EXAM AND CERTIFICANT DATA

Exam content is based on the current Board Certification Domains developed from the 2019 Practice Analysis Study. The exam consists of 150 multiple choice questions, 130 of which are scored and 20 are pre-test questions collecting reliability and validity data for possible future use. The current passing point is 95/130 questions. Contact CBMT for data prior to 2010.

The data provided below will be updated by CBMT on a quarterly basis.

Last updated October 7, 2024 for YTD
First-time candidate pass rate68%
Overall candidate pass-rate53%
New MT-BCs in 2023753
(updated annually)
Total MT-BCs10,386
Recertification Rate76%

14-Year Certificant Growth

Updated Annually
YearTotal MT-BCs% of Growth
20105,1204%
20115,3945%
20125,6515%
20135,9024%
20146,3237%
20156,7567%
20167,1476%
20177,4945%
20188,0087%
20198,6318%
20209,0745%
20219,5945%
20229,9854%
202310,2673%

Newly Certified Candidates Per Year

Updated Annually
YearTotal
2012447
2013452
2014493
2015607
2016610
2017718
2018790
2019781
2020720
2021788
2022723
2023753