CPA Exam Pass Rates – Q1 2013 Released; BEC up 10%
The CPA Exam Pass Rates for the January/February 2013 Testing Window have been released by the AICPA.
AUD Q1 2013: 45.19%
AUD Q1 2012: 44.9%
Increase: Negligible
BEC Q1 2013: 53.47%
BEC Q1 2012: 48.63%
Increase: 10%
FAR Q1 2013: 47.16%
FAR Q1 2012: 43.84%
Increase: 7.5%
REG Q1 2013: 47.57%
REG Q1 2012: 45.00%
Increase: 5.7%
Analysis: People are studying more. Perhaps it’s the Ten Point Combo
2012 CPA Exam Pass Rates Released
The AICPA released the 2012 CPA Exam Pass Rates wayyy back on January 4th. The NINJAs must have been hung over from too much Mountain Dew on New Year’s Eve and didn’t notice.
2012 CPA Exam Pass Rates

2011 CPA Exam Pass Rates

CPA Exam Pass Rates – July/August 2012 Released
The CPA Exam Pass Rates for Q3 2012 have been released.
The are up from 2011 and in-line with what we saw in 2010.

See Also: 2011 CPA Exam Pass Rates & 2010 CPA Exam Pass Rates
NASBA: Missouri Scores Highest Q2 CPA Exam Pass Rate

Source: NASBA
The Q2 CPA Exam Results are in, and they’re interesting.
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State with Highest Pass Rate? Missouri.
My Jayhawk friends won’t like that. I’m a fan of the Missouri Society of CPAs because they featured one of my articles in their monthly newsletter, so good for them.
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57,086 Exam Sections Taken: What’s the average cost of an exam section? We’ll say it’s $250.
That’s $14,250,000-ish going somewhere.
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Another 71: Score a 71? You’re an average CPA Exam candidate.




