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The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy is fully accredited through June 30, 2032 by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to conduct a doctor of pharmacy degree program. The degree program is designed within the constructs of the ACPE Accreditation Standards.

Any student may lodge a complaint related to those standards, policies, and procedures. Complaints should be in writing and sent directly to the Dean of the College of Pharmacy. The student shall have the right to meet with the Dean to discuss his/her complaint within 15 working days. The Dean will consider the complaint, may discuss it with the appropriate individual or office, and may request a meeting with the student. The Dean will respond to the student in writing within 15 working days of receipt of the complaint or the personal meeting, whichever comes later.

States often require persons practicing pharmacy to be licensed, certified, or registered. Students interested in working in another state should learn more about whether the University of Kentucky’s PharmD program will lead to licensure, certification, registration, etc., in each state.

View All NAPLEX Pass Rates

  Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025
UK Pass Rate 94.1% (135) 82.4% (125) 74.8% (127) 73.0% (126) 92.7% (124)
National Pass Rate 81.7% (14,047) 77.4% (13,371) 76.6% (12,229) 77.5% (10,466) 86.8% (9,869)

 

View All MJPE Pass Rates

  Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025
UK Pass Rate (in-state) 93.1% (102) 88.3% (94) 89.2% (102) 85.2% (108) 91.6% (95)
National Pass Rate (in-state) 79.0% (9,257) 75.6% (8,789) 73.7% (7,918) 78.4% (6,257) 76.7% (5,728)

 

On-Time Graduation Rate

  Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2026
Graduating Class Size 127 133 133 130 92
On-Time Graduation Rate  90% 98% 93%    

 

Post-Graduate Training

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy continues to have an increase in the number of students who pursue post-graduate training through residencies, fellowships, graduate programs, and board certifications. 

 

Residency Data

  Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2026
Graduating Class Size 127 133 133 130 92
Total Students Who Applied 85 75 61 72 55
% of Class Who Applied 67% 56% 45% 55% 60%

 

Employment Data

Six Months Post Graduation (November 2024)

2025 graduates reflect employment status at graduation (May 2025)

Employment Type 2022 Graduates % 2023 Graduates % 2024 Graduates % 2025 Graduates % 2026 Graduates %
Community 29 23% 34 25% 19 14% 15 17% 18 20%
Health-System 10 8% 9 7% 5 4% 7 8% 4 4%
Long-Term Care 0 0% 1 1% 2 1.5% 0 0% 0 0%
Other Pharmacy-related 2 1% 6 4% 18 13.5% 3 3% 3 3%
Residency 68 54% 67 50% 53 40% 40 45% 49 53%
Fellowship 6 5% 4 3% 8 6.0% 3 3% 1 1%
Graduate School 0 0% 2 1% 1 1% 0 0% 0 0%
Non-Pharmacy Related 2 1% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
No Participation 0 0% 0 0% 6 5% 2 2% 4 4%
Employment Not Secured 10 8% 11 8% 21 16% 19 21% 13 14%