First-Time COMLEX Results
All osteopathic medical students are required to take COMLEX Levels 1, 2-CE, and 2-PE. COMLEX Level 3 is taken during post-graduate medical training. The National Board of Osteopathic Medicine Examiners (NBOME) website provides descriptions and additional information about the COMLEX exams.
Students take the COMLEX Level 1 following completion of OMS-II, Level 2-CE prior to beginning OMS-IV, and Level 2-PE during the OMS-IV year. Level 3 must be taken after graduation.
| First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 1 |
|
| Testing Cycle |
|
| 2016-17 |
88.9% |
| 2017-18 |
90.2% |
| 2018-19 |
93.9% |
| 2019-20 |
91.8% |
| 2020-21 |
94.5% |
| 2021-22 |
96.5% |
| 2022-23 |
92.2% |
| First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE |
|
| Testing Cycle |
|
| 2017-18 |
92.7% |
| 2018-19 |
93.5% |
| 2019-20 |
97.2% |
| 2020-21 |
97.7% |
| 2021-22 |
94.3% |
| 2022-23 |
93.1% |
| First-Time pass rates for COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE |
|
| Testing Cycle |
First-Time Pass Rate |
| 2017-18 |
91.3% |
| 2018-19 |
90.1% |
| 2019-20 |
93.2% |
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