ARE Pass Rates By Division
The pass rates below are by division for all candidates (first-time and repeat) who took the ARE for the last five years. This data is the most current information available from Prometric, NCARB's testing consultant.
Note: ARE 4.0 was released on 1 July 2008 and was administered concurrently with ARE 3.1 between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009. When pass rate data was first reported, it reflected the first 12 months of ARE 4.0 test administrations. The data below now reflects to first 18 months of ARE 4.0 test administrations and returns to the standard calendar year reporting period.
| ARE 3.1 Pass Rates by Division |
| DIVISION |
Abbr. |
2007 |
2008 |
2009** |
2010 |
2011 |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| Pre-Design |
PD |
79% |
80% |
71% |
|
|
| General Structures |
GS |
76% |
74% |
71% |
|
|
| Lateral Forces |
LF |
79% |
77% |
71% |
|
|
| Mechanical & Electrical Systems |
ME |
69% |
68% |
60% |
|
|
| Materials & Methods |
MM |
79% |
80% |
78% |
|
|
| Construction Documents & Services |
CD |
77% |
77% |
77% |
|
|
| |
| Site Planning |
SP |
66% |
68% |
67% |
|
|
| Building Planning |
BP |
65% |
70% |
70% |
|
|
| Building Technology |
BT |
69% |
69% |
63% |
|
|
Number of
Candidates Testing |
|
15,693 |
17,916 |
10,938 |
|
|
|
| ARE 4.0 Pass Rates |
| DIVISION |
Abbr. |
2007 |
2008* |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Programming Planning & Practice |
PPP |
|
49% |
56% |
62% |
62% |
| Site Planning & Design |
SPD |
|
59% |
69% |
76% |
73% |
| Building Design & Construction Systems |
BD/CS |
|
47% |
57% |
63% |
62% |
| Structural Systems |
SS |
|
57% |
64% |
66% |
71% |
| Building Systems |
BS |
|
59% |
66% |
65% |
68% |
| Construction Documents & Services |
CDS |
|
56% |
59% |
63% |
64% |
| Schematic Design |
SD |
|
65% |
71% |
74% |
77% |
Number of
Candidates Testing
|
|
2,329 |
13,326 |
14,737 |
14,465 |
*ARE 4.0 (July - December 2008)
** ARE 3.1 (January - June 2009) |