January 1, 2025 – April 30, 2025

National Board – Arts Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	537	413	77%	124	23%	–	–
Repeater	230	82	36%	148	64%	–	–
Combined	767	495	65%	272	35%	19	786

National Board – Sciences Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	535	364	68%	171	32%	–	–
Repeater	326	75	23%	251	77%	–	–
Combined	861	439	51%	422	49%	37	898

Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole percent.

First-Time Administration Average Scores

Arts Exam – 77
Sciences Exam – 76

Average Subsection Scores

ARTS EXAM
Funeral Directing & Arranging – 36.4
Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising – 14.4
Funeral Service Counseling – 13.4
Legal & Regulatory Compliance –24.0
Cemetery/Crematory/Other Dispositions – 17.9

SCIENCES EXAM
Embalming – 42.7
Restorative Art – 23.5
Other Preparation of the Deceased – 19.8
Funeral Service Sciences – 17.4

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