Department of Consumer Affairs Board of Pharmacy

Pass/Fail Rates

PHARMACIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION – JUNE 2003

CANDIDATES TESTED – 1,284

Location of Graduating School
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
California
 618 48.1 448 72.5 170 27.5
Other U.S.
 534 41.6 244 45.7 290 54.3
Foreign
 129 10.1 34 26.4 95 73.6
Unclassified
 3 0.2 0 0.0 3 100.0

By Gender
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
Female
 854 66.5 484 56.7 370 43.3
Male
 430 33.5 242 56.3 188 43.7

By Degree Awarded
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
B.S.
 234 18.2 71 30.3 163 69.7
Pharm.D.
 1050 81.8 655 62.4 395 37.6

California School 1st Attempt
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
UCSF
 113 19.3 97 85.8 16 14.2
UOP
 200 34.3 131 65.5 69 34.5
USC
 173 29.6 141 81.5 32 18.5
Western
 98 16.8 64 65.3 34 34.7

U.S. Schools of Pharmacy *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Auburn
 0 2
Samford (Alabama)
 0 6
University of Arizona
 5 7
University of Arkansas
 0 2
U.C.S.F.
 99 18
University of Pacific
 135 72
U.S.C.
 143 38
University of Colorado
 4 9
University of Connecticut
 1 1
Howard University
 0 4
Florida A&M
 0 1
University Florida
 1 1
Mercer
 2 3
University of Georgia
 2 6
Idaho State University
 7 1
University of Illinois (Chicago)
 5 7
Butler University
 3 0
Purdue University (Indiana)
 1 5
Drake University (Iowa)
 5 8
University of Iowa
 1 1
University of Kansas
 3 1
University of Kentucky
 3 1
NE Louisiana University
 2 3
Xavier
 3 7
University of Maryland
 4 4
Massachusetts College
 21 42
Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
 10 4
Ferris State University (Michigan)
 3 3
University of Michigan
 6 3
Wayne State University
 2 3
University of Minnesota
 3 3
University of Mississippi
 1 0
St Louis College of Pharmacy
 5 6
University of Missouri (Kansas City)
 3 3
University of Montana
 1 1
Creighton University (Nebraska)
 16 20
University of Nebraska
 3 3
University of New Mexico
 13 9
Western
 71 42
Long Island University (A&M Schwartz)
 11 11
St. John’s University (New York)
 2 5
SUNY – Buffalo
 3 2
Union U Albany College of Pharmacy
 3 1
University of North Carolina
 2 3
North Dakota State University
 1 1
Ohio Northern University
 2 2
Ohio State University
 4 1
University of Cincinnati
 1 0
University of Toledo
 3 1
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
 1 1
University of Oklahoma
 1 0
Oregon State University
 13 8
Duquesne
 0 3
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
 6 1
Temple University
 7 20
University of Pittsburgh
 6 2
University of Puerto Rico
 1 1
Medical University of South Carolina
 0 1
University of Tennessee
3 3
University of Houston
 4 0
University of Texas
 1 1
University of Utah
 0 2
Medical College of Virginia
 0 2
University of Washington
 6 4
Washington State University
 2 7
University of West Virginia
 0 1
University of Wisconsin at Madison
 9 0
University of Wyoming
 2 2
Campbell University
 0 1
Nova – Southeastern
 0 4
Wilkes University
 2 2
Texas Tech
 1 2
Bernard J Dunn
 1 1
Midwestern Arizona
 8 14
Unclassified
 0 3
Other/Foreign Graduate
 34 95
Total # of Candidates (Does not include regrade results)
 726 558

Year of Graduation
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
1998 or Before
 202 15.7 55 27.2 147 72.8
1999 or After
 1082 84.3 671 62.0 411 38.0
2001 or Before
 291 22.7 94 32.3 197 67.7
2002 of After
 993 77.3 632 63.6 361 36.4

Graduating School Location by Country *
 # Candidates Pass # Candidates Fail
Armenia
 0 2
Argentina
 0 2
Azores
 1 0
Canada
 1 1
China
 0 1
Egypt
 5 7
Ethiopia
 1 1
United Kingdom
0 1
Israel/West Bank/Gaza Strip
 0 1
India
 8 19
Iran
 0 1
Iraq
 0 3
Italy
 0 1
Japan
 3 0
Jordan
 0 3
Korea (North & South)
 3 7
Lebanon
 1 1
Nigeria/New Guinea
 1 1
Peru
 1 1
Philippines
 2 20
Pakistan
 0 2
Romania
 0 1
Former USSR
 0 1
Syria
 1 2
Thailand
 0 2
Taiwan
 0 1
U.S.A.
 693 464
Vietnam
 0 2
South Africa
 5 6
Total # of Candidates
 726 558

Pass Rates by US/Foreign
 Fail Pass % Rate
U.S.
 464 693 54.0
Foreign
 94 33 2.6

Number of Times Taken
 # Candidates % Candidates # Pass % Pass # Fail % Fail
One Time
 1062 82.8 657 61.9 405 38.1
Two Times
 110 8.6 33 30.0 77 70.0
Three Times
 76 5.9 25 32.9 51 67.1
Four Times
 20 1.6 8 40.0 12 60.0
Re-qualify After Four Failed Attempts
 14 1.1 2 14.3 12 85.7

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