Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Pharmacy

Pass/Fail Rates

PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION - JUNE 2001

CANDIDATES TESTED –1,155

Location of Graduating School
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
California
 124 23.1 86 69.4 38 30.6
Other U.S.
 297 55.4 142 47.8 155 52.2
Foreign
 112 20.9 39 34.8 89 65.2
Unclassified
 3 0.6 2 66.7 6 33.3

By Gender
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
Female
 360 67.2 184 51.1 176 48.9
Male
 176 32.8 85 48.3 91 51.7

By Degree Awarded
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
B.S.
 249 46.5 94 37.8 155 62.2
Pharm.D.
 278 51.9 168 60.4 110 39.6
Other
 9 1.7 7 77.8 2 22.2

California School 1st Attempt
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
UCSF
 4 26.7 1 25.0 3 75.0
UOP
 5 33.3 4 80.0 1 20.0
USC
 3 20.0 2 66.7 1 33.3
Western
 3 20.0 1 33.3 2 66.7

U.S. Schools of Pharmacy *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Auburn
 1 1
Samford (Alabama)
 1 0
University of Arizona
 2 4
University of Arkansas
 1 0
U.C.S.F.
 17 9
University of Pacific
 40 17
U.S.C.
 9 4
University of Colorado
 5 5
Howard University
 1 2
Florida A&M
 3 2
University Florida
 1 0
Mercer
 1 1
University of Georgia
 7 1
Idaho State University
 1 0
University of Illinois (Chicago)
 5 7
Butler University
 2 0
Purdue University (Indiana)
 1 2
Drake University (Iowa)
 5 3
University of Iowa
 2 0
University of Kansas
 1 0
NE Louisiana University
 1 3
Xavier
 3 0
University of Maryland
 3 1
Massachusetts College
 7 22
Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
 3 7
Ferris State University (Michigan)
 4 4
University of Michigan
 5 5
Wayne State University
 2 3
University of Minnesota
 1 0
University of Mississippi
 1 0
St Louis College of Pharmacy
 4 3
University of Missouri (Kansas City)
 1 1
University of Montana
 1 0
Creighton University (Nebraska)
 4 3
University of Nebraska
 1 3
University of New Mexico
 6 10
Western
 20 8
Midwestern University (Chicago)
 0 1
Long Island University (A&M Schwartz)
 6 10
St. John’s University (New York)
 2 3
SUNY – Buffalo
 2 2
Union U Albany College of Pharmacy
 1 0
University of North Carolina
 3 2
North Dakota State University
 0 1
Ohio Northern University
 2 3
Ohio State University
 4 3
University of Toledo
 1 1
University of Oklahoma
 0 1
Oregon State University
 2 6
Duquesne
 1 0
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
 2 3
Temple University
 5 5
University of Pittsburgh
 2 2
University of Puerto Rico
 0 1
University of Rhode Island
 0 3
University of South Carolina
 0 1
University of Tennessee
 1 0
Texas Southern University
 1 0
University of Houston
 4 2
University of Texas
 2 1
University of Utah
 2 1
Medical College of Virginia
 1 0
University of Washington
 1 2
Washington State University
 1 2
University of West Virginia
 1 0
University of Wisconsin at Madison
 2 0
University of Wyoming
 2 0
Nova – Southeastern
 2 0
Wilkes University
 0 1
Bernard J Dunn
 1 0
Midwestern Arizona
 1 5
Unclassified
 2 1
Other/Foreign Graduate
 39 73
Total # of Candidates (Does not include regrade results)
 269 267

Year of Graduation
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
1997 or Before
 203 37.9 71 35.0 132 65.0
1998 or After
 333 62.1 198 59.5 135 40.5
2000 or Before
 306 57.1 131 42.8 175 57.2
2001 of After
 230 42.9 138 60.0 92 40.0

Graduating School Location by Country *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Afghanistan
 0 1
Armenia
 2 0
Austria
 0 1
Bulgaria
 0 2
Canada
 2 3
Columbia
 0 1
Denmark
 0 1
Egypt
 1 4
Ethiopia
 0 1
United Kingdom
 0 1
Hungary
 0 1
Israel/West Bank/Gaza
 0 1
India
 5 9
Iran
 3 3
Iraq
 3 1
Japan
 1 0
Korea (North & South)
 1 0
S. Korea
 1 3
Lebanon
 0 1
Nigeria/New Guinea
 1 1
Philippines
 4 22
Pakistan
 0 1
Puerto Rico
 0 1
Former USSR
 0 1
Syria
 0 1
Taiwan
 0 3
U.S.A.
 230 193
Vietnam
 0 1
South Africa
 14 9
UK
 1 0
Total # of Candidates
 269 267

Pass Rates by US/Foreign
 Fail Pass % Rate
U.S.
 193 228 54.2
Foreign
 73 39 34.8

Number of Times Taken
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
One Time
 211 39.4 89 42.2 122 57.8
Two Times
 252 47.0 155 61.5 97 38.5
Three Times
 41 7.6 14 34.1 27 65.9
Four Times
 21 3.9 10 47.6 11 52.4
Re-qualify After Four Failed Attempts
 11 2.1 1 9.1 10 90.9

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