Hardest Real Estate Exams by State 2025

Real Estate Exam Req. Coursework (hrs)

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Real Estate Exam Req. Coursework (hrs)
RE Exam Passing Score
RE Exam Passing Score (%)
RE Exam Pass Rate (%)
Texas Flag
Texas18056 + 2157.69
Colorado Flag
Colorado16875%77
Oregon Flag
Oregon150113 + 3870%
California Flag
California13570%45
Nevada Flag
Nevada12075%
Ohio Flag
Ohio1208470%
Utah Flag
Utah12056 + 3570%
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota11675%
Delaware Flag
Delaware9956 + 2870%62
Iowa Flag
Iowa9656 + 2870%
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky9675%50
Arizona Flag
Arizona9075%60-66
Idaho Flag
Idaho9056 + 2870%
Illinois Flag
Illinois9075 + 3075%45
Indiana Flag
Indiana9060 + 3875%
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana9056 + 4075%
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota9060 + 3875%
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico9060 + 3875%
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota9070 + 3070%61
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma909170%55
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina9056 + 2870%56
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee9056 + 2870%47.5
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia9070 + 3570%
Georgia Flag
Georgia7575 + 3975%50-60
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey757770%
New York Flag
New York755370%60
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina758470%39
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania7560 + 3075%73
Missouri Flag
Missouri7270 + 3075%
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin7210575%
Montana Flag
Montana7056 + 2370%
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska6660 + 3875%64
Florida Flag
Florida6375%47
Alabama Flag
Alabama6070%55
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas6049 + 4970%50
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut6070%60
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii6056 + 3570%56/46
Kansas Flag
Kansas6056 + 2170%
Maryland Flag
Maryland6056 + 2170%52
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi6056 + 3072%
Virginia Flag
Virginia6056 + 3072%57
Washington Flag
Washington6070%71/75
Maine Flag
Maine5560 + 3075%
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming5460 + 3075%
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island4556 + 3570%
Alaska Flag
Alaska40
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts4056 + 2870%
Michigan Flag
Michigan4070%
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire4056 + 2870%70
Vermont Flag
Vermont40
  • Some states do not publish their average passing rates at real estate exams.
  • In most (but not all) states, real estate exams are split between questions that apply to national guidelines and those that apply specifically to state guidelines. These sections are often scored independently and the applicant must attain a passing score on both portions in order to pass the test as a whole.