PE Exam Passing Rates

Group 1 Exams | Group 1 PE Exams Historical Passing Rates | Group 2 Exams

Group 1 PE Exams, April 2009 Passing Rates

Exam	1st Timers	Repeats
Chemical PE	73%	35%
Civil PE	62%	32%
Electrical and Computer PE	63%	28%
Environmental PE	75%	33%
Mechanical PE	72%	38%
Structural I	48%	25%
Structural II	65%	36%

Group 1 PE Exams, Historical Passing Rates

The following historical PE passing rates are for first-time examinees only. Results for other administrations are for all examinees.

Exam	Apr. 02	Oct. 02	Apr. 03	Oct. 03	Apr. 04	Oct. 04	Apr. 05	Oct. 05	Apr. 06	Oct. 06	Apr. 07	Oct. 07	Apr. 08	Oct. 08	Apr. 09
Chemical PE	62%	66%	78%	72%	75%	72%	69%	77%	70%	76%	81%	74%	73%	79%	73%
Civil PE	59%	58%	62%	52%	63%	59%	66%	59%	67%	64%	67%	64%	64%	60%	62%
Electrical PE	67%	64%	66%	66%	64%	62%	68%	58%	64%	64%	66%	70%	69%	70%	63%
Environmental PE	73%	68%	77%	69%	72%	69%	74%	73%	73%	69%	73%	78%	63%	73%	75%
Mechanical PE	64%	65%	66%	62%	65%	65%	66%	65%	63%	70%	64%	63%	67%	70%	72%
Structural I	67%	72%	65%	69%	45%	43%	44%	46%	38%	47%	38%	46%	46%	46%	48%
Structural II	15%	14%	n/a	18%	49%	56%	47%	58%	57%	61%	51%	59%	56%	59%	65%

Group 2 PE Exams, October 2008 and April 2009 Passing Rates

In most states, and for most exams, the Group 2 exams are given only in October. However, the Architectural and Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering exams are given only in April, as indicated in parentheses. The following table shows passing rates of Group 2 examinees.

Exam	1st Timers	Repeats
Architectural (April 2009)	66%	56%
Agriculture	75%	0%
Control Systems	73%	28%
Fire Protection	51%	32%
Industrial	79%	32%
Metallurgical and Materials	56%	56%
Mining/Mineral	80%	59%
Naval Arch/Marine Engrg (April 2009)	100%	67%
Nuclear	35%	0%
Petroleum	73%	47%

PE Exam Passing Rates