Accreditation and Assessment
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Accreditation
University at Buffalo: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
The State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). UB has maintained continuous accreditation by the MSCHE since 1921. The UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences degree programs fall within this university accreditation.
PharmD Program: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Doctor of Pharmacy program is Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60603, 312/664-3575; FAX, 866/228-2631, web site www.acpe-accredit.org.
The current accreditation period is through June 30, 2028.
PharmD Program Quality Indicators
The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has a comprehensive assessment system that targets structure, process, and outcomes relative to the institution and its academic, research, and service missions. The school is committed to collecting and effectively using high quality data and information to support its continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts, particularly those that target improvements in student success.
PharmD Graduation Rates
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| Number of Students | 131 | 135 | 137 | 132 | 130 |
| On-Track Graduation | 88.5% | 89.7% | 85.4% | 92.4% | 89.2% |
Employment Settings
2021 PharmD Graduates
Employment Setting for 2020 PharmD Graduates
Employment Setting for 2018 PharmD Graduates
Employment Setting for 2019 PharmD Graduates
Employment Setting for 2017 PharmD Graduates
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||
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| Employment Setting | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Community | 35 | 29.7 | 55 | 46.6 | 68 | 51.9 | 57 | 43.5 | 53 | 44.9 |
| Institutional | 8 | 6.8 | 7 | 5.9 | 6 | 4.6 | 11 | 8.4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Managed Care | 1 | 0.9 | 4 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.8 | 6 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Residency | 36 | 30.5 | 39 | 33.1 | 42 | 32.1 | 37 | 28.3 | 32 | 27.1 |
| Fellowship | 5 | 4.2 | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Other Pharmacy Area | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 8 | 6.1 | 7 | 5.9 |
| Other Non-Pharmacy Area | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Total | 98 | 83.1 | 118 | 94.9 | 126 | 96.2 | 131 | 94.7 | 105 | 89 |
| Unknown | 20 | 16.9 | 6 | 5.1 | 5 | 3.8 | 7 | 5.3 | 13 | 11 |
ASHP Residency Match Rates
National Match Rate: rate of all PGY1 residency matches across the country
UB SPPS Match Rate: rate UB 4th year PharmD students secure a residency position via ASHP Match
UB SPPS Overall Residency Attainment: rate UB 4th year PharmD students secure a residency position via ASHP Match and/or through other opportunities
| National Match Rate | UB SPPS Match Rate | UB SPPS Overall Residency Attainment | |
| 2022 | 78% | 90% | 90% |
| 2021 | 69% | 86% | 86% |
| 2020 | 66% | 71% | 76% |
| 2019 | 67% | 77% | 77% |
| 2018 | 68% | 75% | 76% |
| 2017 | 69% | 62% | 67% |
Licensure Results
The results are in for 2021! The University at Buffalo leads regionally and nationally in first-time pass rates for the NAPLEX and MPJE.
Note: The pass rate results format reported by NABP has recently changed to report rates for graduates of an academic year. The results reported below reflect this new reporting format.
NAPLEX and MPJE**
| Year | First-Time Test Takers | NAPLEX | MPJE |
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| 2021 | UB | 92.0% | 90.9% |
| State | 78.6% | 77.1% | |
| National | 83.0% | 79.9% | |
2020 | UB | 97.3% | 91.7% |
| State | 83.1% | 81.7% |
| National | 86.2% | 83.1% |
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2019 | UB | 91.9% | 89.2% |
| State | 85.2% | 80.2% |
| National | 87.1% | 82.5% |
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2018 | UB | 96.9% | 89.9% |
| State | 86.1% | 78.0% |
| National | 88.3% | 82.6% |
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2017 | UB | 93.0% | 87.4% |
| State | 83.1% | 83.4% |
| National | 87.0% | 84.0% |
New York Part III Examination Pass Rates***
| Year | Month | UB First-Time Test Takers | State First-Time Test Takers |
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| 2021 | June | 83% | 73% |
| January | 67% | 68% | |
| 2020 | June | 79% | 75% |
| January | 80% | 75% | |
| 2019 | June | 87% | 83% |
| January | 97% | 80% | |
| 2018 | June | 82% | 79% |
| January | 94% | 77% | |
| 2017 | June | 79% | 68% |
| January | 79% | 78% |
**The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), is just one component of the licensure process and is used by the boards of pharmacy as part of their assessment of a candidate’s competence to practice as a pharmacist. The most recent NAPLEX pass rates from all accredited schools/colleges of pharmacy can be found here.
The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE), combines federal- and state-specific questions to test the pharmacy jurisprudence knowledge of prospective pharmacists. It serves as the pharmacy law examination in participating jurisdictions. The most recent MPJE pass rates from all accredited school/colleges of pharmacy can be found here.
***The goal of the NYS Part III Examination is to assess competence in prescription compounding and pharmacy practice. The exam is administered over 2 days. Day 1 accounts for 40% of the final grade and consists of open-ended, and short-answer written questions. Day 2 accounts for 60% of the final grade and is comprised of 3 questions on compounding prescriptions.