Student Performance

Graduation

Percentage of students who graduated with their original class

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

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

National average in parentheses

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 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

Percentage of class that sought residencies

Class of 2022 – 42.4%
Class of 2021 – 50%
Class of 2020 – 43%
Class of 2019 – 32%
Class of 2018 – 37.5%
Class of 2017 – 29%
Class of 2016 – 28.9%
Class of 2015 – 23.2%
Class of 2014 – 32.4%
Class of 2013 – 31.7%
Class of 2012 – 32.4%
Class of 2011 – 23.8%

Percentage of applicants who successfully matched

Class of 2022 – 82% (77% national average)
Class of 2021 – 70.8% (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 – 77.1%
Class of 2015 – 82%
Class of 2014 – 79.2%
Class of 2013 – 81.8%
Class of 2012 – 57.6%
Class of 2011 – 83.3%