Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Pharmacy

Pass/Fail Rates

PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION - JUNE 2000

CANDIDATES TESTED – 1,065

Location of Graduating School
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
California
 555 52.1 418 75.3 137 24.7
Other U.S.
 411 38.6 163 39.7 248 60.3
Foreign
 99 9.3 25 25.3 74 74.7

By Gender
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
Female
 746 70.0 452 60.6 294 39.4
Male
 319 30.0 154 48.3 165 51.7

By Degree Awarded
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
B.S.
 301 28.3 92 30.6 209 69.4
Pharm.D.
 764 71.7 514 67.3 250 32.7

California School 1st Attempt
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
UCSF
 115 22.2 87 75.7 28 24.3
UOP
 202 38.9 151 74.8 51 25.2
USC
 139 26.8 114 82.0 25 18.0
Western
 63 12.1 47 74.6 16 25.4

U.S. Schools of Pharmacy *
 # Candidates % Candidates
Auburn
 1 2
Samford (Alabama)
 0 4
University of Arizona
 4 5
University of Arkansas
 1 1
U.C.S.F.
 90 28
University of Pacific
 156 60
U.S.C.
 124 32
University of Colorado
 6 7
University of Connecticut
 1 1
Howard University
 0 2
Florida A&M
 1 4
Mercer
 0 3
University of Georgia
 5 4
Idaho State University
 4 7
University of Illinois (Chicago)
 6 10
Butler University
 4 1
Purdue University (Indiana)
 2 3
Drake University (Iowa)
 5 8
University of Iowa
 0 2
University of Kansas
 1 1
University of Kentucky
 0 2
NE Louisiana University
 2 3
Xavier
 4 8
University of Maryland
 4 4
Massachusetts College
 6 18
Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
 2 6
Ferris State University (Michigan)
 2 8
University of Michigan
 2 6
Wayne State University
 2 2
University of Minnesota
 3 6
St Louis College of Pharmacy
 4 1
University of Missouri (Kansas City)
 2 0
University of Montana
 4 2
Creighton University (Nebraska)
 11 7
University of Nebraska
 4 6
University of New Mexico
 4 16
Western
 48 17
Long Island University (A&M Schwartz)
 5 13
St. John’s University (New York)
 4 8
SUNY – Buffalo
 1 0
University of North Carolina
 2 1
North Dakota State University
 3 2
Ohio Northern University
 2 3
Ohio State University
 1 2
University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
 1 1
University of Toledo
 0 3
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
 1 1
University of Oklahoma
 1 2
Oregon State University
 3 12
Duquesne
 5 11
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
 5 10
University of Pittsburgh
 2 3
University of Puerto Rico
 0 1
University of Rhode Island
 1 0
University of South Carolina
 1 1
University of Tennessee
 0 1
Texas Southern University
 0 2
University of Houston
 5 11
University of Utah
 2 3
Medical College of Virginia
 3 0
West Virginia University
 2 2
University of Washington
 4 1
Washington State University
 1 4
University of Wisconsin at Madison
 6 4
University of Wyoming
 0 1
Campbell University
 1 1
Nova – Southeastern
 3 1
New Schools (not yet assigned a code)
 1 2
Other/Foreign Graduate
 25 74
Total # of Candidates (Does not include regrade results)
 606 459

Year of Graduation
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
1995 or Before
 169 15.9 50 29.6 16 119
1996 or After
 896 84.1 556 62.1 340 37.9
1998 or Before
 289 27.1 95 32.9 194 67.1
1999 of After
 776 72.9 511 65.9 265 34.1

Graduating School Location by Country *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Bangledesh
 0 1
Canada
 0 2
Chile
 0 1
China
 2 1
Egypt
 1 3
France
 0 1
United Kingdom
 5 1
Indonesia
 0 1
Israel/West Bank/Giza Strip
 0 1
India
 6 13
Iran
 0 2
Italy
 0 1
Korea (North & South)
 0 5
Lebanon
 0 2
Mexico
 0 2
Nigeria/New Guinea
 1 1
Philippines
 3 24
Russia
 2 3
Turkey
 0 1
Taiwan
 0 1
Ukraine
 0 1
U.S.A.
 583 386
Vietnam
 0 1
South Africa
 1 1
Total # of Candidates
 606 459

Pass Rates by US/Foreign
 Fail Pass % Rate
U.S.
 386 583 60.2
Foreign
 73 23 23.9

Number of Times Taken
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
One Time
 845 79.3 528 62.5 317 37.5
Two Times
 99 9.3 37 37.4 62 62.6
Three Times
 71 6.7 25 35.2 46 64.8
Four Times
23
 2.2 12 52.2 11 47.8
Re-qualify After Four Failed Attempts
 27 2.5 4 14.8 23 85.2

* Statistics reported for other U.S. schools and foreign countries are not of sufficient size to calculate reliable passing rates.