The CFA® exams are famously challenging. Pass rates vary but tend to average around the 45% mark. Each level tests your understanding of complex financial concepts and practical applications.

Passing the CFA Level I exam, which has had around a 40% pass rate, requires following a solid study plan. Successful Level I candidates spend more than 300 hours preparing for the exam on average.

The chartered financial analyst title is a coveted designation for financial advisors, but passing the CFA exam isn't an easy task. Less than half of those who take the test pass the first level.

Nearly half of the nearly 17,000 candidates seeking to obtain the chartered financial analyst certification passed their exam in August, the CFA Institute reported Thursday. The 48% pass rate for ...

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The pass rate for the first level of the chartered ... and the same for those who took it in February, the CFA Institute said Tuesday. That’s above the 40% average for the past decade and ...

As recently as 2021, the pass rate for the CFA® Level 1 exam was just 28.8%, one of the lowest in its history. That means only 1 in 4 candidates walked out of the exam room with a passing score ...

The latest results show an improvement from historically low pass rates across all levels of the CFA exam seen during the pandemic. Still, the Level III pass rate hasn’t reached or gone above ...

Still, the August results were above the 10-year average of 45% and the lows from 2021, when disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic led to lower pass rates, the CFA Institute said in a ...

the CFA Institute said Thursday. The results remain below the 52% average for the past decade, according to historic pass rates.