October 2009 Exam Pass Rates

*** UPDATE: The April 2010 results are now available. CLICK HERE ***

The exam results are in! Congratulations to those that passed the October 2009 administation of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam or the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam.

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.

FE EXAMINATION

FE pass rates for examinees who attended EAC/ABET-accredited engineering programs:

Examination Module	First-Time Takers	Repeat Takers
Chemical	87%	61%
Civil	74%	29%
Electrical	71%	25%
Environmental	82%	37%
Industrial	65%	26%
Mechanical	78%	27%
Other/General	73%	28%

FE pass rates for FE Other/General module by examinee degree:

Examinees’ Degree Discipline	First-Time Takers	Repeat Takers
Aeronautical/Aerospace	87%	29%
Agricultural	79%	63%
Architectural	71%	35%
Biological	83%	46%
Chemical	81%	37%
Civil	69%	25%
Electrical	58%	26%
Engineering_Mechanics	60%	16%
Environmental	68%	35%
General_Engineering	78%	29%
Mechanical	79%	34%
Mining/Mineral	58%	25%
Petroleum	55%	60%
Structural	71%	39%

PE EXAMINATION

Examination	First-Time Takers	Repeat Takers
Agricultural	80%	0%
Chemical	80%	33%
Civil	61%	28%
Control_Systems	81%	60%
Electrical_and_Computer	63%	22%
Environmental	75%	39%
Fire_Protection	64%	43%
Industrial	67%	21%
Mechanical	69%	36%
Metallurgical_and_Materials	56%	33%
Mining_and_Mineral_Processing	73%	38%
Nuclear	79%	80%
Petroleum	83%	29%
Structural_I	45%	28%
Structural_II	65%	36%

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