Statistics
| Certification | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| All Candidates | 156 | 183 | 178 | 171 | 163 | 176 | 181 | 182 | 176 | 188 |
| Total Pass Rate | 88% | 81% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 93% |
| First Time Candidates | 91% | 85% | 89% | 86% | 86% | 84% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 97% |
| Repeat Candidates | 67% | 62% | 51% | 71% | 67% | 71% | 77% | 70% | 63% | 72% |
| ABIM-certified | 87% | 83% | 85% | 86% | 84% | 82% | 95% | 92% | 91% | 91% |
| ABP-certified | 89% | 80% | 77% | 79% | 83% | 81% | 86% | 89% | 88% | 94% |
| ABIM/ABP-certified | 91% | 60% | 100% | 82% | 87% | 91% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 92% |
| USA/Canadian Medical School Graduates | 88% | 81% | 80% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 91% | 93% | 92% | 93% |
| Foreign Medical School Graduates | 87% | 83% | 88% | 65% | 78% | 68% | 89% | 81% | 79% | 92% |
| CAP Progress Comparison | 2018 Block 1 | 2018 Block 2 | 2019 Block 1 | 2019 Block 2 | 2020 Block 1 | 2021 Block 1 | 2021 Block 2 | 2022 Block 1 | 2022 Block 2 | 2023 Block 1 | 2023 Block 2 | 2024 Block 1 | 2024 Block 2 | 2025 Block 1 |
| Completed CAP | 2.835 | 3.066 | 3.237 | 3.315 | 3.370 | 3,390 | 3,410 | 3,515 | 3.419 | 3,496 | 3,509 | 3,647 | 3,570 | 3,668 |
| Above 80% | 2,635 | 2,935 | 3,130 | 3,294 | 3,273 | 3,213 | 3,398 | 3,432 | 3.357 | 3,456 | 3,424 | 3,553 | 3,559 | 3,563 |
| Below 80% | 200 | 131 | 107 | 81 | 97 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 62 | 40 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 11 |
| Min Score | 80% | 75% | 55% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 16% | 33% | 50% | 60% | 55% | 60% | 70% | 70% |
| Max Score | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Avg Score | 93% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 95% |
| Incompletes | 321 | 791 | 961 | 691 | 166 | 192 | 218 | 151 | 75 | 68 | 30 | 71 | 50 | 133 |
| Average time to answer article-based questions | 1 minute 20 seconds | 1 minute 2 seconds | 1 minute 23 seconds | 1 minute 6 seconds | 1 minute 28 seconds | 1 minute 17 seconds | 1 minute 18 seconds | 1 minute 11 seconds | 1 minute 14 seconds | 1 minute 17 seconds | 1 minute 15 seconds | 1 minute 8 seconds | 1 minute 2 seconds | 1 minute 17 seconds |
| Average time to answer core questions | 1 minute 34 seconds | 1 minute 47 seconds | 1 minute 20 seconds | 1 minute 34 seconds | 1 minute 28 seconds | 1 minute 42 seconds | 1 minute 13 seconds | 1 minute 37 seconds | 1 minute 19 seconds | 1 minute 22 seconds | 1 minute 12 seconds | 1 minute 4 seconds | 1 minute 4 seconds | 0 minutes 49 seconds |
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