AANP FNP passing rate drops 10% from 2021 to 2022

[DNPgrad2022, ASN, BSN, DNP]

AANP and ANCC recently published their certification statistics for 2022. The AANP FNP pass rate dropped from 85% in 2021 to 75% in 2022. 

https://www.aanpcert.org/resource/documents/AANPCB 2022 Statistics.pdf

The ANCC FNP pass rate remained steady with a pass rate of 85.9%, down slightly from 86.6% in 2021.

https://www.nursingworld.org/~498ced/globalassets/docs/ancc/ancc-cert-data-website.pdf

What happened? Did the ANCC's FNP board certification just become the easier exam? These passing rates are for INITIAL EXAMINATIONS (first-time test takers). Did you take the FNP board exam in 2022? All comments are welcome. 

[MentalKlarity, BSN, NP]

AANP is more clinical based while ANCC has more fluff and theory. As more NPs go the for profit online route it's not surprising.

 

considering how easy the AANP exam was, it's terrifying that 1 in 4 new NPs fail it. 

[kokofnp]

I took it twice last year and failed both times by a few points only. Definitely a tough exam...