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CFP® Certification Exam Statistics

History of CFP® Certification Examination (Comprehensive)

Exam Cycle Total Sat Total Passed Pass Rate
11/91 163 81 50%
7/92 1,143 480 42%
2/93 176 88 50%
7/93 239 134 56%
2/94 283 160 56%
7/94 670 355 53%
2/95 972 610 63%
7/95 1,151 680 59%
2/96 1,442 954 66%
7/96 1,861 1,212 65%
3/97 1,456 912 63%
7/97 1,377 823 60%
11/97 1,758 998 57%
3/98 1,278 669 52%
7/98 1,363 801 59%
11/98 1,819 1,016 56%
3/99 1,171 643 55%
7/99 1,342 743 55%
11/99 1,920 1,042 54%
3/00 1,422 880 62%
7/00 1,487 784 53%
11/00 2,102 1,066 51%
3/01 1,579 895 57%
7/01 1,728 936 54%
11/01 2,053 1,143 56%
3/02 1,645 823 50%
7/02 1,869 947 51%
11/02 2,421 1,442 60%
3/03 1,990 1,134 57%
7/03 1,963 1,123 57%
11/03 2,388 1,392 58%
3/04 2,095 1,160 55%
7/04 2,104 1,266 60%
11/04 2,340 1,463 63%
3/05 2,117 1,222 58%
7/05 2,228 1,294 58%
11/05 2,702 1,690 63%
3/06 2,607 1,615 62%
7/06 3,040 1,776 58%
11/06 3,637 1,954 54%
3/07 2,225 1,358 61%
7/07 2,307 1,180 51%
11/07 2,778 1,681 61%
3/08 2,339 1,340 57%
7/08 2,249 1,222 54%
11/08 2,320 1,290 56%
TOTALS 81,319 46,477 57%

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Pass Rate of CFP® Certification Examination for First Time Takers

Exam Cycle Total Sat (First Time Takers) Total Passed Pass Rate
7/95 985 610 62%
2/96 1,215 839 69%
7/96 1,571 1,097 70%
3/97 1,259 834 66%
7/97 1,070 686 64%
11/97 1,330 818 62%
3/98 959 570 59%
7/98 1,074 680 63%
11/98 1,399 827 59%
3/99 796 473 59%
7/99 990 608 61%
11/99 1,496 854 57%
3/00 992 661 67%
7/00 1,128 643 57%
11/00 1,596 902 57%
3/01 1,057 649 61%
7/01 1,323 764 58%
11/01 1,574 941 60%
3/02 1,234 682 55%
7/02 1,450 798 55%
11/02 1,819 1,123 62%
3/03 1,444 878 61%
7/03 1,529 919 60%
11/03 1,829 1,137 62%
3/04 1,562 951 61%
7/04 1,622 1,040 64%
11/04 1,828 1,225 67%
3/05 1,597 996 62%
7/05 1,732 1,078 62%
11/05 2,042 1,377 63%
3/06 1,979 1,301 66%
7/06 2,435 1,539 63%
11/06 2,661 1,600 60%
3/07 1,684 1,116 66%
7/07 1,814 1,027 57%
11/07 2,104 1,341 64%
3/08 1,638 1,032 63%
7/08 1,771 1,049 59%
11/08 1,795 1,072 60%
TOTALS 59,383 36,737 62%

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Pass Rate of CFP® Certification Examination for Retakes

Exam Cycle Total Sat (retakes) Total Passed Pass Rate
7/95 166 70 42%
2/96 227 115 51%
7/96 290 115 40%
3/97 197 78 40%
7/97 307 137 45%
11/97 428 178 42%
3/98 319 99 31%
7/98 289 121 42%
11/98 420 189 45%
3/99 375 170 45%
7/99 352 135 38%
11/99 424 188 44%
3/00 430 219 51%
7/00 359 141 39%
11/00 506 163 32%
3/01 522 246 47%
7/01 405 172 42%
11/01 479 202 42%
3/02 411 141 33%
7/02 419 149 36%
11/02 602 319 53%
3/03 546 256 47%
7/03 434 204 47%
11/03 559 255 46%
3/04 533 209 39%
7/04 482 226 47%
11/04 512 238 46%
3/05 520 226 43%
7/05 496 216 44%
11/05 660 313 47%
3/06 645 314 49%
7/06 628 237 38%
11/06 989 354 36%
3/07 541 242 45%
7/07 493 153 31%
11/07 674 340 50%
3/08 701 308 44%
7/08 478 173 36%
TOTALS 17,818 7,611 43%

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