Texas Real Estate Exam Pass Rate: What TREC's Data Actually Shows
Most pass-rate numbers on the internet are copied from other blogs. TREC publishes the real ones: a provider-by-provider table of first-attempt results, updated monthly, and a quarterly Pearson VUE report showing how candidates score in every content category.
Here is what those two official datasets say — including the number most articles miss: the two portions have very different pass rates, and it's the Texas portion doing the damage.
Updated · Facts cited to TREC and Pearson VUE — sources at the end of this page.
The short answer
56.12% of first-time Texas sales agent candidates passed both portions on the first attempt (16,824 of 29,980 exams, TREC data, Dec 2023–Nov 2025). The portions differ sharply: in early 2026 the National portion passed 63–66% of first-timers while the Texas State Law portion passed only 49–50%.
The official first-attempt pass rate
TREC's provider passage-rate table — the dataset it uses to police education providers — counts a pass only when a candidate clears both the National and State portions on the first attempt. Over the current two-year window it shows:
- Sales agent first-attempt pass rate
56.12%
16,824 passed of 29,980 exams, December 1, 2023 – November 30, 2025 (TREC).
- What counts as passing
Both portions, first attempt
TREC's definition for this table — retake successes are not in this number.
Read it the way TREC means it
This is a first-attempt statistic. It does not mean 44% of people never get licensed — many pass on a retake. TREC does not publish an all-attempts pass rate, and we won't invent one.
The number the blogs miss: the two portions are not equally hard
Pearson VUE's quarterly exam topic report separates the portions, and the gap is large. In the most recent report (December 2025 – February 2026), first-time candidates passed the National portion at 63–66% — and the Texas State Law portion at only 49–50%.
In practice: the coin-flip is the state portion. If you're allocating study time evenly between portions, you're over-studying one and under-studying the other.
| Period | National portion | Texas State Law portion |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 63% (957 tested) | 50% (963 tested) |
| January–February 2026 | 66% (810 tested) | 49% (815 tested) |
Pass rates by school — and how to read them honestly
The same TREC table breaks results down by qualifying-education provider. Here are the largest schools in the current window (sales agent exams; sorted by volume):
| Provider | Exams | Passed | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| All providers (statewide) | 29,980 | 16,824 | 56.12% |
| Champions School of Real Estate | 15,547 | 8,278 | 53.24% |
| AceableAgent | 8,516 | 5,604 | 65.81% |
| Kaplan Real Estate Education | 1,280 | 681 | 53.20% |
| The CE Shop | 1,077 | 608 | 56.45% |
| AYPORealEstate.com | 566 | 280 | 49.47% |
| Colibri Real Estate | 534 | 303 | 56.74% |
| The Real Estate Business School | 862 | 379 | 43.97% |
| 360training.com | 290 | 138 | 47.59% |
A school's pass rate is not a causal claim
Providers differ in who enrolls, not just how they teach — self-paced online schools and classroom schools attract different students. TREC uses this table to enforce a minimum standard (a provider must stay above 80% of the statewide rate), not to rank quality. Treat differences of a few points as noise.
What a 56% pass rate means for how you prepare
A 70% bar on each portion with a 56% first-attempt pass rate tells you the exam is beatable but unforgiving of unmeasured gaps: most failers miss by a few questions in a few domains, not across the board. The quarterly category data confirms it — first-timers average above 70% in most categories and get dragged under by two or three weak ones.
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Where these numbers come from
- TREC provider passage-rate table: calculated monthly over a rolling two-year window; figures above were read on July 27, 2026 for the window ending November 30, 2025.
- Pearson VUE exam topic reports: published quarterly on TREC's site; figures above are from the December 2025 – February 2026 report.
- This page is reviewed against both sources on an annual cycle (and when TREC publishes changed rules). If you're reading this far from mid-2026, check the sources directly.
Frequently asked questions
What is the pass rate for the Texas real estate exam?
Per TREC's provider passage-rate table, 56.12% of first-time sales agent candidates passed both portions on the first attempt over the two-year window ending November 30, 2025 (16,824 of 29,980 exams).
Is the Texas real estate exam hard?
Roughly four in ten first-time candidates fail. The National portion passes 63–66% of first-timers; the Texas State Law portion passes only 49–50% (Pearson VUE topic reports, Dec 2025–Feb 2026). The exam rewards targeted preparation on the state-specific material.
Which portion of the Texas exam do most people fail?
The Texas State Law portion. In the most recent Pearson VUE reports it passed 49–50% of first-time candidates, versus 63–66% for the National portion.
What percentage of people pass the Texas real estate exam on the second try?
TREC does not publish a retake pass rate, so any specific number you see for second attempts is unsourced. What's documented: retakes cover only the failed portion, which narrows what you need to fix.
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Sources
- TREC — Provider Exam Passage Rates for Sales Agents and Brokers
- TREC — Exam Topic Reports (Pearson VUE, quarterly)
Fees, rules, and statistics above were verified against these sources on the update date shown at the top of the page. Rules change — always confirm current requirements with TREC and Pearson VUE before acting.
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