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SOA Exam C Pass Rates

Exam C: Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models

45.1% June 2018 raw pass rate −1.8 ptsvs 46.9% in February 2018
All-time high
53.5%February 2016
All-time low
39.2%October 2013
Average
45.7%across 29 sittings
Std. deviation
3.6 ptssitting to sitting
Candidates tracked
59,0182007 to 2018
Sittings
29all counted
Raw pass rate
35%40%45%50%55%60%65%200720102012201420162018 June 2018 · 45.1%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every Exam C sitting

Exam C pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
Sitting Candidates Passed Raw rate Effective rate
June 2018 3,156 1,422 45.1% 50.9%
February 2018 2,521 1,182 46.9% 52.1%
October 2017 2,435 1,169 48.0% 53.5%
June 2017 3,007 1,518 50.5% 55.6%
February 2017 2,137 1,090 51.0% 54.8%
October 2016 2,339 1,083 46.3% 51.2%
June 2016 2,328 1,153 49.5% 54.2%
February 2016 1,815 971 53.5% 58.5%
October 2015 1,987 881 44.3% 49.4%
June 2015 2,117 1,005 47.5% 52.5%
February 2015 1,741 869 49.9% 54.3%
October 2014 2,062 983 47.7% 52.2%
June 2014 2,540 1,224 48.2% 53.4%
February 2014 1,669 753 45.1% 49.8%
October 2013 1,909 749 39.2% 43.5%
June 2013 2,195 934 42.6% 47.1%
February 2013 1,728 786 45.5% 49.8%
October 2012 1,969 908 46.1% 50.4%
May 2012 2,008 904 45.0% 50.3%
February 2012 1,461 665 45.5% 50.5%
October 2011 1,962 858 43.7% 49.8%
June 2011 1,890 745 39.4% 44.3%
February 2011 1,470 598 40.7% 45.9%
November 2010 1,512 612 40.5% 45.1%
August 2010 1,252 552 44.1% 47.5%
April/May 2010 1,674 702 41.9% 45.0%
November 2009 2,198 959 43.6% 47.9%
November 2007 1,857 926 49.9% 51.8%
May 2007 2,079 887 42.7% 44.9%

About Exam C

Exam C (jointly numbered Exam 4 with the CAS) covered loss models and credibility from 2007 until 2018, when STAM took over its territory in the curriculum.

Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2007 to 2018. Last updated July 5, 2026.

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