PE Exam Pass Rates 2020/2021
By: PPI
April 25, 2021
| Exam | First-Time Takers (%) | Repeat Takers (%) |
| Agricultural and Biological | 69% | 100% |
| Architectural | 64% | 30% |
| Chemical (Jan 2021) | 67% | 29% |
| Civil: Construction | 61% | 35% |
| Civil: Geotechnical | 55% | 24% |
| Civil: Structural | 64% | 41% |
| Civil: Transportation | 70% | 39% |
| Civil: Water Resources and Environmental | 71% | 46% |
| Control Systems | 67% | 31% |
| Electrical and Computer: Computer Eng. | 71% | 29% |
| Electronics, Controls, and Communications | 62% | 22% |
| Electrical and Computer: Power (Jan 2021) | 71% | N/A |
| Environmental (Jan 2021) | 71% | 50% |
| Fire Protection (Jan 2021) | 88% | N/A |
| Industrial and Systems (Jan 2021) | 63% | N/A |
| Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration (Jan 2021) | 75% | 58% |
| Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials (Jan 2021) | 68% | 36% |
| Mechanical: Thermal and Fluids Systems (Jan 2021) | 69% | 47% |
| Metallurgical and Materials | 69% | 27% |
| Mining and Mineral Processing | 65% | 14% |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 68% | 61% |
| Nuclear (Jan 2021) | 58% | 40% |
| Petroleum (Jan 2021) | 63% | 37% |
| PE Structural - Lateral Forces Bridges | 38% | 33% |
| PE Structural - Lateral Forces Buildings | 33% | 29% |
| PE Structural - Vertical Forces Bridges | 51% | 50% |
| PE Structural - Vertical Forces Buildings | 45% | 32% |
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