Academic Profiles
This table provides applicant data for those students who enrolled in the College of Pharmacy for the past four years.
| Graduation Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| Number of Applicants |
568 |
597 |
729 |
719 |
670 |
618 |
527 |
445 |
| Entering Class Size |
66 |
71 |
66 |
63 |
71 |
65 |
54 |
85 |
| Cumulative GPA |
3.18 |
3.12 |
3.22 |
3.09 |
3.15 |
3.22 |
3.20 |
3.31 |
| Pre-Requisite GPA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
3.37 |
| Math/Science GPA |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.19 |
3.12 |
3.15 |
3.14 |
3.27 |
3.01 |
| PCAT Composite |
54 |
50 |
54 |
60 |
58 |
54 |
47 |
57 |
| In-State Residents |
56 |
50 |
39 |
42 |
51 |
46 |
44 |
52 |
| Average Age at Entry |
25 |
24 |
25 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
24 |
Graduation and Retention Rates
This table provides persistence, retention and graduation data for each class. As an accelerated program, on-time graduation is defined as three years from matriculation. Graduation delays may result from medical or personal leaves of absence or academic performance.
| Class of |
Number Admitted |
On-Time Graduation |
Delayed Graduation |
Withdrew |
Overall Retention Rate |
| 2014 |
66 |
61 |
2(A), 1(M/P) |
2 |
97% |
| 2015 |
71 |
65 |
3(A) |
3 |
96% |
| 2016 |
66 |
61 |
1(A), 1(M/P) |
3 |
95% |
| 2017 |
63 |
55 |
3(A), 3(M/P) |
2 |
97% |
| 2018 |
71 |
55 |
6(A), 3(M/P) |
7 |
90% |
| 2019 |
65 |
56 |
4(A), 1(M/P) |
4 |
94% |
(A) - Academic (M/P) - Medical or Personal
NAPLEX Pass Rates1
After graduation from a PharmD program, graduates must pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX), and the Multi-state Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) for the state in which they wish to practice pharmacy. The NAPLEX pass rates for Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy graduates are presented below.
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Roosevelt (1st-Time Pass)
|
95% |
84% |
79% |
80% |
91% |
| Roosevelt (Overall Pass) |
100% |
88% |
95% |
98% |
98% |
| National Comparison2
|
95% |
92% |
88% |
90% |
92% |
1Roosevelt University data are based on the year in which students graduated, not on the calendar year in which students took the NAPLEX.
2National Comparison data are based on the calendar year in which students took the NAPLEX, not the year in which students graduated.
Post-Graduation Employment Data1
| |
Class of 20152 |
Class of 20163 |
Class of 2017 |
| |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Graduating Class Size |
68 |
|
63 |
|
58 |
|
| Employed (within Pharmacy) |
65 |
98.5% |
57 |
98.5% |
51
|
96%
|
| Employed (non Pharmacy) |
1 |
1.5% |
1 |
1.5% |
1
|
2%
|
| Unemployed |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
1
|
2%
|
| Lost to Follow Up4 |
2 |
|
5 |
|
5
|
|
| |
Class of 20152 |
Class of 20163 |
Class of 2017 |
| Employer Type (within Pharmacy) |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Community5 |
56 |
86% |
45 |
79% |
35 |
69% |
| Non-Community6 |
3 |
5% |
7 |
12% |
10 |
19.6% |
| Residency |
6 |
9% |
5 |
9% |
6 |
11.4% |
| |
Class of 20152 |
Class of 20163 |
Class of 2017 |
| Primary Employers of RU Grads |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| CVS Health |
-- |
-- |
19 |
36% |
10 |
19.7% |
| Walgreens |
-- |
-- |
6 |
12% |
10 |
19.7% |
| Jewel Osco |
-- |
-- |
4 |
8% |
3 |
5.8% |
| Rite Aid |
-- |
-- |
4 |
8% |
2 |
3.9% |
| Other |
-- |
-- |
19 |
36% |
26 |
50.9% |
| |
Class of 20152 |
Class of 20163 |
Class of 2017 |
| Position Title |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Pharmacy Manager |
-- |
-- |
7 |
13.5% |
6 |
15% |
| Pharmacist |
-- |
-- |
45 |
86.5% |
33 |
82.5% |
| President/CEO |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
2.5% |
1All data were retrieved through alumni self-report survey responses, social media (e.g., LinkedIn).
2Data for Class of 2015 were last updated July 2016.
3Data for Class of 2016 were last updated August 2017.
4Lost to Follow Up were not included in any calculations listed above.
5Community refers to all retail (chain or independent) pharmacy employers.
6Non-Community refers to all clinical, hospital, or home fusion pharmacy employers.
Residency Match Data
A number of pharmacy students apply for a post-graduate residency or fellowship during their final year in pharmacy school. These one-or two-year residencies or fellowships are extremely competitive. Successful applicants begin their residency or fellowship after graduation.
| |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| Number Applied |
12 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
11 |
16 |
| Number Matched |
8 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
| Percentage |
67% |
46% |
56% |
31% |
73% |
44% |
| National Comparison |
NA |
NA |
68% |
67% |
65% |
64% |
Last updated: May 21, 2019