What Is the Pass Rate for the FE Electrical and Computer Exam?
Wasim Asghar 
June 12, 2023As of June 2022, the passing rate for the FE Electrical and Computer Exam is 66%. However, this is a percentile scoring system and does not mean that all passing candidates got over 66% of the questions correct. Instead, it means that 66% of the people that took the exam on that date passed. As a guideline to aid your preparation, you should roughly aim to get at least 65-70 questions out of the 110 correct to be in a safe position for passing.
| Section | Questions | Perceived Difficulty |
| Mathematics | 11-17 | Easy |
| Probability and Statistics | 4-6 | Medium |
| Ethics | 4-6 | Easy |
| Engineering Economics | 5-8 | Easy |
| Properties of Electrical Materials | 4-6 | Easy |
| Circuit Analysis | 11-17 | Medium |
| Linear Systems | 5-8 | Easy |
| Signal Processing | 5- 8 | Medium |
| Electronics | 7-11 | Hard |
| Power Systems | 8-12 | Medium |
| Electromagnetics | 4-6 | Easy |
| Control Systems | 6-9 | Medium |
| Communications | 5-8 | Medium |
| Computer Networks | 4-6 | Medium |
| Digital Systems | 8-12 | Hard |
| Computer Systems | 5-8 | Medium |
| Software Engineering | 4-6 | Hard |
The FE Electrical and Computer exam comprises 17 sections. Anywhere from 4-17 questions are asked from each section, adding up to a total of 110 questions for the entire exam. In this blog, we’ve compiled a table containing each section, its expected range of questions, and its perceived difficulty. Remember, the difficulty for each section will vary for every student.
Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas (PE), Florida (PE) and Ontario (P. Eng) with consulting experience in design, commissioning and plant engineering for clients in Energy, Mining and Infrastructure.