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Program and National Board Exam Statistics

The National Board Examination (NBE) is a national evaluation of content knowledge needed to practice as a licensed Funeral Director or Embalmer. The exam contains two separate sections, a 170-item Arts section and a 170-item Sciences section.

National Board Examination pass rates, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available HERE in the ABSFE Directory of Accredited Programs.

Program Information - Dallas Institute

YearTotal Enrolled# of New Students# of GraduatesTimely Graduates*Graduation Rate**Did Not Finish***Overall % EmployedEmployed in FS
202340560134131/13497%7483%83%
20222772136258/6229%7992%90%
2021350757268/7265%2085%65%

* Timely graduation = complete program in 1 ½ times designated program length.
** Graduation rate reflects cohort graduation rate (% of students from original cohort completing in the designated year)
*** Left before completing the program; did not finish.

National Board Statistics - All Students

Single YearTakersSchool Pass RateNational Pass RateSingle YearTakersSchool Pass RateNational Pass Rate
2023 Arts13085%78%2023 Sciences12880%69%
2022 Arts4976%69%2022 Sciences4768%64%
2021 Arts6281%68%2021 Sciences6164%57%

National Board Statistics - Distance Learning Students Only

Single YearTakersSchool Pass RateSingle YearTakersSchool Pass Rate
2023 Arts10786%2023 Sciences10580%
2022 Arts3959%2022 Sciences1375%
2021 Arts4978%2021 Sciences4962%

School pass rate is based on 1st time test takers within one year of graduation.

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