Real numbers from the BACB, visualized. Pick a year, compare first-time and retake pass rates, watch the trend from 2021 to 2025, then see where your own mock scores stand.
First-time pass rates dipped from 2021 through 2024, then ticked back up in 2025. Retake rates sit far below first-time rates every single year.
Type your average score on a timed 85-question mock (the real exam format). We will show you how your score compares to the national picture.
This is FunPrep's own coaching guidance based on mock performance, not a BACB prediction. The BACB does not publish a percentage cut score: the passing standard is set per exam form, so treat every one of the 75 scored questions as one you need to get right.
With a 75% first-time pass rate in 2025, roughly one in four candidates walks out without the credential. The RBT exam is not a rubber stamp.
The 2025 retake pass rate was 38%, about half the first-time rate. If you fail, rebuild with an error log and targeted practice before retesting.
Testing volume keeps climbing, from about 35,000 total sittings in 2020 to more than 164,000 in 2025. More candidates means more competition for the same roles.
In 2025, 109,341 candidates took the RBT exam for the first time and 75% passed. Retakes tell a harsher story: 54,674 candidates retook it and only 38% passed.
Yes, according to BACB data. The retake pass rate runs about half the first-time rate every year: 38% vs 75% in 2025, and 36% vs 73% in 2024. Candidates who fail should rebuild with targeted practice before retesting instead of rushing back in.
Testing volume keeps growing. In 2025 the BACB tested 109,341 first-time candidates plus 54,674 retakes, for more than 164,000 exam sittings, up from about 35,000 total sittings in 2020.
Or read the full story in our RBT exam pass rate guide.