CPA Exam Pass Rates

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The CPA Exam Pass Rates for the last 20 years (2006-2025)

Candid Thoughts:

FAR is improving. BAR is too. Kinda.
You can't spell BARF without BAR. Avoid.
FAR-AUD-REG-TCP. This is the way.

The CPA Exam first-time pass rate is around 25% historically.

Note: BEC remains a placeholder for year-to-year comparisons of Core Exams. My eyes kept getting confused with a new order in 2024 😀

See Also: CPA Score Release Dates

2025	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	44
BEC	–
REG	62
FAR	42
REG	62
BAR	38
TCP	75
ISC	61

2024	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	45	47	48	44	46
BEC	–	–	–	–	–
FAR	42	41	40	37	40
REG	63	63	63	60	63
BAR	43	40	40	34	38
TCP	82	76	73	72	74
ISC	50	58	62	56	58

2023	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	47	48	46	46	47
BEC	57	59	55	38	47
FAR	42	43	44	39	42
REG	59	60	59	55	58

2022	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	46	49	48	47	48
BEC	57	62	60	60	60
FAR	45	46	44	44	44
REG	60	61	62	60	60

2021	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	49	50	47	45	48
BEC	62	63	62	60	62
FAR	47	43	48	41	45
REG	59	59	63	58	60

2020	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	48	65	57	48	53
BEC	62	77	70	61	66
FAR	46	63	56	44	50
REG	55	76	66	58	62

2019	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	49	55	52	48	51
BEC	58	60	63	59	60
FAR	44	49	50	41	46
REG	50	59	58	56	56

2018	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	49	55	51	49	51
BEC	56	60	60	60	59
FAR	42	49	49	45	46
REG	50	56	57	50	53

2017	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	43	52	52	48	49
BEC	50	55	55	55	53
FAR	43	44	48	43	44
REG	46	48	49	46	47

2016	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	45	49	45	44	46
BEC	55	56	58	53	55
FAR	45	46	48	43	46
REG	48	50	50	46	48

2015	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	45	49	48	47	47
BEC	53	58	59	55	56
FAR	44	49	50	43	47
REG	48	51	51	47	49

2014	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	47	49	47	42	46
BEC	53	58	58	52	55
FAR	44	48	51	46	48
REG	49	52	52	44	49

2013	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	45	48	47	43	46
BEC	53	56	59	54	56
FAR	47	49	51	45	48
REG	48	50	50	47	49

2012	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	45	48	50	44	47
BEC	49	53	58	51	53
FAR	44	47	54	46	48
REG	45	50	51	46	48

2011	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	44	48	47	43	46
BEC	42	46	52	45	47
FAR	42	44	50	44	46
REG	41	45	45	44	44

2010	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	47	51	49	45	48
BEC	47	49	51	44	47
FAR	45	48	53	45	48
REG	49	52	54	47	51

2009	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	48	52	52	48	50
BEC	46	49	52	46	48
FAR	46	51	51	46	48
REG	48	52	52	47	50

2008	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	45	53	51	47	49
BEC	47	48	50	46	47
FAR	46	50	54	46	49
REG	46	49	51	49	49

2007	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	44	48	51	45	48
BEC	44	48	47	47	47
FAR	44	49	52	46	48
REG	42	48	50	47	47

2006	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD	41	44	47	44	44
BEC	42	43	46	43	44
FAR	42	43	47	45	48
REG	39	42	45	42	42

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