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For the 2026 edition, Triad and AATBS compile first-time pass rates across six clinical-practice gatekeeping exams (EPPP, ASWB variants, BCBA/BCaBA/RBT, NCE/NCMHCE, and the MFT National Examination). The report highlights broad declines, demographic disparities in ASWB Clinical results, and methodological differences where some exams lack centralized national aggregates. 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EPPP and ASWB exams have all dropped 3-5 points since 2017.  \nBuilt by Triad / AATBS · [triadhq.com](triadhq.com)  \nSeptember 2026  \nNATIONAL PASS RATES—BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSURE EXAMS TRIAD / AATBS RESEARCH  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nLicensure pass rates are falling across every behavioral health discipline.  \nTriad and AATBS have prepared therapists for licensure for more than 50 years. In 2026 we compiled the most comprehensive U.S. tracker of first-time pass rates for the six exams that gate clinical practice: the EPPP (psychology), the ASWB Bachelors / Masters / Clinical / Advanced Generalist and Associate exams (social work), the BCBA / BCaBA / RBT (behavior analysis), the NCE and NCMHCE (counseling), and the MFT National Examination. This whitepaper reports what we found.  \nKey findings  \nPass rates are declining across the board.  \nEvery exam with public time-series data has lower first-time pass rates today than five years ago. BCBA dropped from 66%(2020) to a historic low of 51%(2025) as candidate volume tripled. ASWB Clinical fell from 78%(2017) to 75%(2024) .  \nAggregate national rates hide significant demographic disparities.  \nASWB's 2022 Exam Pass Rate Analysis—the first U.S. licensure-board report to publish pass rates by race / ethnicity—surfaced a 39-percentage-point gap between Black (45%) and white (84%) first-time test-takers on the Clinical exam. The 2026 ASWB exam redesign is the direct downstream response.  \nThree exams have no central national publication.  \nNeither NBCC (NCE, NCMHCE) nor AMFTRB (MFT) publishes national first-time pass-rate aggregates. Our estimates come from a 431-institution census of CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs:  \n143 (33%) published a numeric pass rate. Across those, the median NCE rate is 97% and the N-weighted mean is 91.8%—while NBCC-cited national NCE rates are widely reported in the 73-75% range. This 15-20 percentage point gap quantifies the selection bias inherent in voluntary program disclosure and is itself one of the most useful methodological findings in this report.  \nCURRENT FIRST-TIME PASS RATES  \nMost recent published rate for each exam  \nSource classification: Official = parsed directly from board-published reports (ASPPB, ASWB, BACB) . Scrape sample = mean across published program-level disclosures, biased high by selection effects (see Methodology) . Pending = scrape still in progress.  \nExam  \nFamily  \nYear  \nN  \nPass Rate  \nSource  \nEPPP Psychology 2025 17,748 75.07% Official  \nASWB Clinical Social Work 2024 23,443 75.3% Official  \nASWB Masters Social Work 2024 20,566 73.0% Official  \nASWB Bachelors Social Work 2024 3,080 67.2% Official  \n[triadhq.com / research](triadhq.com / research) · contact: [research@triadhq.com](research@triadhq.com) 2  \nNATIONAL PASS RATES—BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSURE EXAMS TRIAD / AATBS RESEARCH  \nASWB Adv. Generalist  \nSocial Work  \n2024  \n84  \n50.0%  \nOfficial  \n\n| ASWB Associate | Social Work | 2024 | 415 | 66.7% | Official |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| BCBA | Behavior Analysis | 2025 | 9,955 | 51.0% | Official |\n| BCaBA | Behavior Analysis | 2025 | 1,196 | 60.0% | Official |\n| RBT | Behavior Analysis | 2025 | 109,341 | 75.0% | Official |\n| NCE | Counseling | 2024 | 3,960 | 92.0% | Official |\n| NCMHCE | Counseling | 2024 | 40,218 | 54.4% | Official |\n| MFT National | MFT | 2021 | 814 | 73.3% | Official |\n\n[triadhq.com / research](triadhq.com / research) · contact: [research@triadhq.com](research@triadhq.com) 3  \nNATIONAL PASS RATES—BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSURE EXAMS TRIAD / AATBS RESEARCH  \nHISTORICAL CONTEXT  \nHow pass rates have changed (2011-2025)  \nAll centrally-published first-time pass rates on ","cbCaio4Td6IcgaNk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio4Td6IcgaNk","pdf",19437,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Key findings\n## Current first-time pass rates\n## Historical context\n## Equity in licensure","[{\"question\":\"What is the main trend in behavioral health licensure exam pass rates in this 2026 edition?\",\"answer\":\"Pass rates are declining across all behavioral health disciplines covered by the report, with every centrally tracked exam showing lower first-time pass rates than five years earlier.\"},{\"question\":\"Which exam showed the lowest pass rate, and what change occurred since 2020?\",\"answer\":\"BCBA reached a historic low of 51% in 2025, dropping from 66% in 2020 while candidate volume tripled.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report explain demographic disparities in licensure pass rates?\",\"answer\":\"The report cites ASWB’s 2022 Exam Pass Rate Analysis, which identified a 39-percentage-point gap between Black (45%) and white (84%) first-time test-takers on the ASWB Clinical exam, informing later redesign actions.\"}]","National Pass Rates for Behavioral Health Licensure Exams - 2026 edition - Executive Summary | PDF"]