Explore the Numbers Behind CPA Exam Success

The newly released NASBA Report: Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination – 2025 Edition takes readers inside the numbers, offering a comprehensive look at emerging trends and candidate outcomes across jurisdictions and institutions.

Featuring statistical data from all four CPA Exam testing quarters of 2025, the publication covers each of the three Core sections — Auditing and Attestation (AUD), Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) and Taxation and Regulation (REG) — as well as the three Discipline sections: Business Analysis and Reporting (BAR), Information Systems and Controls (ISC) and Tax Compliance and Planning (TCP).

The report provides jurisdiction-level performance summaries, including the number of sections taken, number of unique candidates, average candidate age and pass rates. Readers can also explore university statistics, performance data for the top 20 international countries based on candidate-reported home addresses, and jurisdiction rankings across key performance measures. Section descriptions are also included to explain each view and provide context for the reported metrics.

NASBA has gathered CPA Examination candidate data since 1982 and published reports on candidate performance and selected characteristics since 1985. The annual publication continues that tradition by providing Boards of Accountancy, the academic community and the accounting profession with a valued resource for understanding CPA Examination performance and trends.

Questions about the 2025 Edition and other candidate performance products may be directed to [email protected]. The book is available in softback for $300. Order your copy at NASBAreport.com.