CPA Exam Pass Rate

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The CPA Exam Pass Rate by year for the last 16 years (2006-2022).

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The CPA Exam Pass Rate data shows some interesting 5-year Trends:

• AUD increased approx. 7 points, and then tanked in 2021
• BEC is way up, 2/3 who took it passed in 2020 (lockdowns = more studying), and then it dropped some in 2021
• FAR leaped from mid-40s to the 50s (and then back to the mid-40s in 2021)
• REG actually increased with the TCJA changes, and the CARES Act didn't change that either, according to the AICPA

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

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2022 CPA Exam Pass Rate	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Year
AUD CPA Exam Pass Rate	46	49
BEC CPA Exam Pass Rate	57	62
FAR CPA Exam Pass Rate	45	46
REG CPA Exam Pass Rate	60	61
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

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

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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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To Your Success,

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)

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