January 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025

National Board – Arts Exam
Accredited Programs

Total Tested

Pass

Fail

Absent

Total Number
First Time1376108579%29121%
Repeater46416536%29964%
Combined1840125068%59032%411881
National Board – Sciences Exam
Accredited Programs
Total Tested

Pass

Fail

Absent

Total Number
First Time133096172%36928%
Repeater75117924%57276%
Combined2081114055%94145%75
2156

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent.

 

First-Time Administration Average Scores

Arts Exam – 77
Sciences Exam – 75

Average Subsection Scores

ARTS EXAM
Funeral Directing & Arranging – 36.8
Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising – 14.6
Funeral Service Counseling – 13.6
Legal & Regulatory Compliance –24.3
Cemetery/Crematory/Other Dispositions – 18.0

SCIENCES EXAM
Embalming – 43.1
Restorative Art – 23.7
Other Preparation of the Deceased – 20.0
Funeral Service Sciences – 17.6

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