BACB ANNUAL DATA REPORT


Testing-Related Data BCBA BCaBA RBT
Number of Candidates Tested First Time 7,179 1,190 58,322
Retakes 8,575 949 20,362
Total 15,754 2,139 78,684
Percentage of Candidates Passing First Time 55% 49% 77%
Retakes 24% 25% 44%
Certification-Related Data BCBA BCaBA RBT
Number of Individuals Newly Certified 5,980 819 53,146
Overall Number of Certificants (end of 2022) 59,976 5,580 130,273


Testing-Related Data BCBA BCaBA RBT*
Number of Candidates Tested First Time 12,107 2,130 43,452
Retakes 11,301 1,275 10,793
Total 23,408 3,405 54,245
Percentage of Candidates Passing First Time 60% 61% 83%
Retakes 28% 32% 53%
Certification-Related Data BCBA BCaBA RBT
Number of Individuals Newly Certified 10,460 1,702 47,840
Overall Number of Certificants (end of 2022) 54,223 5,623 112,317

*Due to anomalous RBT-related activity in one geographic region, its testing data have been removed from this column. The RBT data for all regions are as follows for first-time test takers: # tested = 52,309, pass rate = 79%; and for retakes: # tested = 15,266, pass rate = 46%


Testing-Related Data BCBA BCaBA RBT
Number of Candidates Tested First Time 6,583 1,042 28,794
Retakes 6,166 667 6,636
Total 12,749 1,709 35,430
Percentage of Candidates Passing First Time 66% 66% 84%
Retakes 31% 41% 52%
Certification-Related Data BCBA BCaBA RBT
Number of Individuals Newly Certified 6,243 957 40,460
Overall Number of Certificants (end of 2022) 44,025 4,729 89,122

*Due to anomalous RBT-related activity in one geographic region, its testing data have been removed from this column. The RBT data for all regions are as follows for first-time test takers: # tested = 41,662, pass rate = 80%; and for retakes: # tested = 15,241, pass rate = 46%