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SOA CFE FD Pass Rates

CFE FD: Foundations of CFE

52.2% April/May 2025 raw pass rate −8.3 ptsvs 60.5% in October/November 2024
All-time high
62.7%October/November 2023
All-time low
42.3%October/November 2015
Average
51.5%across 24 sittings
Std. deviation
5.2 ptssitting to sitting
Candidates tracked
1,9872013 to 2025
Sittings
24all counted
Raw pass rate
35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%2013201520172019202120232025 April/May 2025 · 52.2%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every CFE FD sitting

CFE FD pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
Sitting Candidates Passed Raw rate Effective rate
April/May 2025 46 24 52.2% 53.3%
October/November 2024 81 49 60.5% 64.5%
April/May 2024 82 40 48.8% 50.0%
October/November 2023 75 47 62.7% 65.3%
April/May 2023 74 37 50.0% 51.4%
October/November 2022 59 34 57.6% 59.6%
April/May 2022 51 25 49.0% 52.1%
October/November 2021 52 24 46.2% 48.0%
April/May 2021 60 33 55.0% 57.9%
October/November 2020 46 26 56.5% 56.5%
July 2020 68 41 60.3% 60.3%
October/November 2019 75 40 53.3% 54.8%
May 2019 93 48 51.6% 52.7%
October/November 2018 78 37 47.4% 48.1%
April 2018 82 38 46.3% 48.1%
October/November 2017 87 38 43.7% 44.7%
May 2017 86 45 52.3% 52.9%
October/November 2016 105 54 51.4% 52.4%
May 2016 116 58 50.0% 51.8%
October/November 2015 97 41 42.3% 43.6%
April/May 2015 114 57 50.0% 51.4%
October/November 2014 127 65 51.2% 54.2%
April/May 2014 131 62 47.3% 48.4%
November 2013 102 51 50.0% 52.0%

About CFE FD

The foundations exam of the Corporate Finance and ERM track, offered from 2013 until the 2025 course-based pathway replaced the track structure with CFE 101 and 201.

Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2013 to 2025. Last updated July 5, 2026.

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