CPA Exam Pass Rates First Quarter 2008 Released

18. May, 2008 6 Comments

BEC 46.94%
FAR 45.95%
REG 45.66%
AUD 44.66%

Get it here.

Surprisingly, AUD had the lowest passing rate. It is generally regarded as the least-difficult section of the CPA Exam, while FARE is the hardest. Opinions vary, obviously.

6 Responses to “CPA Exam Pass Rates First Quarter 2008 Released”

  1. Temasik_Temagi 18. May, 2008 at 9:38 pm

    I’m sitting for AUD at the end of May. Since it’s the easiest part among the 4, I wonder if they are stricter at curving the AUD scores. By the way, I thought your Jason Bourne comment on CPAnet was funny. Someone removed the guy’s post today.

  2. another71.com 19. May, 2008 at 3:37 am

    I’m glad someone else thought it was funny too. :)

  3. Ezra 26. Jun, 2008 at 9:59 am

    I am obsessed with the passing rate of each section. I guess I am worried I am not going to pass… so thank you for posting them.
    Why did you lose the credit for FAR?

  4. another71.com 26. Jun, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Why did you lose the credit for FAR?

    18 month rule. Passing FARE felt like I had passed the Exam, so I took a year off and celebrated :)

  5. Josh 03. Apr, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Passed FAR and AUD this window. Failed REG. Glad to know that I’m part of those statistics (mostly on the passing side).

  6. Brett5768 01. Sep, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    They don't curve the scores. Each question is weighted differently, but they DO NOT curve the scores.
    http://www.cpa-exam.org/alerts/download/cpaaler...
    Here is a good reference if you do not believe me, as I know this is a common misperception.