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In DBPR’s Exam Performance Summary for fiscal year 2025–26, 48% of first-time takers passed the Florida sales associate exam and 32% of repeat takers passed. For the broker exam, 45% of first-time takers and 28% of repeat takers passed. The figures cover every candidate statewide; they are not a prediction for any one student or school.
The state exam is a separate test from your school’s course final or certification exams. It has 100 multiple-choice questions and a passing score of 75. See the full exam format.
What DBPR’s report shows.
DBPR publishes an Exam Performance Summary in its board meeting materials. The figures below come from the fiscal year 2025–26 summary for real estate exams, included in the October 2026 Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board meeting documents.
| Exam | First-time takers | Repeat takers | All attempts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales associate | 48% (12,086 of 24,965) | 32% (8,320 of 26,386) | 40% (20,406 of 51,351) |
| Broker | 45% (1,005 of 2,248) | 28% (808 of 2,879) | 35% (1,813 of 5,127) |
| Real estate laws and rules | 60% (661 of 1,093) | 50% (362 of 730) | 56% (1,023 of 1,823) |
Counts are graded exams. The laws and rules exam is the shorter Florida-law test used by certain applicants licensed in other states, not the full sales associate exam. The same document also includes single-month summaries; in July 2026, for example, the sales associate first-time pass rate was again 48%.
First-time takers vs. repeaters.
The gap between first-time and repeat takers is the most useful part of the report. On the sales associate exam, the repeat pass rate was 16 points lower than the first-time rate. On the broker exam, the gap was 17 points.
The report also shows more graded repeat attempts than first attempts on the sales associate exam that year: 26,386 repeat attempts compared with 24,965 first attempts. A repeat attempt can be counted more than once if the same person tests several times, so this is not a count of people. Even so, it shows how many attempts go to retakes.
Each new attempt needs another exam fee and appointment. See what to do if you fail the state exam.
What the numbers do not tell you.
- They are statewide. The summary covers every candidate who tested. It does not break results out by school or course.
- They do not describe you. Your result depends on how well you know the material for your exam, not on the average.
- They do not explain why people fail. The report counts results; it does not show which topics candidates missed or how long they studied.
- They change over time. Check the most recent summary rather than relying on an older figure.
Be cautious with any pass rate you see that is not tied to a published source you can open and check.
How to use these numbers.
Treat the report as a reason to prepare for the exam itself, not just to finish your course. Passing a course final shows you completed the education; the state exam asks you to apply that material to unfamiliar questions.
- Study from the content outline in the sales associate candidate booklet or the broker candidate booklet.
- Practice with exam-style questions and explain every miss. Try Daniel’s video sample questions and the math examples.
- Schedule when your practice results are consistently passing, not just when an appointment opens. Use the study plan.
FastPass’s three certification exams are built to reflect the question style and subject matter of the state exam, so your school certification doubles as exam practice. Already certified elsewhere? Exam Prep Only focuses on state-exam practice.
Official references
- DBPR Exam Performance Summary, Real Estate, FY 25/26 and monthly reports (PDF, October 2026 meeting materials)
- DBPR sales associate candidate booklet (PDF)
- DBPR broker candidate booklet (PDF)
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