Why does no official source publish CPA pass rates by review course?

AICPA and NASBA publish pass rates by exam section only. Candidates are never asked which review course they used, so no official course-level dataset exists. This page builds that missing dataset from anonymous, self-reported candidate submissions, with sample sizes shown on every published rate.

Why do some cells show a progress bar instead of a pass rate?

A course-by-section cell publishes its pass rate only after it reaches 10 submissions. Below that threshold the cell shows how many results it has and how many more are needed, so small samples never masquerade as reliable statistics.

Is this data reliable?

It is self-reported and candidates who pass are more likely to report, so crowd rates tend to run above the official AICPA rates displayed alongside them. Use the official rates as the baseline and treat course-level differences as directional. The full methodology, including screening rules and our affiliate disclosure, is published on the page.

Can I cite or reference this data?

Yes. The aggregate data on this page is free to cite with attribution to Atlas CPA Index. Sample sizes and the collection methodology are published so you can represent the numbers accurately.

Community Data

CPA Pass Rates by Review Course

Name: CPA Exam Pass Rates by Review Course
Creator: Atlas CPA Index
License: https://atlascpaindex.com/tools/exam-outcomes#methodology

NASBA publishes pass rates by exam section, never by review course. This page builds the missing dataset from anonymous candidate submissions, in public, with sample sizes on every number.

Founding phase — early submissions unlock the first cells

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Which section was this result for?

Anonymous. No account, no email required. Results feed the public aggregates only.

Official Section Pass Rates

AICPA published rates, Q1 2026 (verified 2026-06-11). These are the official baseline the crowdsourced data below should be read against.

Section	Q1 2026	2025 cumulative	Note
FARFinancial Accounting and Reporting	43.5%	~42%	Core — most content volume
AUDAuditing and Attestation	47.8%	~48%	Core — conceptual reasoning
REGRegulation	66.7%	~63%	Core — strong Q1 2026 jump
BARBusiness Analysis and Reporting	41.3%	~42%	Discipline — lowest pass rate
ISCInformation Systems and Controls	66.8%	~66%	Discipline — IT-focused
TCPTax Compliance and Planning	79.3%	~78%	Discipline — highest pass rate

Crowdsourced: Pass Rates by Course

Self-reported by candidates. Each cell unlocks at 10 submissions — locked cells show their progress. Add your result to move your course and section forward.

Review course	AUD	FAR	REG	BAR	ISC	TCP
Becker	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
UWorld	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
Surgent	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
Gleim	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
Meridian CPA ReviewOurs	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
NINJA CPA	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
Universal CPA	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
Vishal CPA Prep	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
Other	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10
No course	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10	0/10

Cells unlock at 10 submissions. Self-reported data; see the methodology below. n = sample size.

Methodology

What this is. Every number in the matrix above comes from anonymous, self-reported submissions by CPA candidates. Each submission records one exam section attempt: the section, the result, the primary review course used, a study-hours range, the attempt number, and the testing window. The unit of measurement is a section attempt, the same unit NASBA uses, so one candidate can contribute one result per section.

Minimum sample size. A course-by-section cell shows a pass rate only after it reaches 10 submissions. Below that, we show the submission count and how many more are needed. This threshold is enforced inside our database, so small-sample rates cannot appear anywhere on the site. Sample size (n) is displayed beside every published rate.

How submissions are screened. Submissions are anonymous and require no account or email. We screen for junk in several ways: one result per section per browser session, rate limits per network address, automatic rejection of contradictory entries (a reported score of 75 or higher marked as a fail, for example), and a velocity flag that quietly excludes bursts of submissions for the same section from a single network. Study hours are collected in ranges and reported as the median range, which resists outliers better than an average.

Honest limitations. This is self-reported data, and people who pass are more likely to report than people who fail, so crowd pass rates will tend to run higher than the official AICPA rates shown alongside them. We display the official rates (last verified 2026-06-11, Q1 2026) precisely so you can see that gap rather than have it hidden. Treat course-level differences as directional, not definitive, especially at small sample sizes.

Our incentives, disclosed. Atlas CPA Index earns affiliate commissions from some review course providers. The numbers here are published exactly as collected: partner courses are never filtered, weighted, or hidden, whether the data flatters them or not. Meridian CPA Review is owned by the same entity as Atlas CPA Index; its row carries a disclosure badge and receives no special treatment in collection or display.

Why this dataset exists. NASBA and AICPA publish pass rates by exam section, but no official source publishes pass rates by review course. This page is an attempt to build that missing dataset in public, with its limitations stated plainly. The aggregate data on this page is free to cite with attribution to Atlas CPA Index.