What is the pass rate for the real estate licensing exam?

First-time pass rates generally land between about 50% and 70%, depending on the state and exam portion. Texas, for example, reports a 56.12% first-attempt pass rate for sales agent exams, with 16,824 passes out of 29,980 exams between December 2023 and November 2025. Most states set the passing score at 70% or 75%, and failed candidates may retake the exam after a short waiting period.

No statewide pass rate for the Alaska real estate exam is published by the Alaska Real Estate Commission or by Pearson VUE, the exam vendor. The commission publishes exam fees, locations, and administration details but does not release pass rate statistics. Pearson VUE's Candidate Handbook provides the passing scaled score of 75 and content outlines but likewise does not publish pass rate data.

The Arizona real estate licensing exam has a statewide first-time pass rate of approximately 60%, based on data referenced by education providers citing Arizona Department of Real Estate statistics. Neither ADRE nor Pearson VUE publishes an official statewide aggregate pass rate directly. Candidates must score 75% or higher on both the General and State-Specific portions to pass, with 140 scored questions plus 10 unscored pretest questions across both sections.

The California DRE's published data shows an overall salesperson exam pass rate of approximately 51% for fiscal year 2024/2025 (through March 2025). The first-time pass rate averaged approximately 63% over fiscal years 2020/21 through 2023/24, while the retake pass rate averaged approximately 20%. For brokers, the overall pass rate was approximately 47% for fiscal year 2023/24, with a first-time average of approximately 40% and a retake average of approximately 15%.

The Colorado Division of Real Estate publishes first-time broker exam pass rates by school and by quarter, with reports available for 2022 through 2026. The DRE tracks pass rates by education provider rather than as a single statewide aggregate, and it advises prospective applicants to review these reports when choosing a school. The pass rate data is contained in linked PDF documents on the DRE's broker examination pass rates page.

No statewide first-time pass rate for the Connecticut real estate exam is published by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection or by PSI, the exam vendor. Third-party websites that list Connecticut pass-rate figures present estimates, not officially published data. The state regulator and the exam vendor do not release pass-rate statistics for the Connecticut licensing exam.

The first-time pass rate for the Florida real estate sales associate exam is approximately 48 to 50%, according to Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) exam performance data. The most recent monthly figures from DBPR show a 48% first-time pass rate as of May 2026. This figure has remained in the high 40s to low 50s range across recent monthly reports.

Estimates of first-time pass rates for the Georgia real estate exam generally fall between 50% and 70%. Roughly half of first-time examinees pass on their initial attempt, based on figures published by multiple education providers. The exam consists of 152 scored questions (100 national and 52 state-specific) with a passing score of 75% on each portion. The Georgia Real Estate Commission does not publish an official statewide pass rate.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation does not publish an official statewide pass rate for the real estate broker exam. Individual education providers may track their own student pass rates, but these figures vary by school and are not independently verified by the state. The exam consists of 100 questions on the national portion with a 70% passing score and 40 questions on the state portion with a 75% passing score.

Indiana does not publish real estate exam pass rates. The state is not included in national pass-rate compilations, and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency does not release this data publicly.

No official statewide pass rate is published by the Iowa Real Estate Commission or PSI. The salesperson exam requires 70% on each portion to pass: 56 out of 80 on the national section and 28 out of 40 on the state section. Unofficial estimates from education providers place first-time pass rates at approximately 46% for the national portion and 53% for the state portion, with a combined estimate near 60%, but these figures are not statewide official statistics.

The Kansas Real Estate Commission does not publish a statewide pass rate for the real estate licensing exam. KREC publishes exam passing rates by school on its pre-license education page but does not aggregate these into a single statewide figure. No authoritative statewide first-time pass rate has been identified from either KREC or Pearson VUE.

Neither Kentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC) nor PSI publishes an official annualized statewide pass rate for the Kentucky real estate exam. KREC's February 2024 meeting minutes show a 58.33% first-time pass rate for January 2024, based on 168 passing and 120 failing out of 288 total exams across salesperson and broker portions. Secondary estimates range from approximately 55% to less than 62%. These figures reflect a single month or aggregated estimates rather than an official annual rate.

The Maryland Real Estate Commission and PSI do not publish an official statewide pass rate for the real estate licensing exam. MREC publishes per-school "Student Success Rates" as an Excel file for informational purposes, but makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of that data. Third-party estimates place the pass rate between 52% and 68%, though these figures are unofficial, come from different methodologies, and are not directly comparable.

No official pass rate is published for the Massachusetts real estate licensing exam. The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons and PSI, the exam vendor, do not publish pass rate statistics. A 64% figure cited by some exam prep providers is an unsourced marketing claim, not an official statewide pass rate.

Missouri does not publish average pass rates for the real estate licensing exam. Multiple state-by-state pass rate compilations omit Missouri entirely, and the World Population Review notes that some states do not publish their average passing rates. The Missouri Real Estate Commission does maintain a "Monthly Exam Pass Lists" link on its website, but this does not provide an aggregated pass-rate percentage.

Nevada does not publish its real estate exam pass rate. The state does not appear in national pass rate rankings compiled by third-party data sources, and no official Pearson VUE pass rate data for Nevada is publicly available.

New Hampshire does not publish official pass rate data for the real estate licensing exam. The state does not appear in national pass rate comparison tables, and the NH Real Estate Commission has not released average passing rates for the salesperson or broker examinations.

The New Jersey Real Estate Commission does not officially publish pass rates for the real estate licensing exam. A passing score of 70% (77 of 110 questions correct) is required on the salesperson exam. Available secondary sources provide varying estimates of first-time pass rates, but these figures are not confirmed by the state regulator.

The New York real estate salesperson exam pass rate has consistently ranged between 51% and 54% across multiple years, according to New York State Real Estate Board meeting summaries. The most recent data shows a 51% pass rate for January through April 2025. The New York Department of State does not publish pass rates on its main licensing webpage; these figures come from Real Estate Board meeting minutes.

NCREC does not publish a single statewide pass rate on its public Exam Pass Rates page. Instead, the Commission publishes an Education Provider License Examination Performance Record showing pass rates by individual education provider for first-time test takers who pass the full exam within 30 days of completing a prelicensing course. The most recent available reports cover the license year July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and the quarter January 1 through March 31, 2026. Reports are split into public and private education provider groups and can be generated quarterly or annually.

The North Dakota Real Estate Commission and PSI Services LLC, the exam administrator, do not publish an official statewide pass rate for the real estate licensing exam. Third-party estimates place the first-time pass rate at approximately 61%, but this figure is unverified and varies across sources. No regulatory or exam-vendor source publishes aggregate pass rate statistics for North Dakota.

Ohio does not publish the pass rate for its real estate licensing exam. The minimum passing score is 70 on both the State and National portions for the salesperson exam and 75 on both portions for the broker exam.

Oklahoma does not publish pass rate data for its real estate licensing exams. The exam vendor, Pearson VUE, administers both the salesperson and broker exams on behalf of the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, but neither OREC nor Pearson VUE releases statewide pass rates for Oklahoma. Candidates may purchase a practice test covering general real estate topics directly from Pearson VUE for $19.95 to prepare for the exam.

No statewide pass rate is regularly published by the Oregon Real Estate Agency or PSI for the Oregon real estate broker exam. The only known statewide figure is a 57% first-time pass rate from a 2019 Oregon Real Estate Agency legislative report, which is not an ongoing published statistic. School-specific pass rates published by individual education providers reflect only their own students and do not represent a statewide pass rate.

The Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, the Pennsylvania Department of State, and Pearson VUE do not publish a statewide first-time pass rate for the Pennsylvania real estate licensing exam. Pass rate figures cited by third-party sources, such as 61% for the national portion and 46% for the state portion, are not attributed to a specific official document or reporting period and cannot be independently verified.

The South Dakota Real Estate Commission does not publish an official pass rate for the real estate licensing exam. No authoritative source, including PSI (the exam vendor), provides a verified statewide pass rate for South Dakota. A 62% first-time pass rate cited by some secondary sources is unsourced and unverified.

The Tennessee Real Estate Commission and its exam vendor PSI do not publish an official statewide pass rate for the real estate licensing exam. Third-party sources have cited estimates near 56%, but these figures are not linked to an authoritative primary source and remain unverified.

TREC's Overall Provider Statistics show a 56.12% first-time pass rate for the sales agent exam for the period December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2025, with 16,824 of 29,980 first-attempt exams passed. Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) counts a passing result only when a candidate passes both the national and state portions on the first attempt.

No official statewide pass rate for the Utah real estate licensing exam is published by the Utah Division of Real Estate or by Pearson VUE, the state's contracted exam vendor. Third-party education websites publish estimated figures ranging from 55% to 70%, but these are unofficial aggregator estimates that disagree among themselves and are not sourced from the regulator or exam vendor.

In 2024, the cumulative pass rate for the Virginia salesperson exam was 43.0% on the state portion (4,020 of 9,347 test-takers) and 36.4% on the national portion (2,617 of 7,178). For the broker exam, the state portion pass rate was 72.6% (465 of 640) and the national portion was 53.7% (302 of 562). These figures from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) include all attempts and do not separate first-time from repeat test-takers. DPOR does not publish a statewide first-time pass rate.

According to a March 2024 Washington Department of Licensing report, 73% of first-time test takers pass the national portion and 71% pass the state portion of the Washington real estate broker exam. The Washington DOL does not publish these figures on its public website; the rates were cited through the Washington Real Estate Examination Program (WAREP). Confidence in these figures is medium because the primary regulator source could not be directly verified and secondary sources have published conflicting numbers.

Wisconsin does not publish pass rate data for the real estate licensing exam. The state is among those that do not release average passing rates, so no official first-time or overall pass rate figure is available.