Board Pass Rates

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) Certification Examination Pass Rates are presented as a 3-year rolling average, reflecting the performance of first-time test takers.

Year

Acupuncture

Biomedicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Foundations of Chinese Medicine

2024 NESA74.1%67.1% 79.0%92.2%
2024 National73.2%67.9%66.9%93.3%
2023 NESA70.3%71.5% 74.3%92.9%
2023 National71.6%68.9%67.8%94.2%
2022 NESA77.9%76.4%77.9%94.1%
2022 National72.7%71.5%67.0%94.9%

2021 NESA

75.0%

79.3%

75.1%

87.6%

2021 National73.5%73.8%68.1%90.2%