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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
45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%202220232024 July 2024 · 59.0%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every Exam FAM-S sitting

Exam FAM-S pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
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.

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