PharmD Program Quality Indicators

Our PharmD graduates develop the comprehensive knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable them to stand out as health care professionals.

PharmD Graduation Rates

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Number of Students 132 123 131 135 137
On-Track Graduation 84.1% 84.6% 88.5% 89.7% 85.4%

PharmD Employment Settings After Graduation

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Employment Setting Number % Number  % Number % Number % Number %
Community 55 42.3 42 42.8 35 29.7 55 46.6 68 51.9
Institutional 6 4.6 4 4.1 8 6.8 7 5.9 6 4.6
Managed Care 1 0.8 4 4.1 1 0.9 4 3.4 5 3.8
Residency 41 31.6 28 28.6 36 30.5 39 33.1 42 32.1
Fellowship 12 9.2 5 5.1 5 4.2 2 1.7 4 3
Other Pharmacy Area 7 5.4 7 7.1 13 11 4 3.4 1 0.8
Other Non-Pharmacy Area 3 2.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.8 0 0
Total 125 96.2 90 91.8 98 83.1 118 94.9 126 96.2
Unknown 5 3.8 8 8.2 20 16.9 6 5.1 5 3.8

Licensure Results

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
2023 UB 87.2% 80.0%
  State 75.2% 68.2%
  National 78.6% 74.4%
       
2022 UB 77.0% 80.0%
  State 74.4% 69.1%
  National 79.6% 77.1%
       
2021 UB 92.0% 91.0%
  State 79.5% 77.7%
  National 84.0% 80.0%
       

2020

UB

97.3%

93.5%

 

State

87.3%

81.9%

 

National

88.4%

84.6%

 

 

 

 

2019

UB

91.7%

88.1%

 

State

86.8%

80.1%

 

National

88.3%

83.6%

**The North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX), measures a candidate’s knowledge of the practice of pharmacy. It 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 MJPE pass rates from all accredited school/colleges of pharmacy can be found here.

NAPLEX and MPJE scores are made available annually in February. Each year's score noted above reflect scores provided in February of that year.