…granted it’s still been a months-long wait for some people but let’s stay positive here and celebrate The Powers That Be shaving a few days off of the first score release of 2024 for the core sections of the exam (AUD, FAR, and REG).
On May 29, NASBA received and processed the following scores from the AICPA: pic.twitter.com/K2MYH6Lj0a
— NASBA (@NASBA) May 29, 2024
Candidates were just as surprised as we were to see scores appear early, the target score release date for people who sat for the core sections between January 10 and March 26 was June 4. So some people have been spared another weekend of suffering.
The official score release thread on r/CPA is a good read if you have an afternoon to waste.
Score Release Thread (EARLY) FAR, AUD, REG 05/29/2024 – Good Luck!
byu/Galbert123 inCPA
The remaining core section score release dates for 2024 are as follows.
If you take AUD, FAR, and/or REG between April 1 and June 25, 2024:
| If the AICPA receives your exam data file by: | Target score release date is: |
|---|---|
| June 25 | July 31 |
If you take AUD, FAR, and/or REG between July 1 and September 25, 2024:
| If the AICPA receives your exam data file by: | Target score release date is: |
|---|---|
| September 25 | October 31 |
If you take AUD, FAR, and/or REG between October 1 and December 26:
| If the AICPA receives your exam data file by: | Target score release date is: |
|---|---|
| December 26 | January 29, 2025 |
If you sit for your exam between any of those dates but the AICPA doesn’t receive your exam file by the deadline for that window, you’ll be waiting until the next target score release date. And of course, as always, these dates are subject to change. Usually that change doesn’t work in favor of anxious CPA exam candidates but as we just saw, every now and then the universe smiles down upon them.
Congratulations to those who passed — especially those who are DONE! — and to those who didn’t, better luck next time. Remember you’re in good company, last year’s cumulative pass rate across all four parts (RIP BEC) was just a little over half (51 percent).
| Section | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | CUMULATIVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | 47.01% | 48.24% | 45.64% | 46.41% | 46.92% |
| BEC | 56.98% | 59.16% | 54.90% | 38.17% | 56.52% |
| FAR | 41.82% | 42.78% | 44.08% | 39.36% | 42.94% |
| REG | 58.63% | 59.71% | 59.13% | 54.68% | 59.19% |