2025 NASBA Report Now Available

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 18, 2026) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) today announced the release of The NASBA Report: Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination – 2025 Edition, offering a detailed look into candidate success and exam trends across jurisdictions and institutions. Designed with jurisdiction and university analyses in mind, the publication features comprehensive statistical data from all (4) testing quarters for 2025, including the three core content areas (AUD, FAR, REG) and the three disciplines (BAR, ISC, TCP) of the Uniform CPA Examination (Examination).

The 2025 Edition provides summary performance for candidates applying to each jurisdiction, including trending data for number of sections, number of unique candidates, average age and percent pass. It also provides university statistics based upon Examination data, offering a comprehensive overview of CPA Examination trends worldwide and at the jurisdiction and university levels.

Additional features include performance data for the top 20 international countries, based on candidate-reported home addresses, as well as jurisdiction rankings across key performance metrics. Section descriptions are also included to explain each view and provide context for the reported metrics.

In 2025, the jurisdictions with the highest pass rates were: Nebraska at 64.7 percent, Utah at 62.4 percent and Kansas at 61.8 percent. Performance metrics also indicate that 87,660 candidates took the Examination in 2025, including 36,590 new candidates, with 23,978 candidates passing their final section of the Examination.

NASBA began gathering data on CPA Examination candidates in 1982 and has published reports on performance and selected characteristics since 1985, demonstrating NASBA’s role as a trusted resource to Boards of Accountancy, the academic community and accounting profession.

Background data for the publication was obtained from eligible candidate information submitted by State Boards of Accountancy submissions to NASBA’s National Candidate Database and subsequently analyzed and compiled by NASBA staff.

Sold in softback format, the 2025 Edition is available for $300. Orders can be placed through NASBAreport.com.

Questions regarding The NASBA Report: Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination – 2025 Edition and other candidate performance products, should be directed to [email protected].

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