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SOA RET 101 Pass Rates

RET 101: Retirement, Course 101

59.1% March 2026 raw pass rate +2.9 ptsvs 56.2% in November 2025
All-time high
59.1%March 2026
All-time low
56.2%November 2025
Average
57.7%across 2 sittings
Std. deviation
2.1 ptssitting to sitting
Candidates tracked
1772025 to 2026
Sittings
2all counted
Raw pass rate
50%55%60%65%20252026 March 2026 · 59.1%
Raw pass rate = passed / candidates sitting. Effective rate excludes candidates whose papers the society judged too incomplete to be realistic attempts.

Every RET 101 sitting

RET 101 pass rate by sitting: candidates, passed, raw rate, effective rate. Newest first.
Sitting Candidates Passed Raw rate Effective rate
March 2026 88 52 59.1% 59.8%
November 2025 89 50 56.2% 56.8%

About RET 101

The entry course of the Retirement practice area in the SOA's 2025 course-based FSA pathway, succeeding the RET track exams.

Data: Society of Actuaries official exam statistics, 2025 to 2026. Last updated July 5, 2026.

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