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CPA Pass Rates (2026): How Hard Is the CPA Exam?

Sophie Macon

5 Jul 2026

CPA

The CPA exam pass rate hovers around 50% per section, but that figure hides big swings: REG and TCP pass at 60-79%, while FAR and BAR sit closer to 40-48%. There's no single combined pass rate for all four sections since candidates sit them individually, but the weighted average across Core and Discipline sections typically lands between 45% and 55% annually. CPA Evolution reshaped these numbers in 2024 by splitting the old BEC section into three Discipline options (BAR, ISC, TCP), ...