The pass rates and candidate counts for the American Board of Dermatology CORE Exam Modules and APPLIED Exam are outlined below. Exam pass rates are calculated using only the results of candidates taking the exam (or module) for the first time.
CORE EXAM
| EXAM ADMINISTRATION | MEDICAL DERM PASS RATE |
MEDICAL DERM CANDIDATES |
PEDIATRIC DERM PASS RATE |
PEDIATRIC DERM CANDIDATES |
| 2020 - February | 93.60% | 265 | 93.20% | 266 |
| 2020 - July | 94.30% | 158 | 97.50% | 199 |
| 2020 - November | 92.40% | 92 | 94.70% | 76 |
| 2021 - February | 96.60% | 226 | 98% | 267 |
| 2021 - July | 95.80% | 167 | 94.90% | 196 |
| 2021 - November | 96.20% | 159 | 96.10% | 103 |
| 2022 - February | 96.20% | 239 | 98.0% | 304 |
| 2022 - July | 98.2% | 167 | 95.1% | 183 |
| 2022 - November | 97.7% | 173 | 96.3% | 82 |
| 2023 - February | 98.3% | 230 | 96.7% | 269 |
| 2023 - July | 97.7% | 176 | 99.6% | 224 |
| 2023 - November | 97.7% | 175 | 98.9% | 88 |
| 2024 - February | 97.7% | 214 | 98.2% | 269 |
| 2024 - July | 96.9% | 160 | 99.1% | 211 |
| 2024 - November | 96.6% | 177 | 99.1% | 107 |
| EXAM ADMINISTRATION | SURGICAL DERM PASS RATE |
SURGICAL DERM CANDIDATES |
DERMPATH PASS RATE |
DERMPATH CANDIDATES |
| 2020 - February | 92.80% | 304 | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 - July | 97.10% | 173 | 95.20% | 312 |
| 2020 - November | 97.40% | 76 | 96.30% | 216 |
| 2021 - February | 96.40% | 312 | 93% | 124 |
| 2021 - July | 95.10% | 184 | 91.80% | 245 |
| 2021 - November | 96.30% | 81 | 91.60% | 191 |
| 2022 - February | 100% | 296 | 98.6% | 142 |
| 2022 - July | 97.2% | 179 | 96.5% | 260 |
| 2022 - November | 97.6% | 83 | 92.2% | 179 |
| 2023 - February | 99.4% | 311 | 98.9% | 184 |
| 2023 - July | 100% | 193 | 98.8% | 244 |
| 2023 - November | 98.6% | 70 | 95% | 159 |
| 2024 - February | 98.2% | 324 | 94.2% | 162 |
| 2024 - July | 98.9% | 187 | 91.8% | 232 |
| 2024 - November | 98.6% | 70 | 94.5% | 165 |
APPLIED EXAM
| EXAM YEAR | PASS RATE | CANDIDATES |
| 2021 | 97.6% | 547 |
| 2022 | 97.3% | 558 |
| 2023 | 96.8% | 562 |
| 2024 | 98.6% | 567 |
