# USMLE scores: percentiles, passing scores and pass rates

Plain reference pages on how the USMLE Steps are scored: passing standards, percentile tables, means and standard deviations, and pass rates by examinee group. Every number is cited to its source, with the edition date shown, and each page carries an "Updated" line.

## USMLE scores at a glance

| Exam | Passing score | Score report | Average, first-time takers from LCME schools | First-attempt pass rate, US MD schools |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Step 1](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-1-passing-score) | 196 since January 26, 2022, not shown to examinees | Pass/fail only | None since 2022 (last: 231, SD 19, in 2021) | 93% (2025) |
| [Step 2 CK](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-2-ck-score-percentiles) | 218 since July 1, 2025 | Three-digit score and pass/fail | 251, SD 15 (2025-26) | 98% (July 2024 to June 2025) |
| [Step 3](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-3-passing-score) | 200 since January 1, 2024; USMLE review scheduled for November 2026 | Three-digit score and pass/fail | 227, SD 15 (2025) | 96% (2025) |

_Passing scores from USMLE's scoring page, averages from the Score Interpretation Guidelines and pass rates from USMLE performance data; each linked page cites the exact document and edition._

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## Pages

- [Step 2 CK score percentiles 2026: the USMLE table, the average score and what yours means](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-2-ck-score-percentiles) -- USMLE's August 2026 table: a 250 on Step 2 CK is the 44th percentile, 260 the 71st. Average 251 (SD 15), passing score 218, plus Step 1 and Step 3 percentiles.
- [USMLE Step 1 passing score 2026: what 196 means, the pass/fail report and the last percentile table](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-1-passing-score) -- Step 1's passing score is 196 on a scale you never see. What the pass/fail report shows, the last official Step 1 percentile table, and pass rates by year.
- [USMLE Step 1 pass rate, 2019 to 2025, with the latest Step 2 CK and Step 3 rates](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-1-pass-rate) -- Official USMLE pass rates: 93% of US MD first-time takers passed Step 1 in 2025 (DO 89%, non-US 75%), every year since 2019, plus Step 2 CK and Step 3 rates.
- [USMLE Step 3 percentiles and passing score: the 2026 table, the 227 average and the 200 standard](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-3-passing-score) -- USMLE's current Step 3 table: a 230 is the 56th percentile and 240 the 80th. Passing score 200 since January 1, 2024, mean 227 (SD 15) and pass rates by group.

## Check where you stand

- [Step 2 CK score predictor](https://www.stepgenie.app/tools/step-2-ck-score-predictor) -- combine CCSSA and UWSA results, weighted toward your newest form, with NBME's pass probability for CCSSA-only sets.
- [NBME and UWSA score converter](https://www.stepgenie.app/tools/nbme-score-converter) -- read one NBME, UWSA or Free 120 result for Step 1 or Step 2 CK, with every estimate labelled.
- [Free USMLE self-assessment](https://www.stepgenie.app/self-assessment) -- a timed, exam-format form for Step 1 or Step 2 with a system-by-system readout.
- [Question topics](https://www.stepgenie.app/topics) -- the systems and disciplines the question bank covers, one page each.