First-Time COMLEX Results
All osteopathic medical students are required to take COMLEX Levels 1, 2-CE, and 2-PE. COMLEX Level 3 is taken during post-graduate medical training. The National Board of Osteopathic Medicine Examiners (NBOME) website provides descriptions and additional information about the COMLEX exams.
Students take the COMLEX Level 1 following completion of OMS-II, Level 2-CE prior to beginning OMS-IV, and Level 2-PE during the OMS-IV year. Level 3 must be taken after graduation.
First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 1 |
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| Testing Cycle | |
| 2016-17 | 88.9% |
| 2017-18 | 90.2% |
| 2018-19 | 93.9% |
| 2019-20 | 91.8% |
| 2020-21 | 94.5% |
| 2021-22 | 96.5% |
| 2022-23 | 92.2% |
| 2023-24 | 96.6% |
First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE |
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| Testing Cycle | |
| 2017-18 | 92.7% |
| 2018-19 | 93.5% |
| 2019-20 | 97.2% |
| 2020-21 | 97.7% |
| 2021-22 | 94.3% |
| 2022-23 | 93.1% |
| 2023-24 | 93.6% |
| First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE | |
| Testing Cycle | First-Time Pass Rate |
| 2017-18 | 91.3% |
| 2018-19 | 90.1% |
| 2019-20 | 93.2% |
| **Test no longer offered |
First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 3 |
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| Testing Cycle | First-Time Pass Rate |
| 9/1/18 to 12/31/19 | 98.2% |
| 2020 | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 96.6% |
| 2023 | 94.6% |