This information is currently provided, and will continue to be made available in the future, as one of the requirements of obtaining and maintaining accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
Quarterly First-time Pass-Rate (2019)
|
ACSM Credential
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
|
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
|
66%
|
64%
|
63%
|
|
ACSM Certified Group
Exercise Instructor
|
63% |
68% |
70% |
|
|
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
|
72%
|
73%
|
72%
|
|
|
ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
|
65%
|
64%
|
68%
|
|
Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT)
|
Year
|
Candidates
|
First time pass-rate
|
|
2016
|
5,394
|
54%
|
|
2017
|
4,634
|
56%
|
|
2018
|
3,602
|
66%*
|
* ACSM-CPT exam content outline was updated Dec 2017. Information on increased 2018 pass-rates can be found here.
Group Exercise Instructor (ACSM-GEI)
|
Year
|
Candidates
|
First time pass-rate
|
|
2016
|
292
|
44%
|
|
2017
|
268
|
42%
|
|
2018
|
208
|
32%
|
** Exam results for ACSM-GEI include only Jan-01 – Nov-30, 2018. A new ACSM-GEI was launched with revised exam content outline was launched Dec 2018. More information can be found here.
Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP)
|
Year
|
Candidates
|
First time pass-rate
|
|
2016
|
3,301
|
42%
|
|
2017
|
2,939
|
44%
|
|
2018
|
2,641
|
71%*
|
* ACSM-EP exam content outline was updated Dec 2017. Information on increased 2018 pass-rates can be found here.
Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP)
|
Year
|
Candidates
|
First time pass-rate
|
|
2016
|
679
|
34%
|
|
2017
|
654
|
34%
|
|
2018
|
759
|
36%**
|
** Exam results for CEP include only Jan-01 – Oct 31, 2018. A new ACSM-CEP was launched with revised exam content outline was launched Dec 2018. More information can be found here.
Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP)
|
Year
|
Candidates
|
First time pass-rate
|
|
2016
|
224
|
34%
|
|
2017
|
231
|
41%
|
|
2018
|
226
|
25%**
|
** Exam results for RCEP results only include Jan-01 – Oct 31, 2018. ACSM ceased RCEP administrations on Nov 2018. More information can be found here.
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Active Certifications
|
ACSM Credential
|
Certificants
|
|
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
|
15,074
|
|
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
|
11,385
|
|
ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
|
4,005
|
As of April 2019