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NBCOT Pass Rates by School

In 2025 the median OT program saw 95% of its new graduates pass the NBCOT exam (OTD programs 98%, master’s 92%), and the median OTA program 88%. Below are NBCOT’s results for all 474 programs we could match to ACOTE’s directory, 2021–2025.

Entry-level OTD

98% median, 2025

130 programs reported · 64 at 100% · 12 under 80%

Master’s (MOT/MSOT)

92% median, 2025

143 programs reported · 32 at 100% · 24 under 80%

OTA (associate/bachelor’s)

88% median, 2025

194 programs reported · 56 at 100% · 49 under 80%

How OT programs scored in 2025

100%96
95–99%46
90–94%37
80–89%58
Under 80%36

273 entry-level OT programs (OTD and master’s) with a 2025 result.

Pass rates for every program

474 programs shown.

NBCOT new-graduate pass rates by program and year
ProgramStateDegree20252024202320222021Avg.
A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences AZ Master’s 100%100%98%94%97% 99%
A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences AZ OTD 100%100%94%100%100% 98%
AdventHealth University FL Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Allegany College of Maryland MD OTA 100%78%100%100%89% 93%
Anoka Technical College MN OTA 100%93%95%100%100% 96%
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education AR OTD 100%———— 100%
Arkansas State University-Jonesboro AR OTA 100%87%95%92%88% 94%
Augusta Technical College GA OTA 100%56%84%85%100% 80%
Augusta University GA Master’s 100%98%100%100%100% 99%
Austin Community College TX OTA 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Belmont University TN OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Bossier Parish Community College LA OTA 100%85%100%100%100% 95%
Brookline College-Albuquerque Campus NM OTA 100%———— 100%
Brookline College-Tucson Campus AZ OTA 100%———— 100%
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse Campus NY OTA 100%100%83%100%100% 94%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences NC OTA 100%95%100%100%100% 98%
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center/Southwestern Oklahoma State University OK OTA 100%70%80%100%100% 83%
Cape Fear Community College NC OTA 100%100%89%100%95% 96%
Carroll University WI Master’s 100%100%96%100%100% 99%
Central Methodist University MO OTA 100%100%100%0%100% 100%
Central Piedmont Community College NC OTA 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Chattahoochee Technical College GA OTA 100%80%100%100%100% 93%
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH OTA 100%92%100%100%100% 97%
Clovis Community College CA OTA 100%100%85%100%— 95%
College of St. Scholastica MN Master’s 100%100%97%100%100% 99%
College of Western Idaho ID OTA 100%88%100%—— 96%
Colorado Mesa University CO Master’s 100%100%——— 100%
Community College of Allegheny County/Boyce Campus PA OTA 100%95%100%92%94% 98%
Concordia University Ann Arbor MI OTD 100%———— 100%
Concordia University Wisconsin WI OTD 100%100%100%100%— 100%
Delaware State University DE Master’s 100%70%97%94%77% 89%
Delaware Technical Community College, George Campus DE OTA 100%86%100%100%100% 95%
Duquesne University PA OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Durham Technical Community College NC OTA 100%100%100%100%96% 100%
East Carolina University NC Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
East Tennessee State University TN OTD 100%———— 100%
Elizabethtown College PA OTD 100%100%——— 100%
Faulkner University AL OTD 100%———— 100%
Felician University NJ OTA 100%0%100%—— 67%
Florida Gulf Coast University FL Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Florida State College at Jacksonville FL OTA 100%93%100%80%100% 98%
Fox Valley Technical College WI OTA 100%100%100%100%79% 100%
GateWay Community College AZ OTA 100%90%95%—— 95%
George Washington University DC OTD 100%———— 100%
Georgia State University GA OTD 100%100%——— 100%
Grand Rapids Community College MI OTA 100%100%100%95%100% 100%
Huntington University IN OTA 100%83%100%100%100% 94%
Huntington University-Peoria AZ OTD 100%94%100%—— 98%
Indian Hills Community College IA OTA 100%100%100%88%90% 100%
Indiana State University IN Master’s 100%100%100%100%96% 100%
Indiana University IN OTD 100%100%100%97%100% 100%
Indiana University Kokomo IN OTA 100%———— 100%
Indiana Wesleyan University IN OTD 100%93%100%100%100% 98%
James Madison University VA Master’s 100%100%95%96%100% 98%
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI OTD 100%95%100%100%— 98%
Keck Graduate Institute CA OTD 100%———— 100%
Keiser University-Daytona Beach FL OTA 100%100%25%90%86% 75%
Keiser University-Jacksonville FL OTA 100%73%83%69%100% 85%
Kennebec Valley Community College ME OTA 100%100%80%100%100% 93%
Kent State University at East Liverpool OH OTA 100%0%89%67%100% 63%
Kettering College OH OTD 100%100%96%96%100% 99%
Lackawanna College PA OTA 100%75%100%100%67% 92%
Lake Washington Institute of Technology WA OTA 100%92%100%92%94% 97%
Linn-Benton Community College-Healthcare Occupations Center OR OTA 100%100%100%91%94% 100%
Loma Linda University Health CA OTD 100%———— 100%
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport LA OTD 100%———— 100%
Marquette University WI OTD 100%100%100%—— 100%
Mary Baldwin University VA OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions MA OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Messiah University PA Master’s 100%100%100%97%97% 100%
Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley MO OTA 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Milligan University TN Master’s 100%100%98%97%100% 99%
Misericordia University PA OTD 100%———— 100%
Missouri State University MO Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Mott Community College MI OTA 100%100%100%95%100% 100%
Mount Mary University WI OTD 100%100%100%—— 100%
Murray State University-Paducah Regional Campus KY Master’s 100%100%94%100%94% 98%
Navarro College-Corsicana Campus TX OTA 100%89%100%—96% 96%
Nazareth University NY Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Nebraska Methodist College NE Master’s 100%92%92%100%100% 95%
Northern Kentucky University KY OTD 100%———— 100%
Nova Southeastern University-Ft. Lauderdale FL OTD 100%———— 100%
Ohio State University OH OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Ozarks Technical Community College MO OTA 100%100%94%88%100% 98%
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences WA Master’s 100%———— 100%
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas NV OTA 100%94%84%94%100% 93%
Pitt Community College NC OTA 100%78%100%100%95% 93%
Quinnipiac University CT OTD 100%92%100%—— 97%
Rhodes State College OH OTA 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Rocky Mountain College MT OTD 100%97%96%96%100% 98%
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College NC OTA 100%94%100%96%91% 98%
Rush University IL OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Russell Sage College NY OTD 100%100%100%100%— 100%
Saginaw Valley State University MI Master’s 100%100%98%98%98% 99%
Saint Joseph's University PA Master’s 100%86%94%100%— 93%
Saint Joseph's University PA OTD 100%100%96%100%— 99%
Salt Lake Community College UT OTA 100%100%96%95%100% 99%
San Jacinto College-South Campus TX OTA 100%100%92%100%100% 97%
Shawnee State University OH Master’s 100%87%96%100%96% 94%
Shenandoah University VA OTD 100%97%100%—— 99%
Slippery Rock University PA OTD 100%92%96%95%100% 96%
South College-Knoxville Campus TN OTA 100%63%100%100%100% 88%
South Texas College TX OTA 100%100%100%100%92% 100%
Southern California University of Health Sciences CA OTD 100%———— 100%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale IL OTD 100%———— 100%
Southwestern Community College-Jackson/Sylva Campus NC OTA 100%100%88%100%100% 96%
Spokane Falls Community College WA OTA 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
Springfield College MA OTD 100%———— 100%
St. Catherine University MN Master’s 100%96%96%97%98% 97%
St. Catherine University MN OTD 100%90%92%100%100% 94%
St. Louis Community College-Forest Park MO OTA 100%100%100%100%92% 100%
St. Louis University MO Master’s 100%98%100%98%99% 99%
Temple University PA Master’s 100%67%96%98%96% 88%
Temple University PA OTD 100%———— 100%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center TX OTD 100%100%100%—— 100%
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center TX OTD 100%———— 100%
Towson University MD Master’s 100%100%86%100%100% 95%
Towson University MD OTD 100%100%100%100%— 100%
Tufts University MA OTD 100%100%100%100%— 100%
Tyler Junior College TX OTA 100%92%100%93%100% 97%
Union Adventist University NE OTA 100%83%——— 92%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York NY Master’s 100%91%98%96%95% 96%
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences AR OTD 100%96%96%—— 97%
University of Findlay OH OTD 100%100%100%100%— 100%
University of Hartford CT Master’s 100%100%——— 100%
University of Illinois Chicago IL OTD 100%———— 100%
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA OTA 100%96%100%94%93% 99%
University of Mississippi Medical Center MS OTD 100%100%100%98%100% 100%
University of Missouri MO OTD 100%100%——— 100%
University of Nebraska Medical Center NE OTD 100%100%——— 100%
University of New England ME Master’s 100%91%98%96%100% 96%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
University of Oklahoma Health Campus OK OTD 100%———— 100%
University of Pittsburgh PA OTD 100%98%98%100%100% 99%
University of Puget Sound WA OTD 100%100%100%—— 100%
University of Southern California CA OTD 100%———— 100%
University of Southern Maine ME OTD 100%———— 100%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Dallas Campus TX Master’s 100%———— 100%
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga TN OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
University of Texas at El Paso TX OTD 100%———— 100%
University of Texas Medical Branch TX OTD 100%98%100%100%— 99%
University of Toledo OH OTD 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
University of Vermont VT OTD 100%———— 100%
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse WI Master’s 100%100%100%100%100% 100%
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI OTD 100%100%——— 100%
Washington University MO OTD 100%96%100%99%100% 99%
West Virginia University WV Master’s 100%85%100%98%97% 95%
West Virginia University WV OTD 100%100%——— 100%
Western Michigan University MI OTA 100%100%——— 100%
Whitworth University WA OTD 100%———— 100%
Wor-Wic Community College MD OTA 100%100%91%90%100% 97%
Xavier University OH OTD 100%100%——— 100%
California State University, Dominguez Hills CA Master’s 98%98%99%97%100% 98%
Chatham University PA OTD 98%94%95%100%— 96%
Colorado State University CO OTD 98%———— 98%
Drake University IA OTD 98%98%100%100%100% 99%
Florida International University FL Master’s 98%95%96%100%100% 96%
Grand Valley State University MI Master’s 98%98%95%100%98% 97%
Medical University of South Carolina SC OTD 98%100%100%100%— 99%
Texas Woman's University TX OTD 98%98%100%—— 99%
University of Central Arkansas AR OTD 98%96%100%100%100% 98%
University of Florida FL OTD 98%100%98%100%— 99%
University of Scranton PA Master’s 98%100%99%98%97% 99%
Washington University MO Master’s 98%100%100%100%100% 99%
Belmont University TN Master’s 97%100%98%97%100% 98%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences NC Master’s 97%96%96%100%100% 96%
Creighton University NE OTD 97%97%96%100%100% 97%
Eastern Kentucky University KY OTD 97%100%——— 99%
Maryville University MO Master’s 97%100%100%100%97% 99%
Pacific University OR OTD 97%100%97%97%97% 98%
Rockhurst University MO OTD 97%91%——— 94%
Thomas Jefferson University-Center City Campus PA OTD 97%100%97%100%95% 98%
University of Kansas Medical Center KS OTD 97%96%100%100%— 98%
Worcester State University MA Master’s 97%100%96%100%100% 98%
Gannon University-Florida Campus FL OTD 96%83%88%86%96% 89%
Huntington University IN OTD 96%97%100%100%98% 98%
Idaho State University ID Master’s 96%100%100%100%100% 99%
Kean University NJ Master’s 96%93%87%100%100% 92%
Midwestern University-Glendale Campus AZ Master’s 96%100%98%100%100% 98%
Oklahoma City Community College OK OTA 96%92%79%96%100% 89%
University of North Dakota ND OTD 96%100%96%100%— 97%
University of South Dakota SD OTD 96%100%100%100%100% 99%
University of Texas at Tyler TX Master’s 96%100%96%100%100% 97%
University of Utah UT Master’s 96%97%100%100%97% 98%
University of Washington WA Master’s 96%100%96%100%100% 97%
Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Sargent College) MA OTD 95%97%100%98%100% 97%
Brenau University, North Atlanta-Norcross Campus GA OTD 95%83%100%—— 93%
Duke University School of Medicine NC OTD 95%100%——— 98%
Eastern Washington University (OTM) WA Master’s 95%94%100%100%100% 96%
Emory and Henry University-Marion Campus VA OTD 95%100%100%—— 98%
Grossmont College CA OTA 95%78%100%95%88% 91%
Muskingum University OH Master’s 95%100%93%95%100% 96%
Northeastern State University-Muskogee Campus OK Master’s 95%100%100%100%100% 98%
Panola College TX OTA 95%53%80%83%87% 76%
Quinnipiac University CT Master’s 95%100%100%100%100% 98%
Shenandoah University VA Master’s 95%100%—97%97% 97%
Springfield College MA Master’s 95%97%90%93%95% 94%
University of Indianapolis IN Master’s 95%100%100%100%93% 98%
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA Master’s 95%95%94%100%96% 95%
University of Mary-Bismarck ND OTD 95%100%96%98%100% 97%
Virginia Commonwealth University VA OTD 95%98%100%100%100% 98%
Columbia University NY Master’s 94%96%100%98%98% 97%
Concorde Career College-Memphis TN OTA 94%57%89%68%75% 80%
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY OTA 94%67%92%100%80% 84%
New York University NY Master’s 94%94%96%96%98% 95%
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso TX OTA 94%92%95%76%85% 94%
Pima Medical Institute-Houston TX OTA 94%81%82%65%75% 86%
Roane State Community College TN OTA 94%92%100%88%100% 95%
Sacred Heart University CT Master’s 94%98%99%95%99% 97%
Sinclair Community College OH OTA 94%100%100%100%100% 98%
St. Charles Community College MO OTA 94%76%94%67%86% 88%
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota FL OTA 94%100%100%100%95% 98%
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus VA OTA 94%80%90%91%97% 88%
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL OTD 94%91%——— 93%
University of Indianapolis IN OTD 94%100%98%98%100% 97%
Baylor University TX OTD 93%92%90%—— 92%
Fox College IL OTA 93%80%92%86%94% 88%
Indian Capital Technology Center/Connors State College OK OTA 93%90%83%89%95% 89%
Indiana University South Bend IN Master’s 93%77%——— 85%
Iona University NY Master’s 93%80%85%100%— 86%
Misericordia University PA Master’s 93%90%100%97%98% 94%
Moravian University PA Master’s 93%100%93%100%100% 95%
Pima Medical Institute-Denver CO OTA 93%100%94%100%100% 96%
Radford University VA Master’s 93%96%100%93%100% 96%
Tennessee State University TN Master’s 93%79%100%81%100% 91%
University of New Hampshire NH Master’s 93%96%98%100%94% 96%
AdventHealth University FL OTA 92%100%71%92%91% 88%
Chicago State University IL Master’s 92%63%89%95%94% 81%
Cleveland State University OH OTD 92%93%100%—— 95%
Crowder College-Webb City MO OTA 92%80%82%95%91% 85%
Del Mar College TX OTA 92%81%90%89%94% 88%
Elizabethtown College PA Master’s 92%91%92%99%98% 92%
Gannon University PA Master’s 92%87%88%100%98% 89%
Green River College WA OTA 92%100%88%85%100% 93%
Keiser University-Tallahassee FL OTA 92%87%76%55%83% 85%
Keiser University-West Palm Beach FL OTA 92%82%65%46%97% 80%
Kent State University at Ashtabula OH OTA 92%100%100%50%100% 97%
Lenoir-Rhyne University NC Master’s 92%88%95%90%100% 92%
McHenry County College IL OTA 92%100%100%93%100% 97%
North Shore Community College MA OTA 92%100%100%100%97% 97%
Northern Arizona University AZ OTD 92%95%100%100%100% 96%
Northland Community and Technical College MN OTA 92%100%100%56%86% 97%
Northwood Technical College-Ashland Campus WI OTA 92%100%90%100%91% 94%
Saint Francis University PA Master’s 92%100%97%97%93% 96%
San Jose State University CA Master’s 92%97%99%96%99% 96%
St. Ambrose University IA OTD 92%94%92%94%100% 93%
U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence/Baylor University TX OTD 92%100%——— 96%
University of Michigan-Flint MI OTD 92%89%87%100%— 89%
University of Minnesota MN OTD 92%94%96%100%— 94%
Utica University NY Master’s 92%74%87%90%88% 84%
Cox College MO Master’s 91%100%100%100%97% 97%
Eastern Michigan University MI Master’s 91%97%97%100%100% 95%
North Dakota State College of Science ND OTA 91%90%100%100%93% 94%
Seton Hall University NJ Master’s 91%90%96%98%100% 92%
Stockton University NJ Master’s 91%100%100%97%100% 97%
Abilene Christian University TX OTD 90%86%——— 88%
Dominican University of California CA Master’s 90%93%98%88%95% 94%
Elmhurst University IL Master’s 90%94%100%100%100% 95%
Keiser University-Fort Myers FL Master’s 90%70%88%100%— 83%
Methodist University NC OTD 90%89%100%100%100% 93%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey NJ OTA 90%81%90%94%95% 87%
Stark State College OH OTA 90%84%89%92%97% 88%
Western Michigan University MI OTD 90%93%100%—— 94%
Western New England University MA OTD 90%79%92%90%93% 87%
Zane State College OH OTA 90%82%81%84%75% 84%
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC OTA 89%90%100%94%100% 93%
Brookline College-Phoenix Campus AZ OTA 89%100%——— 95%
DePaul University IL Master’s 89%100%——— 95%
Drexel University PA Master’s 89%———— 89%
Hofstra University NY Master’s 89%94%97%93%97% 93%
Husson University ME Master’s 89%91%94%86%81% 91%
Keuka College NY Master’s 89%97%96%95%98% 94%
Middle Georgia State University GA OTA 89%100%88%95%100% 92%
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS OTA 89%100%100%100%— 96%
Monmouth University NJ OTD 89%100%——— 95%
New York Institute of Technology NY OTD 89%96%100%—— 95%
Pace University-Westchester Campus NY Master’s 89%79%79%59%— 82%
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson AZ OTA 89%100%94%92%100% 94%
Presbyterian College SC OTD 89%95%100%—— 95%
Raritan Valley Community College NJ OTA 89%75%67%91%89% 77%
Roberts Wesleyan University NY OTD 89%100%——— 95%
Samuel Merritt University CA OTD 89%91%93%97%100% 91%
San Juan College NM OTA 89%100%83%81%88% 91%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor TX Master’s 89%80%86%100%— 85%
Wallace State Community College AL OTA 89%95%92%91%95% 92%
Weatherford College TX OTA 89%69%88%89%100% 82%
Western Technical College WI OTA 89%100%100%100%100% 96%
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus AR OTA 88%60%100%100%100% 83%
Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville MD OTA 88%75%93%92%89% 85%
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (UA Cossatot) AR OTA 88%83%100%88%91% 90%
Duquesne University PA Master’s 88%100%100%100%100% 96%
EHOVE Career Center/Lorain County Community College OH OTA 88%79%91%79%83% 86%
Greenville Technical College, Benson Campus SC OTA 88%100%97%93%100% 95%
Kean University NJ OTD 88%100%100%100%100% 96%
Keiser University-Tampa FL OTA 88%100%89%100%100% 92%
Kirkwood Community College-Linn County Regional Center IA OTA 88%93%100%100%100% 94%
Lake Area Technical College SD OTA 88%88%93%92%91% 90%
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Campus IL OTD 88%93%96%96%94% 92%
New York Institute of Technology NY Master’s 88%97%83%98%97% 89%
Pennsylvania State University-Mont Alto Campus PA OTA 88%86%78%64%93% 84%
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos CA OTA 88%100%79%90%100% 89%
Platt College-Anaheim CA OTA 88%71%93%100%— 84%
Rockland Community College NY OTA 88%100%100%100%96% 96%
Salem State University MA Master’s 88%87%89%94%96% 88%
South University-Richmond VA OTA 88%100%100%67%100% 96%
St. Bonaventure University NY Master’s 88%64%100%—— 84%
State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University NY Master’s 88%97%100%85%100% 95%
Thomas Jefferson University-East Falls Campus PA Master’s 88%97%100%100%100% 95%
Trident Technical College SC OTA 88%100%92%100%100% 93%
Tulsa Community College, Metro Campus OK OTA 88%92%93%89%100% 91%
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV OTD 88%97%100%—— 95%
University of Saint Mary-Leavenworth KS OTD 88%100%——— 94%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Austin Campus TX Master’s 88%92%93%94%100% 91%
Wingate University NC OTD 88%100%100%100%— 96%
Brenau University GA Master’s 87%85%86%93%98% 86%
Connecticut State Community College CT OTA 87%81%89%—— 86%
Tennessee Wesleyan University-Downtown Knoxville Site TN Master’s 87%93%92%96%100% 91%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-St. Augustine Campus FL OTD 87%98%98%100%96% 94%
Walsh University OH Master’s 87%94%97%100%100% 93%
Arkansas State University-Jonesboro AR OTD 86%83%96%100%100% 88%
Central Penn College PA OTA 86%100%100%86%80% 95%
Cuyahoga Community College OH OTA 86%86%82%93%100% 85%
Gwynedd Mercy University PA Master’s 86%90%78%81%94% 85%
Houston City College TX OTA 86%76%87%100%91% 83%
Keiser University-Ft. Lauderdale FL Master’s 86%72%76%86%85% 78%
Lone Star College-Tomball TX OTA 86%84%100%100%100% 90%
Macomb Community College MI OTA 86%88%100%89%97% 91%
Nova Southeastern University-Tampa Bay Regional Campus FL OTD 86%97%94%98%100% 92%
Russell Sage College NY Master’s 86%96%95%97%100% 92%
Stanbridge University CA Master’s 86%97%98%100%100% 94%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Dallas Campus TX OTD 86%80%98%95%— 88%
Abilene Christian University TX Master’s 85%83%88%90%96% 85%
American Career College-Orange County Campus CA OTA 85%84%88%88%77% 86%
Central Community College, Grand Island Campus NE OTA 85%79%88%84%100% 84%
Delgado Community College LA OTA 85%86%82%75%100% 84%
Ithaca College NY Master’s 85%94%90%93%98% 90%
Jacksonville University FL OTD 85%90%95%93%100% 90%
MCPHS University-Manchester Campus NH Master’s 85%84%89%97%95% 86%
New England Institute of Technology RI Master’s 85%72%82%86%92% 80%
Orange County Community College NY OTA 85%78%77%83%92% 80%
University of Findlay OH Master’s 85%100%88%98%96% 91%
University of Missouri MO OTA 85%77%100%—— 87%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-California Campus CA Master’s 85%86%97%97%98% 89%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-St. Augustine Campus FL Master’s 85%92%98%99%99% 92%
Washburn University KS OTA 85%71%38%89%94% 65%
Davenport University MI Master’s 84%97%91%100%93% 91%
Lone Star College-Kingwood TX OTA 84%95%100%88%100% 93%
University of New Mexico NM Master’s 84%88%96%100%97% 89%
University of Puget Sound WA Master’s 84%93%88%100%100% 88%
Clarkson University NY Master’s 83%83%82%86%100% 83%
Concordia University Wisconsin WI Master’s 83%91%96%97%99% 90%
Dominican University New York NY Master’s 83%75%97%86%— 85%
Jamestown Community College NY OTA 83%62%100%74%75% 82%
Lincoln Memorial University TN OTD 83%100%——— 92%
Neosho County Community College-Ottawa Campus KS OTA 83%100%71%100%89% 85%
Polk State College FL OTA 83%83%80%95%100% 82%
Samuel Merritt University CA Master’s 83%50%91%80%100% 75%
Springfield Technical Community College MA OTA 83%80%85%94%83% 83%
University of Charleston-Beckley WV OTA 83%91%91%79%86% 88%
University of the Pacific-Sacramento Campus CA OTD 83%87%100%—— 90%
West Coast University-Los Angeles CA Master’s 83%95%92%94%98% 90%
Baptist Health College Little Rock AR OTA 82%94%100%100%100% 92%
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Campus WI OTA 82%67%100%86%100% 83%
North Central College IL Master’s 82%86%95%93%96% 88%
Northern Virginia Community College VA OTA 82%93%79%82%100% 85%
Pennsylvania State University-Berks Campus PA OTA 82%80%85%73%82% 82%
Pueblo Community College CO OTA 82%81%100%74%86% 88%
University of Southern Indiana IN OTA 82%93%90%88%77% 88%
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus NY Master’s 81%82%88%89%91% 84%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Master’s 81%93%97%97%100% 90%
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell NM OTA 80%38%100%85%87% 73%
Harcum College PA OTA 80%75%64%76%93% 73%
Holmes Community College, Ridgeland Campus MS OTA 80%100%91%90%88% 90%
Itawamba Community College, Tupelo Campus MS OTA 80%88%100%100%100% 89%
LaGuardia Community College NY OTA 80%52%85%91%91% 72%
Madisonville Community College KY OTA 80%80%100%70%91% 87%
McLennan Community College TX OTA 80%100%100%92%100% 93%
New England Institute of Technology RI OTA 80%100%92%94%100% 91%
Notre Dame of Maryland University MD OTD 80%———— 80%
Pennsylvania State University-Shenango Campus PA OTA 80%78%100%91%79% 86%
St. Catherine University MN OTA 80%89%90%77%90% 86%
Wilmington College OH Master’s 80%100%——— 90%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL Master’s 79%90%76%88%91% 82%
Keiser University-Pembroke Pines FL OTA 79%94%100%90%92% 91%
Piedmont Technical College-Newberry Campus SC OTA 79%88%67%64%86% 78%
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa AZ OTA 79%81%92%85%96% 84%
Stanbridge University CA OTA 79%83%73%81%95% 78%
Widener University PA OTD 79%95%100%100%— 91%
Bay Path University-East Longmeadow Campus MA Master’s 78%88%88%87%94% 85%
Community College of Rhode Island RI OTA 78%80%90%89%100% 83%
Illinois Central College-Peoria Campus IL OTA 78%100%82%100%86% 87%
Mount Mary University WI Master’s 78%88%89%87%100% 85%
Parkland College IL OTA 78%75%94%82%100% 82%
Ross College in Hopkinsville KY OTA 78%100%64%80%83% 81%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey NJ OTD 78%100%——— 89%
St. Philip's College TX OTA 78%100%92%100%100% 90%
Suffolk County Community College-Michael J. Grant Campus NY OTA 78%54%76%77%90% 69%
University of Southern Maine ME Master’s 78%———— 78%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Austin Campus TX OTD 78%81%95%93%97% 85%
West Coast University-Los Angeles CA OTD 78%91%88%100%95% 86%
Madison Area Technical College WI OTA 77%93%88%88%100% 86%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX OTD 77%———— 77%
Winston-Salem State University NC Master’s 77%93%93%92%97% 88%
Baker College Center for Graduate Studies MI Master’s 76%100%86%75%90% 87%
Le Moyne College NY Master’s 76%83%97%100%100% 85%
Mercy University NY Master’s 76%70%86%94%94% 77%
Missouri Health Professions Consortium MO OTA 76%76%78%79%100% 77%
Alvernia University PA Master’s 75%84%96%95%96% 85%
Idaho State University ID OTA 75%100%100%100%100% 92%
Keiser University-Fort Myers FL OTA 75%82%86%91%82% 81%
Keiser University-Miami FL OTA 75%91%72%75%81% 79%
Middle Georgia State University GA Master’s 75%100%——— 88%
Pearl River Community College MS OTA 75%89%89%86%100% 84%
Quinsigamond Community College-Downtown Campus MA OTA 75%80%91%86%100% 82%
Santa Ana College CA OTA 75%76%85%91%88% 79%
Tuskegee University AL Master’s 75%63%29%54%65% 56%
Amarillo College TX OTA 73%82%88%100%81% 81%
American International College MA Master’s 73%55%59%92%96% 62%
Murray State College OK OTA 73%90%63%82%90% 75%
Pfeiffer University-Albemarle Campus NC Master’s 73%90%71%—— 78%
Sacramento City College CA OTA 73%88%71%87%95% 77%
Cedar Crest College PA OTD 72%100%——— 86%
Bates Technical College WA OTA 71%60%82%73%100% 71%
D'Youville University NY Master’s 71%94%94%100%99% 86%
Spalding University KY OTD 71%87%92%100%— 83%
York College, The City University of New York NY Master’s 71%71%72%79%94% 71%
Horry-Georgetown Technical College-Grand Strand Campus SC OTA 70%92%——— 81%
Lincoln Land Community College IL OTA 70%67%80%100%82% 72%
Owens Community College OH OTA 70%75%80%82%85% 75%
Regis College MA Master’s 70%89%83%90%93% 81%
Shawnee State University OH OTA 70%70%75%71%90% 72%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Miami Campus FL OTD 70%80%90%94%100% 80%
CBD College CA OTA 69%72%85%84%95% 75%
Nashville State Community College TN OTA 68%88%92%95%96% 83%
Casper College WY OTA 67%100%100%100%100% 89%
College of Saint Mary NE OTD 67%87%89%100%— 81%
Delaware Technical Community College, Owens Campus DE OTA 67%67%73%100%100% 69%
Governors State University IL Master’s 67%54%95%94%100% 72%
Hawkeye Community College IA OTA 67%91%88%100%100% 82%
Medical Education and Training Campus/Uniformed Services University TX OTA 67%80%100%63%100% 82%
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI OTA 67%92%100%100%94% 86%
Minnesota West Community & Technical College-Worthington Campus MN OTA 67%———— 67%
Pennsylvania State University-DuBois Campus PA OTA 67%100%85%60%100% 84%
South College-Nashville Campus TN OTA 67%86%57%57%100% 70%
South Suburban College of Cook County IL OTA 67%0%86%100%100% 51%
South University-Tampa FL OTA 67%100%94%80%95% 87%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-California Campus CA OTD 67%86%93%99%100% 82%
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences-Miami Campus FL Master’s 67%70%84%85%96% 74%
Thomas Jefferson University PA OTA 64%92%90%—— 82%
Barry University FL Master’s 62%71%83%88%85% 72%
Daytona State College FL OTA 60%93%95%67%100% 83%
Maria College NY Master’s 56%57%90%100%— 68%
Yeshiva University-Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus NY OTD 56%93%100%—— 83%
Carlow University PA Master’s 55%100%——— 78%
Howard University DC OTD 55%100%——— 78%
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus PR Master’s 55%17%100%75%100% 57%
Southwest Virginia Community College VA OTA 54%77%70%57%80% 67%
Dallas College Mountain View Campus TX OTA 50%80%75%100%60% 68%
Erie Community College NY OTA 50%100%88%80%100% 79%
Loma Linda University CA Master’s 50%96%100%92%94% 82%
Marion Technical College OH OTA 50%100%90%100%92% 80%
Keiser University-Melbourne FL OTA 40%89%100%69%73% 76%
Lewis & Clark Community College IL OTA 40%82%90%88%94% 71%
Trinity Washington University DC Master’s 40%88%91%90%96% 73%
Trinity Washington University DC OTA 25%33%100%—— 53%
Shawnee Community College IL OTA 0%71%——— 36%
South College-Asheville Campus NC OTA 0%100%100%80%100% 67%
Baker College of Muskegon MI OTA —50%75%93%100% 73%
Kapiolani Community College/University of Hawaii HI OTA ———67%— 67%
Lewis University-Romeoville IL Master’s ———100%— 100%
Navarro College-Midlothian Campus TX OTA ———100%— 100%
River Valley Community College NH OTA —100%100%100%100% 100%
University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Memphis TN Master’s ———100%— 100%
Walters State Community College-Niswonger Campus TN OTA ———100%— 100%

“Avg.” is the average of the most recent (up to three) reported years. Source: NBCOT school performance data, retrieved October 8, 2026. NBCOT counts new graduates who passed during the testing year, regardless of the number of attempts.

100% in each of the last three years

42 programs reported a 100% pass rate in 2023, 2024 and 2025:

Median 2025 pass rate by state (OT programs)

How to read these numbers

  • Calendar year, not class year. NBCOT reports results by testing year, so one graduating class can span two years.
  • Small programs swing. In a class of 15, one person changes the rate by almost 7 points. Look at the trend across years.
  • New programs have no results yet. Programs in candidacy or preaccreditation have not graduated a class. See new OT programs.
  • The benchmark. Programs commonly report that ACOTE expects an average NBCOT pass rate of at least 80% over the three most recent calendar years (example). Ask any program you are considering for its current figure.

Pass rates are one input. Compare cost, length and degree level too, or browse all OT schools.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NBCOT pass rate?

NBCOT publishes a pass rate for each school rather than one headline number. Across the 273 OT programs with 2025 results, the median new-graduate pass rate was 95% (OTD 98%, master’s 92%). For 194 OTA programs it was 88%.

How does NBCOT calculate a school’s pass rate?

NBCOT reports, by calendar year, the share of a program’s new graduates who passed the certification exam, counting graduates who passed regardless of the number of attempts during that testing year.

What is a good NBCOT pass rate for an OT program?

Compare a program with its peers: the 2025 median was 95% for OT programs. Look at several years, not one: small classes swing a lot. Programs commonly report that ACOTE expects an average of at least 80% over the three most recent calendar years.

Why doesn’t a program have NBCOT results?

New programs have no graduates yet, and programs whose graduates have not tested in a given year show no result for that year. We also only show results we could match to an ACOTE program by state, degree level and school name.

Is the NBCOT exam hard?

Most new graduates pass: 96 OT programs reported 100% in 2025, and 36 were under 80%. Your program’s preparation matters, which is why these rates are worth comparing.