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CRCST pass rate: 65.6% in 2025
HSPA reported 10,083 CRCST passes and 5,286 fails in 2025, a 65.6% pass rate. How that compares with earlier years and what the figure does not tell you.
Last reviewed November 4, 2026
The arithmetic
HSPA publishes CRCST pass and fail counts, not a pre-rounded percentage. For 2025 the counts are 10,083 passed and 5,286 failed. 10,083 divided by 15,369 is 65.6 percent. For 2019 the counts are 6,416 passed and 1,873 failed, which is 77.4 percent. Current CRCST holders as of December 31, 2025: 54,525.
These figures describe people who already sat the exam. They are not a personal prediction. A candidate who only studies the smallest domain, patient-care equipment at 5 percent, is practicing the wrong slice of the outline.
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Five original questions. Answer each one to see the explanation and its public source. The full bank has 491.
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A study partner insists you need exactly 70 percent correct to pass the CRCST. What is the accurate response?
Common questions
Where is the table?
HSPA's certification statistics page, myhspa.org/certification/statistics, updated annually. The figures above are as of December 31, 2025.
Does a practice score of 65% mean I am ready?
No. The published pass rate is not the cut score. Use domain-level misses to decide what to study next.