The CCAR-F passing score, explained
Last verified October 27, 2026. Source: Exam Guide v1.0, section 10 ("How the Exam Is Scored").
The number
You pass with a scaled score of 720 on a range of 100 to 1,000. The score report shows pass/fail, the scaled score, and your percent-correct in each of the five domains.
Why "scaled", and why there is no magic number of correct answers
The exam is criterion-referenced: you are measured against a fixed standard set by subject-matter experts, not against other candidates. Because different exam forms can differ slightly in difficulty, raw scores are equated onto the same scale so that 720 means the same competence on every form. The consequence is that Anthropic does not publish "you need 42 of 60". On a plain linear scale 720 is about 69% correct, and that is the best rule of thumb available, but a slightly harder form may need fewer correct answers and an easier one more.
Domain percentages are informational
The report's per-domain percentages help you see where you were weak. They do not decide the result; only the total scaled score does. You can be below 50% in one domain and still pass if the rest carries you, and you can be solid everywhere and still fail if you are just under the bar in all five.
What to aim for on mocks
- Below 720 on a fresh form: not ready. Drill the weakest domain by task statement and retake a different form.
- 720–799 on a fresh form: borderline. The real items are wordier and hide qualifiers; a mock score at the line leaves no margin.
- 800+ on a fresh form, with at least 60% of items you had never seen: ready. Keep every domain above 70%.
- Any score on a form you have taken before: meaningless for readiness. Candidates have reported perfect scores on a repeated practice test followed by a fail on the real exam.
MockCerts shows a readiness band after every full-length form that applies exactly these rules, including how many items were repeats. Start with the free diagnostic and full mock.