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FE/PE Test Pass Rates from 1997

I was going through some notes and found these PE / FE test scores from 10 years ago. It does seem that the pass rates have increased in recent years.

April 1997 FE exam statistics, as released by NCEES:

Of ALL FE examinees: 73% passed (of all first-time test-takers, 82% passed)

  • General PM exam: 73% passed. Of first-timers, 79% passed
  • Civil PM exam: 66% passed. Of first-timers, 80% passed
  • Mechanical PM exam: 82% passed. Of first-timers, 88% passed
  • Electrical PM exam: 73% passed. Of first-timers, 80% passed
  • Chemical PM exam: 86% passed. Of first-timers, 88% passed
  • Industrial PM exam: 71% passed. Of first-timers, 75% passed

The pass rates for the April 1997 PE exams are as follows:

  • Chemical: 51% passed; first-timers 61%
  • Civil: 66% passed; first-timers 75%
  • Electrical: 40% passed; first-timers 52%
  • Environmental: 55% passed; first-timers 59%
  • Mechanical: 27% passed; first-timers 36%

One Response to “FE/PE Test Pass Rates from 1997”

  1. October 2009 Exam Pass Rates | The Professional Engineer Says:

    [...] It is always interesting to look at the pass rates – you can draw your own conclusions as to why they are what they are.  The data below is from  the NCEES publication LICENSURE EXCHANGE (February 2010, ISSN NO. 1093-541X, VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 – PAGE 9).  You may also want to compare the results to previous years:  OCTOBER 2008, OCTOBER 2007, and APRIL 1997. [...]

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