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Graduation Rate and Graduate Performance
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- Graduation rate
- Post-graduate plans
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) residency match
- NAPLEX results for first-time takers
Graduation rate
|
# of students in entering class |
% graduated in 3 years |
% graduated in > 3 years |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 | 88% | TBD |
| 2024 | 127 | 90% | 5% |
| 2023 | 127 | 92% | 5% |
| 2022 | 127 | 91% | 7% |
| 2021 (*transformed 3-year curriculum) | 96 | 96% | n/a |
| All graduates 2020 and prior completed the 4-year curriculum | % graduated in 4 years | % graduated in > 4 years | |
| 2021 (4-year curriculum) | 127 | 99% | n/a |
| 2020 | 126 | 95% | 3% |
| 2019 | 121 | 95% | 3% |
| 2018 | 123 | 94% | 3% |
|
2017 |
122 | 90% | 3% |
|
2016 |
122 |
93% |
7% |
|
2015 |
123 |
97% |
2% |
|
2014 |
123 |
95% |
4% |
|
2013 |
122 |
94% |
5% |
|
2012 |
122 |
94% |
5% |
|
2011 |
123 |
99% |
1% |
|
2010 |
123 |
93% |
3% |
|
2009 |
122 |
97% |
2% |
Post-graduate plans
Each year the School of Pharmacy conducts a survey of graduates regarding their plans following graduation from the PharmD program. The table below summarizes this information:
|
Residency |
Pharmacy job |
Fellowship |
Non-pharmacy job |
Another degree |
Other |
To be determined |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58% | 1% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 31% |
| 2024 | 66% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 22% |
| 2023 | 73% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 2022 | 73% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| 2021 (transformed) |
61% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 9% | 15% |
|
2021 |
68% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 8% |
| 2020 | 69% | 11% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 11% |
| 2019 | 61% | 13% | 9% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 10% |
| 2018 | 63% | 14% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 10% |
|
2017 |
67% | 17% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 5% |
|
2016 |
59% |
25% |
3% |
0% |
2% |
3% |
7% |
|
2015 |
61% |
20% |
4% |
1% |
0% |
5% |
9% |
|
2014 |
50% |
33% |
7% |
2% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
|
2013 |
54% |
32% |
2% |
0% |
2% |
4% |
6% |
|
2012 |
60% |
25% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
6% |
|
2011 |
64% |
19% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
12% |
|
2010 |
59% |
30% |
5% |
0% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) PGY1 residency match
| Report by calendar year* |
Participated |
Matched |
Matched % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 72 | 80% |
| 2024 | 93 | 80 | 86% |
| 2023 | 99 | 84 | 85% |
| 2022 | 102 | 89 | 87% |
|
2021 |
173 | 131 | 76% |
*Each year, the PGY1 residency match has applicants from current and previous cohorts.
NAPLEX results for first-time takers
|
Graduation Year |
UCSF |
National |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.70% | 77.50% |
| 2023 | 83.30% | 76.60% |
| 2022 | 91.10% | 77.40% |
| 2021 | 90.00% | 81.00% |
| 2020 | 98.00% | 86.00% |
| 2019 | 96.15% | 88.34% |
| 2018 | 91.15% | 89.46% |
| 2017 | 98.13% | 87.95% |
|
2016 |
96.40% | 85.86% |
|
2015 |
99.15% |
92.64% |
|
2014 |
99.13% |
94.88% |
|
2013 |
98.08% |
95.87% |
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