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
 588 50.9 440 74.8 148 25.2
Other U.S.
 466 40.3 148 31.8 318 68.2
Foreign
 100 8.6 27 27.0 73 73.0
Unclassified
 2 0.2 1 50.0 1 50.0

By Gender
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
Female
 774 67.0 434 56.1 340 43.9
Male
 382 33.0 182 47.6 200 52.4

By Degree Awarded
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
B.S.
 236 20.4 66 20.0 170 72.0
Pharm.D.
 920 79.6 550 59.8 370 40.2

California School 1st Attempt
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
UCSF
 112 20.3 89 79.5 23 20.5
UOP
 185 33.5 150 81.1 35 18.9
USC
 161 29.2 127 78.9 34 21.1
Western
 94 17.0 57 60.6 37 39.4

U.S. Schools of Pharmacy *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Auburn
 0 1
Samford (Alabama)
 0 2
University of Arizona
 1 2
University of Arkansas
 0 1
U.C.S.F.
 92 27
University of Pacific
 161 41
U.S.C.
 128 35
University of Colorado
 0 5
University of Connecticut
 1 0
Howard University
 0 6
Florida A&M
 0 2
University Florida
 5 5
Mercer
 3 2
University of Georgia
 1 9
Idaho State University
 1 6
University of Illinois (Chicago)
 4 9
Butler University
 2 1
Purdue University (Indiana)
 0 10
Drake University (Iowa)
 9 4
University of Iowa
 0 3
University of Kansas
 4 1
University of Kentucky
 2 1
NE Louisiana University
 1 4
Xavier
 1 9
University of Maryland
 5 9
Massachusetts College
 10 25
Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
 2 13
Ferris State University (Michigan)
 4 7
University of Michigan
 3 8
Wayne State University
 0 4
University of Minnesota
 1 6
University of Mississippi
 0 1
St Louis College of Pharmacy
 4 5
University of Missouri (Kansas City)
 0 4
University of Montana
 1 0
Creighton University (Nebraska)
 9 23
University of Nebraska
 2 4
University of New Mexico
 5 16
Western
 59 45
Midwestern University (Chicago)
 1 0
Long Island University (A&M Schwartz)
 7 20
St. John’s University (New York)
 2 3
SUNY – Buffalo
 2 0
Union U Albany College of Pharmacy
 0 2
University of North Carolina
 2 3
North Dakota State University
 2 0
Ohio Northern University
 2 1
Ohio State University
 2 7
University of Cincinnati
 1 1
University of Toledo
 3 1
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
 1 0
University of Oklahoma
 4 1
Oregon State University
 4 2
Duquesne
 0 2
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
 6 6
Temple University
 7 15
University of Pittsburgh
 0 2
University of Puerto Rico
 1 0
University of Rhode Island
 1 1
University of South Carolina
 0 1
Texas Southern University
 0 2
University of Houston
 2 1
University of Texas
 3 3
University of Utah
 0 2
Medical College of Virginia
 1 1
University of Washington
 4 4
Washington State University
 2 3
University of Wisconsin at Madison
 1 0
University of Wyoming
 0 2
Nova – Southeastern
 0 1
Wilkes University
 0 2
Bernard J Dunn
 0 1
Midwestern Arizona
 6 20
Unclassified
 1 1
Other/Foreign Graduate
 27 73
Total # of Candidates (Does not include regrade results)
 616 540

Year of Graduation
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
1997 or Before
 183 15.8 50 27.3 133 72.7
1998 or After
 973 84.2 566 58.2 407 41.8
2000 or Before
 253 21.9 83 32.8 170 67.2
2001 of After
 903 78.1 533 59.0 370 41.0

Graduating School Location by Country *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Armenia
 0 2
Argentina
 0 1
Austria/Ashmore/Coral Sea Island/Cartier Island
1 0
Bangladesh
 0 1
Bulgaria
 0 1
Canada
 3 1
China
 0 1
Columbia
 1 0
Denmark
 0 2
Egypt
 1 5
Ethiopia
 0 1
France
 1 0
United Kingdom
 1 1
India
 6 7
Iran
 0 3
Iraq
 0 1
Japan
 0 1
Jordan
 0 1
Kenya
 0 1
Korea (North & South)
 2 4
S. Korea
 0 3
Lebanon
 1 0
Nigeria/New Guinea
 1 1
Peru
 0 1
Philippines
 2 17
Pakistan
 1 0
Former USSR
 0 5
Taiwan
 0 1
U.S.A.
 589 471
Vietnam
 1 1
South Africa
 5 6
Total # of Candidates
 646 540

Pass Rates by US/Foreign
 Fail Pass % Rate
U.S.
 466 588 56.9
Foreign
 73 27 27.0
Unclassified
 1 1 50.0

Number of Times Taken
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
One Time
 939 81.2 547 58.3 392 41.7
Two Times
 116 10.0 37 31.9 79 68.1
Three Times
 76 6.6 26 34.2 50 65.8
Four Times
 10 0.9 4 40.0 6 60.0
Re-qualify After Four Failed Attempts
 14 1.2 2 14.3 12 85.7
Unclassified
 1 0.1 — — — —
Number of Times Taken
# Candidates
% Candidates
# Pass
% Pass
# Fail
% Fail
One Time
Two Times
Three Times
Four Times
Re-qualify After Four Failed Attempts
Unclassified
1
0.1
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* Statistics reported for other U.S. schools and foreign countries are not of sufficient size to calculate reliable passing rates.