Q2 2012 CPA Exam Pass Rates Released; BEC Explodes vs 2011

By Jeff Elliott, CPA July 9, 2012

cpa-exam-pass-rates-2012 — Source: AICPA

Auditing and Attestation:

2012 Q2: 47.81%
2011 Q2: 47.95%
2010 Q2: 50.75%

Business Environment and Concepts:

2012 Q2: 53.17%
2011 Q2: 46.48%
2010 Q2: 48.86%

Financial Accounting and Reporting:

2012 Q2: 46.49%
2011 Q2: 44.27%
2010 Q2: 48.37%

Regulation:

2012 Q2: 49.62%
2011 Q2: 45.01%
2010 Q2: 52.07%

Analysis: Candidates are adjusting to the new (2011) version of the exam. Note the huge improvement in BEC. Are candidates really doing that much better on the Written Communications … or has something changed internally?

Maybe it's all due to the NINJAs. 🙂

2020 CPA Exam Pass Rates: BEC & REG Score Highest Q1 Pass Rates Ever

By Jeff Elliott, CPA April 8, 2020

The AICPA has released the first quarter CPA Exam Pass Rates for 2020. Analysis: Q1 2020 is smoking previous years. Even grumpy FAR joined the party. Avg Q1 AUD CPA Exam Pass Rate (2006-2019): 44% 2020 Q1 AUD CPA Exam Pass Rate: 48% Avg Q1 BEC CPA Exam Pass Rate (2006-2019): 50% 2020 Q1 BEC […]

CPA Exam Pass Rates – Q2 2017 Released

By Jeff Elliott, CPA September 7, 2017

The AICPA has released the Q2 2017 CPA Exam Pass Rates. Additional insights from the AICPA: Candidates’ reactions to the recent changes to the Exam were quite positive with no significant operational issues to report. The percentage of candidates entering the pipeline and passing all 4 sections [annually] is the best indicator of candidate and […]

Q1 2016 CPA Exam Pass Rates Released; BEC Continues to Dominate

By Jeff Elliott, CPA May 14, 2016

The AICPA has released the Q1 2016 CPA Exam Pass Rates. Some ninjanalysis: 1. BEC continues to dominate with a pass rate over 50%. BEC was the only CPA Exam section in 2015 to have a cumulative pass rate over 50%. 2. The pass rates for FAR and AUD continue their trend of Q1 pass […]

2015 CPA Exam Pass Rates: Best Auditing Q4 in 5 years

By Jeff Elliott, CPA May 14, 2016

The AICPA has released the 2015 CPA Exam Pass Rates. The NINJAs did some digging and ran a comparison of Q4 over the last five years, as well as a cumulative comparison going back to 2006. Some ninjanalysis: 1. Q3 is typically the strongest quarter of the year, with Q1 being the weakest. This […]

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CPA628 11 years ago

I hope I'm part of BEC passing score. Need it badly.