SOAPreliminaryRetiredASA track
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
Every Exam MLC sitting
| 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.