COMLEX-USA Level 1

2019-2024 NBOME Cycle Data

First-Time Pass Rate & Mean Scores

COMLEX-USA Level 1 NBOME Cycle
05/01/2019-
04/30/2020
NBOME Cycle
05/01/2020-
04/30/2021
NBOME CYCLE
05/01/2021-
04/30/2022

NBOME CYCLE
05/01/2022-
04/30/2023*

NBOME CYCLE
05/10/2023-
04/30/2024*

Five-year
 Average
CUSOM First-Time Pass Rate 98.04% 96.69% 93.13% 97.37% 96.10% 96.23%
National First-Time Pass Rate 94.34% 93.70% 92.20% 90.60% 93.18% 92.75%
CUSOM Mean 555.33 550.88 551.96
National Mean 535.44 529.89 526.19

Historical Score Distribution (05/01/2018 – 04/30/2022)

Score Range Percentage of CUSOM Students
800+ 0.16%
700-799 3.37%
600-699 26.97%
500-599 43.34%
400-499 22.63%
<400 3.53%

CUSOM Scores ≥ 600     30.50%

CUSOM Scores ≥ 500     73.84%

*Note: Beginning in the 2022-2023 cycle, the NBOME no longer reports three-digit scores for COMLEX-USA Level 1, only Pass/Fail.

Data as of 01/09/2024

Learn more about COMLEX-USA Level 1 at NBOME.org