# USMLE score and pass rate reference

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 USMLE, NBME or NRMP, with the edition date shown, and each page carries an "Updated" line.

## Pages

- [Step 2 CK score percentiles: the 2026 table and what your score means](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-2-ck-score-percentiles) -- Official USMLE Step 2 CK score-to-percentile table (August 2026 norms, mean 251, SD 15), the 218 passing score, pass rates and how to read the score report.
- [USMLE Step 1 passing score: what 196 means on a pass/fail exam](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, first-attempt pass rates by school type, and what to do after a fail.
- [USMLE Step 1 pass rate: 2023 to 2025 by school type](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-1-pass-rate) -- Official USMLE Step 1 pass rates for 2023 to 2025: first-time and repeat examinees from US MD, US DO and non-US schools, with number tested and the source.
- [USMLE Step 3 passing score: 200, and how the exam is scored](https://www.stepgenie.app/usmle/step-3-passing-score) -- Step 3's passing score is 200 since January 2024: the 227 mean, percentile table, pass rates by group, the two-day format and when residents take it.

## Check where you stand

- [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.