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%