SOAPreliminaryRetiredASA track
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
Every Exam C sitting
| 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.