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SOA Exam ASTAM Pass Rates
Exam ASTAM: Advanced Short-Term Actuarial Mathematics
50.9%
April 2026 raw pass rate
+6.7 ptsvs 44.2% in October 2025
- All-time high
- 61.6%April 2024
- All-time low
- 38.9%October 2024
- Average
- 48.6%across 7 sittings
- Std. deviation
- 7.3 ptssitting to sitting
- Candidates tracked
- 3,4242023 to 2026
- Sittings
- 7all counted
Raw pass rate
Every Exam ASTAM sitting
| Sitting | Candidates | Passed | Raw rate | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 639 | 325 | 50.9% | 55.6% |
| October 2025 | 582 | 257 | 44.2% | 48.9% |
| April 2025 | 654 | 341 | 52.1% | 55.7% |
| October 2024 | 565 | 220 | 38.9% | 41.9% |
| April 2024 | 474 | 292 | 61.6% | 63.1% |
| October 2023 | 323 | 156 | 48.3% | 51.1% |
| April 2023 | 187 | 83 | 44.4% | 49.7% |
About Exam ASTAM
ASTAM is the advanced short-term follow-on to FAM, covering severity and aggregate models, credibility, and short-term reserving. It launched in Spring 2023 and is one of two advanced-track options for ASA candidates.
Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2023 to 2026. Last updated July 5, 2026.