CLLRT Pass Rate 2026: What the Data Shows

What "Pass Rate" Means for the CLLRT

Search for the Limited Licensed Radiologic Technologist pass rate and you will find confident-sounding percentages on forums, prep sites, and social posts. Before you anchor your confidence (or your anxiety) to any of them, you need to know what a pass rate actually measures and whether anyone has credibly published one for this credential.

A pass rate is the share of test-takers who meet the passing standard during a defined window. Three things must be public for the figure to mean anything: the number of candidates, the number who passed, and the period covered. Without all three, a percentage is just a claim.

The CLLRT credential is governed by American Allied Health. Its scope is built from a government-published outline, the Oklahoma CareerTech badge 8541 document, which lists twelve weighted examination criteria. That document describes what the credential covers. It does not report how many people passed.

What Published Data Actually Exists

Three official sources define what is knowable about this credential right now:

• The Oklahoma CareerTech badge 8541 document for the Limited License Radiology Technologist credential. This is a government-published credential outline. It is undated, and it is not an AAH-authored 2026 handbook.
• The American Allied Health certification page for the Certified Limited Licensed Radiology Technician credential, which is currently active.
• An AAH announcement on online certification exam updates for 2027, which states that revised CLLRT content begins in February 2027.

None of these publishes cohort-level pass statistics. That absence is itself a finding. It means any specific percentage you encounter is either sourced from somewhere not reviewed here, extrapolated from a different credential, or fabricated. Because several well-known credentials share the "CLLRT" acronym, cross-contamination is a real risk: a number attached to a different certification can easily get pasted onto this one.

Why a Single Percentage Would Mislead You

Even if a pass rate were published tomorrow, a single headline number would tell you less than you might hope. Here is why, specific to a credential like this one.

The candidate pool is not uniform

Limited-scope radiography credentials draw people from very different starting points: someone who already works in a physician's office and takes X-rays under supervision, a recent graduate of a limited-scope program, a medical assistant adding a skill. A blended pass rate averages together groups with very different preparation. Your personal likelihood of passing depends on your preparation against the content outline, not on the average of everyone else's.

The content is unusually broad for a "limited" credential

The twelve criteria range from medicolegal responsibilities to drug administration to bone densitometry. A candidate can be strong in positioning and weak in mathematics and still be blindsided. Breadth, not depth in any one area, is the defining feature of this exam's difficulty. For a fuller discussion of that, see How Hard Is the CLLRT Exam? Complete Difficulty Guide 2026.

Version changes break year-over-year comparisons

With revised content announced for February 2027, any historical pass rate describes a version of the exam that is about to change. A number from the prior scope would not predict outcomes on revised content.

The Twelve Criteria Behind Every Result

Since the pass rate cannot be pinned down, the productive move is to study against what is documented: the twelve weighted examination criteria. These are the domains your preparation should map to, and each one is a place where candidates can gain or lose ground. For a detailed walk-through, the companion piece CLLRT Exam Domains 2026: Complete Guide to All 12 Content Areas goes domain by domain.

Notice the shape of this list. It blends technical content (equipment, physics, image evaluation), quantitative content (mathematics), patient-care content (acute situations, drug administration, infection control), and professional content (the profession, medicolegal aspects). A candidate who prepares only for the technical block is leaving a large share of the outline unaddressed.

Where Candidates Tend to Struggle

Because no cohort data is published, the following is reasoning from the structure of the outline, not a statistic. These are the areas where the nature of the material makes gaps most likely for people entering from a hands-on background.

How to Verify Anything You Read About This Exam

The CLLRT acronym is shared by several credentials, and the web is full of pages that blur them together. Use this checklist before trusting any claim about pass rates, passing scores, fees, or question counts.

1. Confirm the credential. The page should clearly refer to the Limited Licensed Radiologic Technologist credential governed by American Allied Health, not a different certification that happens to abbreviate the same way.
2. Trace the number to a source. A real figure points to a document, a date, and an authority. A vague "most candidates pass" does not count.
3. Check the version. Does the claim describe current content or content from before the announced revision?
4. Go to the primary sources. The Oklahoma CareerTech badge 8541 document and the American Allied Health certification page are the places to confirm scope. Fee, question-count, duration, passing-score, eligibility, and renewal details should be confirmed directly with the governing body rather than taken from third-party summaries.

For the specifics people most often ask about, see the dedicated pages on CLLRT passing score, CLLRT certification cost, and CLLRT requirements, and confirm anything time-sensitive with American Allied Health before you commit.

2026 Timing: Current Scope vs. the 2027 Revision

The most useful "data point" available right now is not a percentage; it is a date. American Allied Health has announced revised CLLRT content beginning February 2027. The scope that applies to October 2026 is the current one, not the revised one.

That has practical consequences:

• If you are testing in 2026, prepare against the current twelve-criteria outline and do not spend time chasing rumors about what the revision will contain.
• If you are weighing whether to wait, understand that waiting means studying a different scope. There is no basis in the reviewed sources to assume the revised version will be easier or harder.
• If you read an article describing "the new exam," check whether it is describing the current scope or the announced 2027 revision, and whether it cites AAH directly.

Sequencing the Twelve Domains for Study

This is the one place where study planning belongs, and it is tied directly to the outline. Because there is no pass-rate data to tell you where to focus, sequence your preparation by dependency: master the foundations that later domains build on, then layer on patient-care and professional material, then finish with the specialized topics.

If you want a more complete plan, the CLLRT Study Guide 2026: How to Pass on Your First Attempt expands on preparation, and the CLLRT Cheat Sheet 2026: One-Page Review of Must-Know Facts is useful for a last-pass refresher. To pressure-test your readiness across all twelve areas, take a timed set on the CLLRT practice test site and note which domains drag your score down.

It also helps to keep the credential's boundaries straight. This certification is not a substitute for ARRT certification or state licensure, so a pass here does not by itself settle questions about where you may practice. If you are weighing value, Is the CLLRT Certification Worth It? Complete ROI Analysis 2026 covers that decision, and the practice-test platform at our main site lets you build confidence before you sit for the real thing.

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