National Board Exam & Other Statistics

 

Programs Accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE):
  • Diploma in Embalming and Funeral Directing
  • Associate in Specialized Technology Degree
  • Associate in Specialized Business Degree

*In accordance with ABFSE Accreditation Standard 10.8, it is a requirement that the information listed below appear on the program webpage. However…

Note: the values listed below for 2021 National Board Statistics were adversely affected by the lack of testing sites available during the COVID-19 pandemic. This lack of availability caused significant delays for PIMS students in the timing between program completion and taking the National Board Exam. ABFSE statistics demonstrate that the longer a student is from completing their program and taking the NBE, the result will be less optimal in terms of First Time Pass Rate.

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION – PITTSBURGH INSTITUTE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE:
Year Total enrolled # of New
Students		 # of
Grads		 Timely
Grad*		 Graduation rate** Did not finish*** Overall %
Employed		 Employed
in FS
2023 493 186 93 84/93 73% 28 85% 76%
2022 457 188 64 62/64 73% 16 97% 92%
2021 357 191 65 64/65 100% 31 82% 74%

 

Year Total enrolled Online # of New
Online Students		 # of Online
Grads		 Timely
Onlin Grad*		 Did not finish Onine Program*** Overall % Online Student
Employed		 Overall % Online Student Employed
in FS
2024 243 79 54 48/54 11 94% 90%
2023 244 78 44 35/44 19 90% 77%

*Timely graduation includes all students who completed their program within the designated time frame, as well as those who finished within 150% of the program’s expected length.

**The graduation rate is based on the federal IPEDS calculation, which measures the percentage of first-time, full-time students who complete their program within 150% of the expected time. This and other statistics about the institution are available at College Navigator.gov. 

***Left before completing the program; did not finish.

National Board Examination scores, graduation rates, and employment rates for this and other ABFSE-accredited programs are available at www.abfse.org. To request a printed copy of this program’s scores, please visit Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, 5808 Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15206, or by emailing admissions@pims.edu, or by telephone at 412-362-8500.

 

NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS – PITTSBURGH INSTITUTE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE (Online & Campus): 

Single Year School Pass Rate National Pass Rate Single Year School Pass Rate National Pass Rate
2023 Arts 93% 78% 2023 Sciences 85% 69%
2022 Arts 83% 69% 2022 Sciences 62% 64%
2021 Arts 71% 68% 2021 Sciences 37% 57%

*Statistics reflective of students enrolled during COVID-19 pandemic

NATIONAL BOARD STATISTICS – ONLINE PASS RATES:

Accordance to ABFSE Accreditation Standard 10.3.4, accredited programs are required to report online student statistics separately.

 

Year Arts Sciences
2024 90% 93%

 

For years prior, please contact the Registrar directly for information regarding success of online graduates.

 

Accreditation
Mortuary Science Programs and Institution Accredited by ABFSE

Programs Accredited by ABFSE:  Associate in Specialized Technology Degree; Associate in Specialized Business Degree; Diploma in Embalming and Funeral Directing

Initial Accreditation 1977/Last comprehensive review 2018/Next comprehensive review 2025
Re-accreditation: October 2018 for period of 7 years

Most recent Accreditation decision: October 2018 with no stipulations.