PE Exam Pass Rates
PE Exam Pass Rates: October 2016
These are the latest pass rates for the PE exams.
| Exam | First-Time Takers (%) | Repeat Takers (%) |
| Agricultural and Biological (April 2016) | 72% | 60% |
| Architectural (April 2016) | 86% | 33% |
| Chemical | 71% | 32% |
| Civil Construction | 55% | 29% |
| Civil Geotechnical | 63% | 27% |
| Civil Structural | 66% | 43% |
| Civil Transportation | 68% | 33% |
| Civil Water Resources and Environmental | 71% | 35% |
| Control Systems | 79% | 45% |
| Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering | 62% | 29% |
| Electrical and Computer: Electrical and Electronics | 78% | 60% |
| Electrical and Computer: Power | 66% | 38% |
| Environmental | 62% | 37% |
| Fire Protection | 64% | 38% |
| Industrial and Systems (April 2016) | 78% | 13% |
| Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration | 83% | 48% |
| Mechanical: Mechanical Systems and Materials | 73% | 47% |
| Mechanical: Thermal and Fluids Systems | 73% | 47% |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 67% | 57% |
| Mining and Mineral Processing | 65% | 27% |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (April 2016) | 75% | 10% |
| Nuclear | 72% | 70% |
| Petroleum | 66% | 40% |
| Software (April 2016) | 56% | 33% |
| SE Lateral Forces Bridges | 35% | 38% |
| SE Lateral Forces Buildings | 38% | 29% |
| SE Vertical Forces Bridges | 67% | 50% |
| SE Vertical Forces Buildings | 45% | 23% |
PE Exam Pass Rates for Previous Years
October 2015 Pass Rates
| Exam | First-Time Takers (%) | Repeat Takers (%) |
| Architectural* | 83% | 42% |
| Chemical | 78% | 36% |
| Civil Construction | 58% | 27% |
| Civil Geotechnical | 66% | 25% |
| Civil Structural | 67% | 31% |
| Civil Transportation | 67% | 37% |
| Civil Water Resources and Environmental | 68% | 38% |
| Control Systems | 73% | 35% |
| Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering | 79% | 64% |
| Electrical and Computer: Electrical and Electronics | 72% | 13% |
| Electrical and Computer: Power | 60% | 35% |
| Environmental | 66% | 33% |
| Fire Protection (October 2014) | 61% | 27% |
| Industrial* | 72% | 47% |
| Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration | 82% | 44% |
| Mechanical Systems and Materials | 74% | 44% |
| Mechanical Thermal and Fluids Systems | 75% | 36% |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 71% | 67% |
| Nuclear | 58% | 0% |
| Petroleum | 61% | 32% |
| Software* | 63% | 100% |
| SE Lateral Forces Bridges | 31% | 29% |
| SE Lateral Forces Buildings | 35% | 28% |
| SE Vertical Forces Bridges | 44% | 20% |
| SE Vertical Forces Buildings | 58% | 42% |
*April 2015 administration.
| Exam | First-time takers (%) | Repeat takers (%) |
| Architectural* | 83% | 42% |
| Chemical | 69% | 22% |
| Civil Construction | 57% | 24% |
| Civil Geotechnical | 63% | 22% |
| Civil Structural | 67% | 23% |
| Civil Transportation | 66% | 32% |
| Civil Water Resources and Environmental | 71% | 34% |
| Control Systems | 78% | 58% |
| Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering | 52% | 18% |
| Electrical and Computer: Electrical and Electronics | 69% | 22% |
| Electrical and Computer: Power | 62% | 27% |
| Environmental | 64% | 32% |
| Fire Protection (October 2014) | 64% | 32% |
| Industrial* | 72% | 47% |
| Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration | 80% | 53% |
| Mechanical Systems and Materials | 69% | 32% |
| Mechanical Thermal and Fluids Systems | 65% | 37% |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 71% | 67% |
| Nuclear | 64% | 50% |
| Petroleum | 71% | 3% |
| Software* | 634% | 100% |
| SE Lateral Forces Bridges | 42% | 39% |
| SE Lateral Forces Buildings | 40% | 31% |
| SE Vertical Forces Bridges | 48% | 41% |
| SE Vertical Forces Buildings | 41% | 24% |
2014 Pass Rates
| Exam | First-time takers (%) | Repeat takers (%) |
| Architectural* | 72% | 17% |
| Chemical | 71% | 25% |
| Civil Construction | 56% | 22% |
| Civil Geotechnical | 67% | 27% |
| Civil Structural | 73% | 38% |
| Civil Transportation | 64% | 33% |
| Civil Water Resources and Environmental | 72% | 38% |
| Control Systems | 78% | 58% |
| Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering | 68% | 0% |
| Electrical and Computer: Electrical and Electronics | 84% | 28% |
| Electrical and Computer: Power | 63% | 32% |
| Environmental | 59% | 34% |
| Fire Protection | 64% | 32% |
| Industrial* | 69% | 15% |
| Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration | 78% | 47% |
| Mechanical Systems and Materials | 67% | 40% |
| Mechanical Thermal and Fluids Systems | 72% | 44% |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 81% | 67% |
| Nuclear | 64% | 50% |
| Petroleum | 71% | 3% |
| Software* | 64% | 50% |
| SE Lateral Forces Bridges | 42% | 39% |
| SE Lateral Forces Buildings | 40% | 31% |
| SE Vertical Forces Bridges | 48% | 41% |
| SE Vertical Forces Buildings | 41% | 24% |
2013 Pass Rates
| Exam | First-time takers (%) | Repeat takers (%) |
| Architectural | 74% | 43% |
| Chemical | 67% | 40% |
| Civil | 64% | 29% |
| Control Systems | 76% | 53% |
| Electrical and Computer | 63% | 28% |
| Environmental | 63% | 35% |
| Fire Protection | 69% | 37% |
| Industrial | 72% | 50% |
| Mechanical | 72% | 41% |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 58% | 46% |
| Nuclear | 54% | 44% |
| Petroleum | 75% | 53% |
| Software | 50% | N/A% |
| Structural Engineering (SE) Vertical Component | 50% | 34% |
| Structural Engineering (SE) Lateral Component | 38% | 43% |
