employment - 2%
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - 1%

Average Wage by Job Type

2024 (N=79)
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - $122,347
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - $66,903
- Completing a pharmacy residency - $53,975
2023 (N=81)
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - $122,340
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - $58,000
- Completing a pharmacy residency - $51.422
2022 (N=75)
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - $110,970
- Completing a pharmacy fellowship - $51,250
- Completing a pharmacy residency - $49, 414
2021 (N=89)
- Employed as a full-time pharmacist - $106,969
- Employed as a part-time pharmacist - $90,700
- Completing a pharmacy residency - $59,568

Top Three Practice Settings

2023
- Hospital/Health-System
- Retail (community chain)
- Retail (community independent)
2022
- Hospital/Health-System
- Retail (community chain)
- Retail (community independent)
2021
- Retail (community chain)
- Hospital/Health-System
- Retail (community independent)