Real estate exam pass rates by state
Only 5 of 51 jurisdictions publish an official pass rate we could verify. Here they are, unedited, with the period and method each regulator uses.
| CaliforniaCA | 51% of 2,662 salesperson exams passed in Aug 2026; 52% FY-to-date (5,510 exams). All attempts incl. retakes | — | Verified from official source · Oct 16, 2026 |
| ColoradoCO | 60% Q2 2026 first-time broker national portion: 460 of 767 | School table → | Verified from official source · Oct 16, 2026 |
| North CarolinaNC | 74.07% of 2,815 first-attempt candidates (tested within 30 days of course), 7/1/2025–6/30/2026 Full exam; not split broker/salesperson; captured via manual browser session | School table → | Verified from official source · Oct 16, 2026 |
| TexasTX | 56.12% first-attempt (16,824 / 29,980 sales agent exams, 12/1/2023–11/30/2025) | School table → | Verified from official source · Oct 16, 2026 |
| VirginiaVA | 43% 2024 salesperson state portion, all schools: 4,020 of 9,347 | School table → | Verified from official source · Oct 16, 2026 |
Methodology
- Official sources only. Each rate comes from the state regulator's own publication (linked, with the date we checked it). We don't use school marketing claims or third-party estimates.
- Not comparable across states. Regulators measure differently: first attempt vs. all attempts (including retakes), salesperson vs. all license types, and different time periods. The note under each rate states what it covers.
- No rounding or recalculation beyond what the regulator publishes, except where we compute a percentage from published passed/tested counts (noted).
- Not published means we searched the regulator's site and found no official statewide rate. We never guess.
- Updates. Source pages are fingerprinted and re-checked on a schedule; changes appear in the changes log.
Not published
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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