California LMFT Clinical Exam pass rates

High Pass Education customers consistently and significantly outperform state averages on the California LMFT Clinical Exam. Our pass rate data is below, along with comparison data on statewide and school-specific performance provided by the Board of Behavioral Sciences.

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High Pass customers vs. California, Q2 2026

In Q2 2026, well-prepared High Pass customers passed at 100%. That's 28 points above the California rate of 72%. Well-prepared + marginal customers passed at 95%.

High Pass, well-prepared
7 examinees
100%
High Pass, well-prepared + marginal
44 examinees
95%
California
1,123 examinees
72%
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Well-prepared customers scored 80 or higher on their final High Pass mock exam. Well-prepared + marginal customers scored 70 or higher, so that group includes the first. Showing all examinees in Q2 2026. Change the filters above to compare another period.

Results by school, Q2 2026

Alliant International University (aka US International) All Examinees All 24 (89%) 3 (11%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 20 (100%) 0 (0%)
Antioch University - Los Angeles All Examinees All 61 (85%) 11 (15%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 57 (95%) 3 (5%)
Antioch University - Santa Barbara All Examinees All 15 (83%) 3 (17%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 14 (100%) 0 (0%)
Argosy University (aka American School of Prof. Psych.) All Examinees All 3 (17%) 15 (83%)
Azusa Pacific University - Azusa All Examinees All 24 (73%) 9 (27%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 24 (89%) 3 (11%)
Brandman University All Examinees All 29 (64%) 16 (36%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 18 (78%) 5 (22%)
California Baptist University - Riverside All Examinees All 36 (61%) 23 (39%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 34 (74%) 12 (26%)
California Institute of Integral Studies - S.F. All Examinees All 31 (86%) 5 (14%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 30 (91%) 3 (9%)
California State University - Dominguez Hills All Examinees All 9 (64%) 5 (36%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 8 (80%) 2 (20%)
California State University - Fresno All Examinees All 8 (53%) 7 (47%)
California State University - Hayward All Examinees All 7 (70%) 3 (30%)
California State University - Northridge All Examinees All 15 (94%) 1 (6%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 14 (93%) 1 (7%)
Holy Names University - Oakland All Examinees All 6 (55%) 5 (45%)
Hope International University All Examinees All 17 (74%) 6 (26%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 15 (88%) 2 (12%)
Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles All Examinees All 9 (82%) 2 (18%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 9 (90%) 1 (10%)
Mount St. Mary's University - Los Angeles All Examinees All 12 (67%) 6 (33%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 11 (73%) 4 (27%)
National University All Examinees All 43 (52%) 39 (48%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 36 (68%) 17 (32%)
Out-of-State (graduates of schools outside California) All Examinees All 19 (76%) 6 (24%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 15 (79%) 4 (21%)
Pacific Oaks College - Pasadena All Examinees All 12 (41%) 17 (59%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 10 (56%) 8 (44%)
Pacifica Graduate Institute - Carpenteria All Examinees All 10 (91%) 1 (9%)
Palo Alto University All Examinees All 13 (87%) 2 (13%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 11 (85%) 2 (15%)
Pepperdine University - Malibu All Examinees All 88 (80%) 22 (20%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 78 (85%) 14 (15%)
Phillips Graduate Institute All Examinees All 7 (64%) 4 (36%)
Point Loma Nazarene University All Examinees All 10 (91%) 1 (9%)
San Diego State University All Examinees All 8 (73%) 3 (27%)
Santa Clara University All Examinees All 18 (86%) 3 (14%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 7 (37%) 12 (63%)
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles All Examinees All 12 (50%) 12 (50%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 10 (67%) 5 (33%)
Touro University All Examinees All 32 (73%) 12 (27%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 30 (79%) 8 (21%)
University of Phoenix - San Diego All Examinees All 14 (32%) 30 (68%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 10 (59%) 7 (41%)
University of San Francisco All Examinees All 21 (78%) 6 (22%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 18 (90%) 2 (10%)
University of Southern California All Examinees All 12 (100%) 0 (0%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 11 (100%) 0 (0%)
Wright Institute - Berkeley All Examinees All 18 (90%) 2 (10%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 16 (100%) 0 (0%)
All schools All Examinees All 809 (72%) 314 (28%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 714 (85%) 126 (15%)

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How we calculate this

Figures come from the Board of Behavioral Sciences "Exam Results by School" reports and count each school's graduates who took the exam that quarter. 1st Time Examinees are taking the exam for the first time, and All Examinees also includes people retaking it.

When you pick more than one quarter, each school's row adds up its examinees and passes across them. Someone who takes the exam more than once in that time counts once per attempt in All Examinees. Pick one school and more than one quarter, and the table lists that school's results quarter by quarter, with its total for the period at the bottom.

A school with fewer than 10 examinees over the period is hidden unless you untick the box above the table, and a quarter in which a school had fewer than 10 is left out of its line on the chart. Small groups swing widely. They still count in the All schools row, BBS's statewide figure, so the listed rows add up to less while they are hidden. This rule is for school data. High Pass figures are shown whatever their size, and the comparison above gives the number of examinees behind each rate. A school's pass rate describes its past graduates, not any one person's chances.

High Pass figures count customers who reported their exam result to us. They are grouped by their score on the final High Pass mock exam. Well-prepared means 80 or higher. Well-prepared + marginal means 70 or higher, so it includes the first group. Updated with BBS data through Q2 2026.

Pass rate by quarter

    High Pass results begin in 2025, the first year we can match reported results to mock exam scores, and do not include results from mid-September to mid-November 2025. California figures are complete for every quarter.

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    Source: California Board of Behavioral Sciences exam statistics, data through Q2 2026. Updated .

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the current pass rate for the California LMFT Clinical Exam?

    In Q2 2026, the most recent quarter with BBS results, the pass rate for the California LMFT Clinical Exam was 72%. Of the 1,123 people who took it, 809 passed. For first-time examinees, the pass rate was 85% (714 of 840). These are statewide figures from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

    How do High Pass customers do on the California LMFT Clinical Exam?

    In Q2 2026, well-prepared High Pass customers passed the California LMFT Clinical Exam at 100% (7 examinees), and well-prepared + marginal customers passed at 95% (44 examinees). The statewide pass rate was 72%. Well-prepared means a score of 80 or higher on the final High Pass mock exam. Well-prepared + marginal means 70 or higher, so that group includes the first. The figures count High Pass customers who reported their exam result.

    Is the California LMFT Clinical Exam pass rate going up or down?

    The overall pass rate is up 7 points from 65% in Q1 2026 and down 1 point from 73% in Q2 2025. The CSV download on this page has every quarter from Q1 2017 to Q2 2026.

    What is the difference between the first-time and overall pass rates?

    First-time examinees are taking the exam for the first time. The overall pass rate counts all examinees, including people retaking it. In Q2 2026, the first-time pass rate was 85% and the overall pass rate was 72%.

    Where does this pass rate data come from?

    The figures come from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) "Exam Results by School" reports, which give results for each quarter. High Pass Education last updated this page on October 27, 2026, with data through Q2 2026.

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