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 NESA 74.1% 67.1%  79.0% 92.2%
2024 National 73.2% 67.9% 66.9% 93.3%
2023 NESA 70.3% 71.5%  74.3% 92.9%
2023 National 71.6% 68.9% 67.8% 94.2%
2022 NESA 77.9% 76.4% 77.9% 94.1%
2022 National 72.7% 71.5% 67.0% 94.9%

2021 NESA

75.0%

79.3%

75.1%

87.6%

2021 National 73.5% 73.8% 68.1% 90.2%