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SOA Exam MLC Pass Rates

Exam MLC: Models for Life Contingencies

37.3% April 2018 raw pass rate −7.3 ptsvs 44.6% in October 2017
All-time high
48.3%May 2009
All-time low
30.6%May 2012
Average
40.2%across 19 sittings
Std. deviation
5.1 ptssitting to sitting
Candidates tracked
47,6992007 to 2018
Sittings
19all counted
Raw pass rate
25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%200720102012201420162018 April 2018 · 37.3%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every Exam MLC sitting

Exam MLC pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
Sitting Candidates Passed Raw rate Effective rate
April 2018 2,288 853 37.3% 51.3%
October 2017 2,987 1,331 44.6% 55.0%
May 2017 2,716 940 34.6% 41.0%
October 2016 2,396 839 35.0% 45.0%
May 2016 2,295 922 40.2% 47.6%
October 2015 2,203 761 34.5% 46.2%
April 2015 2,115 697 33.0% 42.4%
October 2014 1,852 758 40.9% 50.2%
April 2014 1,873 687 36.7% 46.0%
November 2013 4,337 1,759 40.6% 47.5%
May 2013 3,078 1,279 41.6% 46.1%
November 2012 2,308 986 42.7% 47.4%
May 2012 2,624 804 30.6% 35.9%
May 2011 2,892 1,381 47.8% 52.1%
November 2010 2,293 1,038 45.3% 49.9%
November 2009 2,372 1,009 42.5% 45.9%
May 2009 2,524 1,218 48.3% 51.9%
November 2007 2,098 891 42.5% 46.5%
May 2007 2,448 1,098 44.9% 47.8%

About Exam MLC

MLC was the SOA's life contingencies exam from 2007 until 2018, when LTAM replaced it. Written-answer questions were added in 2014, a change visible in its pass-rate history.

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

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