Accreditation Status

The School of Pharmacy achieved full accreditation in June 2013 upon graduation of its inaugural class. Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60503, 312/664-3575; FAX 312/664-4652, web site www.acpe-accredit.org.

Outcomes Data

On Time Graduation Rate
(Students who graduated in May within the specified 4 years)
Still Enrolled Graduation Rate
(Students who started in the cohort and graduated with a Pharm.D. degree)*
Class 2017^
(57 Enrolled)
84.2% (48) 85.1% (57)
Class 2018^
(67 Enrolled)
74.6% (50) 85.1% (57)
Class 2019^ 
(60 Enrolled)
75.0% (45) 85.0% (46)
Class 2020^ 
(48 Enrolled)
62.5% (30) 81.3% (39)

Class 2021^
(61 enrolled)

70.5% (43) 86.9% (53)
Class 2022^
(56 enrolled)
67.9% (38) 89.3% (50)
Class 2023^
(51 enrolled)
86.3% (44) 92.2% (47)
Class Year Post-Graduate Education, Fellowships, Etc.
Class 2017

10 PGY-1 for July 2017
1 two-year Pharmacotherapy residency for July 2017
1 two-year fellowship for July 2017
1 PGY-2 from Class 2016

Class 2018 11 PGY-1 for July 2018
1 combined PGY-1 & PGY-2 Residency for July 2018
1 PGY-2 for July 2019
1 two-year fellowship for July 2018
 
Class 2019 7 PGY-1 for July 2019
1 combined PGY-1 & PGY-2 Residency for July 2019
1 two-year fellowship for July 2019
 
Class 2020 7 PGY-1 Residency for July 2020
2 two-year fellowship for July 2020
Class 2021

11 PGY-1 Residency for July 2021
1 combined PGY-1 & PGY-2 Residency for July 2021
3 two-year fellowships for July 2021
2 PGY-2 Residency for July 2022

Class 2022

13 PGY-1
3 two-year fellowships for July 2022

Class 2023

11 PGY-1 Residencies for July 2023
3 PGY-2 Residencies for July 2023
2 two-year Fellowships for July 2023

Class Year Select National Competitions & Awards, Special Training Opportunities

Class 2017

Top 10 team – ASHP Clinical Skills Competition (Dec. 2016)
1 JrCOSTEP – FDA (summer 2014)

Class 2018

2 VALOR Interns – Baltimore VAMC (summer 2016)
1 APhA-ASP Student Leadership Award (March 2017)
1 NCPA Foundation Presidential Scholarship Award – (October 2017)
1 SrCOSTEP Trainee – PHS (August 2017) one of nine individuals from across the U.S.A.

Class 2019

1 USDA fellowship (summer 2017)
1 Johns Hopkins Summer internship (2017)

Class Year NAPLEX First Time Pass Rate
  School State National
Class 2015 86.44%
(59 took exam)
88.93%*
(262 took exam)
92.64%
(13,786 took exam)
Class 2016 71.19%
(59 took exam)
82.5%
(252 took exam)
85.86%
(14,190 took exam)
Class 2017 85.45%
(55 took exam)
82.80%
(262 took exam)
87.95%
(14,807 took exam)
Class 2018 87.8%
(49 took exam)
89.2%
(241 took exam)
89.46%
(14,103 took exam)
Class 2019 72.09%
(43 took exam)
84.05%
(232 took exam)
88.34%
(12,869 took exam)
Class 2020 90.32%
(31 took exam)
90.35%
(197 took exam)
88.43%
(13,313 took exam) 
Class 2021 73%
(44 took exam)
82.7%
(185 took exam)
84%
(13,260 took exam)
Class 2022 63.6%
(44 took exam)
78.8%
(184 took exam)
79.6%
(12,548 took exam)
Class 2023 65.4%
(52 took exam)
74.5%
(161 took exam)
78.6%
(11,537 took exam)
Class Year MPJE First Time Pass Rate
(Data only for students who took the MPJE for the state in which their university is located)
  School State National
Class 2017 81.08%
(37 took exam)
70.93%
(177 took exam)
85.20%
(8,864 took exam)
Class 2018 50%
(34 took exam)
68.5%
(178 took exam)
83.76%
(8705 took exam)
Class 2019 70.37%
(27 took exam)
77.5%
(124 took exam)
83.58%
(8871 took exam)
Class 2020 84.21%
(19 took exam)
70.75%
(147 took exam)
84.59%
(8,470 took exam)
Class 2021 45%
(31 took exam)
66.7%
(117 took exam)
80%
(8,270 took exam)
Class 2022 47.6%
(21 took exam)
62.3%
(114 took exam)
77.1%
(3,867 took exam)
Class 2023 43.8%
(48 took exam)
59.1%
(149 took exam)
72.2%
(10,603 took exam)

^ Number of students enrolled for that class as P1 students for the first time