January 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025

National Board – Arts Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	1376	1085	79%	291	21%	–	–
Repeater	464	165	36%	299	64%	–	–
Combined	1840	1250	68%	590	32%	41	1881

National Board – Sciences Exam Accredited Programs	Total Tested	Pass		Fail		Absent	Total Number
First Time	1330	961	72%	369	28%	–	–
Repeater	751	179	24%	572	76%	–	–
Combined	2081	1140	55%	941	45%	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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