April 2018 Pass Rates

[RBHeadge PE]

NCESS has updated this pass rates for the April 2018 exam. They can be found at:

https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/pass-rates/

Copied below for future reference.


Exam


First-time takers


 


Repeat takers


 


 


Volume


Pass Rate


Volume


Pass Rate


PE Agricultural and Biological


27


70%


5


80%


PE Architectural


101


62%


17


6%


PE Chemical (April 2017)


317


73%


89


39%


PE Civil: Construction


904


58%


736


28%


PE Civil: Geotechnical


528


61%


357


28%


PE Civil: Structural


1728


59%


696


29%


PE Civil: Transportation


1741


64%


1013


38%


PE Civil: Water Resources and Environmental


1728


71%


866


44%


PE Control Systems (October 2017)


240


73%


52


48%


PE Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering


24


50%


5


20%


PE Electronics, Controls, and Communications


124


59%


31


26%


PE Electrical and Computer: Power


1024


57%


667


35%


PE Environmental


314


69%


115


43%


PE Fire Protection (October 2017)


189


60%


77


48%


PE Industrial and Systems


86


66%


13


8%


PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration


648


72%


216


49%


PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials


492


74%


119


39%


PE Mechanical: Thermal and Fluids Systems


539


70%


254


45%


PE Metallurgical and Materials (October 2017)


63


70%


11


36%


PE Mining and Mineral Processing (October 2017)


61


57%


15


60%


PE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering


46


57%


14


36%


PE Nuclear (October 2017)


34


71%


7


29%


PE Petroleum (October 2017)


187


70%


51


33%


PE Software


12


42%


3


0%

 

[Jackal301]

NCESS has updated this pass rates for the April 2018 exam. They can be found at:

https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/pass-rates/

Copied below for future reference.


Exam


First-time takers


 


Repeat takers


 


 


Volume


Pass Rate


Volume


Pass Rate


PE Agricultural and Biological


27


70%


5


80%


PE Architectural


101


62%


17


6%


PE Chemical (April 2017)


317


73%


89


39%


PE Civil: Construction


904


58%


736


28%


PE Civil: Geotechnical


528


61%


357


28%


PE Civil: Structural


1728


59%


696


29%


PE Civil: Transportation


1741


64%


1013


38%


PE Civil: Water Resources and Environmental


1728


71%


866


44%


PE Control Systems (October 2017)


240


73%


52


48%


PE Electrical and Computer: Computer Engineering


24


50%


5


20%


PE Electronics, Controls, and Communications


124


59%


31


26%


PE Electrical and Computer: Power


1024


57%


667


35%


PE Environmental


314


69%


115


43%


PE Fire Protection (October 2017)


189


60%


77


48%


PE Industrial and Systems


86


66%


13


8%


PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration


648


72%


216


49%


PE Mechanical: Machine Design and Materials


492


74%


119


39%


PE Mechanical: Thermal and Fluids Systems


539


70%


254


45%


PE Metallurgical and Materials (October 2017)


63


70%


11


36%


PE Mining and Mineral Processing (October 2017)


61


57%


15


60%


PE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering


46


57%


14


36%


PE Nuclear (October 2017)


34


71%


7


29%


PE Petroleum (October 2017)


187


70%


51


33%


PE Software


12


42%


3


0%

Dang, looks like pass rates are down across the board. Power 57 percent and electronics 59. From what I remember the Civil rates are down too. 

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Agreed. The pass rates this cycles a fugly. Mechanicals, Geotech, WRE, and environmental look about normal. The rest just look bad (and WRE always looks bad).

 

[Surf and Snow]

Wow. Only 57% who took power passed. Damn that’s rough! Even lower if counting repeat test takers. I’m surprised they didn’t tweak the cut score to have at least 60% pass. Tough cut. Glad I made the coin flip. 

 

[Mr. Zane]

Agreed. The pass rates this cycles a fugly. Mechanicals, Geotech, WRE, and environmental look about normal. The rest just look bad (and WRE always looks bad).

Construction is always less than 60%...

 

[RBHeadge PE]

The cut score is based on what an average PE would score on that test. They don't tweak it to ensure that minimal (or maximal) number or percentage of people pass.

Yeah, I guess construction is still in the ballpark with previous tests too. It's still fugly.

 

[SUGGSosarus]

I took the Architectural Engineering PE exam this year and last year I think the first time takers were at 82% and the repeat was at 25%. Based on last year's pass rate I am surprised that the first time takers dropped all the way to 62%. However talking with a couple other people during the lunch break that were taking the AE PE, they were not too confident at all. 

 

[SomethingStructural]

I knew the Civil Structural seemed harder than I expected. Both morning and afternoon were significantly harder than the 5 practice exams I took. Glad I passed though...

69% last October. 59% this time. That's a lot of people!

 

[SomethingStructural]

The cut score is based on what an average PE would score on that test.

Do we know how they determine this? Do they have existing PEs take the test and average their scores?

 

[RBHeadge PE]

Do we know how they determine this? Do they have existing PEs take the test and average their scores?

yes

 

[Maine PE PLS]

It seems low across the board, but then again, it always seems low to me. 

The repeat rates always fascinate me, especially considering I passed three different tests on my first repeat attempt.  The odds were never in my favor, yet I personally seemed to do well in that situation.

 

[Szar]

Seems like electrical was the hardest test?

 

[TX Aviator 2018]

Fun Fact. There were 11,157 first time takers across all PE exams (including provided 2017 results for chemical, control, fire, nuclear etc). 7,224 passed which is 65%. 5,429 repeat takers of which 1,972 passed, which is 36%. Overall 16,586 people took the exam and 55% passed. 

When you take away 2017 posted information strictly 2018 becomes: 6,470 passing first time takers out of 10,066, which is 64%. 1,878 out of 5,216 , which is 36%.

I failed 2nd attempt. CE - Transportation. Self study 37/80 Oct. 2017. Took Testmasters went to 45/80 for April 2018. Trending in the right direction? Ha. I do Aviation design, so I have to teach myself traffic analysis, and signal timing, LOS, etc. 3rd times the charm! Good luck to everyone else and congratulations to those who passed this last round!

I would be curious to know if anyone knows the cut off for transportation?

 

[Kalika PE]

Wow. Only 57% who took power passed. Damn that’s rough! Even lower if counting repeat test takers. I’m surprised they didn’t tweak the cut score to have at least 60% pass. Tough cut. Glad I made the coin flip. 

So correct me if I am wrong. But if you also take into account the repeat takers, the pass rate for cumulative examinees (first time and repeat) is approx only 48%.  That's a depressing number!

 

[pleasePassPE]

I took the Architectural Engineering PE exam this year and last year I think the first time takers were at 82% and the repeat was at 25%. Based on last year's pass rate I am surprised that the first time takers dropped all the way to 62%. However talking with a couple other people during the lunch break that were taking the AE PE, they were not too confident at all. 

Did you pass???

 

[SUGGSosarus]

Did you pass???

Yes. I passed. 

 

[vip-eng]

Here the 2017 October passing rates, ALL PE Civil have gone down!

 

[Duckdude]

Here the 2017 October passing rates, ALL PE Civil have gone down!

 

[blee26]

Anyone have the pass rates from April 2017? I see that the Civil Transpo depth was consistently 67-69%. This cycle, it went down to 64%. That's a huge drop off. 

 

[leggo PE]

Anyone have the pass rates from April 2017? I see that the Civil Transpo depth was consistently 67-69%. This cycle, it went down to 64%. That's a huge drop off.