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SOA Exam FAM-S Pass Rates
Exam FAM-S: Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics, Short-Term
59.0%
July 2024 raw pass rate
+9.4 ptsvs 49.6% in March 2024
- All-time high
- 77.5%October 2022
- All-time low
- 49.6%March 2024
- Average
- 65.7%across 6 sittings
- Std. deviation
- 10.9 ptssitting to sitting
- Candidates tracked
- 1,3062022 to 2024
- Sittings
- 6all counted
Raw pass rate
Every Exam FAM-S sitting
| Sitting | Candidates | Passed | Raw rate | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 161 | 95 | 59.0% | 64.2% |
| March 2024 | 119 | 59 | 49.6% | 56.7% |
| November 2023 | 166 | 102 | 61.4% | 65.0% |
| July 2023 | 222 | 156 | 70.3% | 72.9% |
| March 2023 | 261 | 199 | 76.2% | 79.6% |
| October 2022 | 377 | 292 | 77.5% | 78.5% |
About Exam FAM-S
FAM-S was the short-term-only transition exam for candidates holding LTAM credit during the 2022 curriculum changeover. It ran from Fall 2022 through 2024 and is now retired.
Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2022 to 2024. Last updated July 5, 2026.