AICP Exam Pass Rates

The American Planning Association is pleased to provide this inaugural summary of the AICP Exam pass rates of graduates of PAB–accredited planning programs.

2004-2011

The list below depicts AICP Exam pass rates of graduates of accredited planning programs in the United States and Canada. The pass rates are based on examination attempts that occurred between 2004 and 2011. An examination attempt was counted for this summary if the examinee graduated from an accredited planning program during that school's accreditation period.

A full listing of PAB–accredited planning programs that includes the full program name is available here on APA's website. All programs listed are, or have been, accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).

The exam pass rates list below is in quartiles to provide additional context regarding the pass rates relative to the volume of exam attempts. The data are based on self-reporting of programs by applicants.

All AICP exam data are owned and securely maintained by the American Planning Association. (a)

Quartiles are assigned based on total number of exam attempts. (b)

Mean Pass Rate (All Examinees) (c) — 72%

NOTES

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(b) Quartile ranges were determined using total number of examination attempts per accredited planning program. An examination attempt was counted if the examinee received a degree from the program during the program's accreditation period. The number of programs used to determine quartiles included programs accredited by either the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB), the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), or both. Note that in the initial analysis, the Fourth Quartile included many CIP–only programs since these programs generally produced very small numbers of examinees during the study period. However, CIP–only programs are not displayed here. The result is that the number of schools shown in the Fourth Quartile is significantly less than the number of schools listed in the other quartiles.

(c) Percent of passed examination attempts by accredited planning program graduates during the 2004-2011 period out of all examination attempts by accredited planning program graduates during the 2004-2011 period. The "mean pass rate," as defined above, is 72%.

(d) Formerly, but no longer, accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board.

(e) Accredited by the Canadian Institute of Planners; formerly, but no longer, accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board.

(f) Accredited by both the Planning Accreditation Board and the Canadian Institute of Planners

(g) Accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board; formerly, but no longer, accredited by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Questions

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