What is the CCNA passing score?
Cisco publishes no passing score for 200-301 or for any of its exams. After the exam, your score report shows a score for each exam section together with the passing score for the exam you sat.
Source: Cisco: exam policies · checked October 29, 2026
Cisco does not publish exam passing scores because exam questions and passing scores are subject to change and may vary exam to exam, without notice.
Cisco exam policies, checked October 29, 2026
How Cisco grades an attempt
The result is binary. The CCNA certification page describes 200-301 as graded pass/fail, with results typically online within 48 hours. Cisco’s exam policies add that passing scores are set by statistical analysis and are subject to change, which is why no fixed figure appears anywhere on Cisco’s site.
Cisco does not publish a pass rate either, and the exams overview names the score report as the document that pairs your performance with the bar: a score for each exam section and the passing score for the given exam.
Numbers you will meet elsewhere
Prep sites and forums repeat a specific figure, sometimes with a scale or a percentage attached. None of them link to a Cisco page that states it, because Cisco has published none. This site prints no such number, and the CCNA mock exam reports a raw percentage and a breakdown by study area, with no pass/fail line, for the same reason.
Reading the score report
- Pass/fail result
- The outcome Cisco records against your certification status; typically online within 48 hours (Cisco).
- Section scores
- Your performance broken out by exam section. It is the only diagnostic Cisco hands back; read it against the blueprint domains to decide what to study next.
- Passing score for your exam
- The bar for the exam you sat, printed on the same report. Under Cisco’s policy it can change between exams without notice.
When the report says fail
A failed attempt starts a five-day wait, counted from the day after the exam, before you can sit 200-301 again (Cisco exam policies). The CCNA retake policy page lays out that wait, the 180-day rule after a pass and Cisco’s Exam Safeguard Plus option, with a plan for the days in between.
What the score does and does not tell you
Does Cisco publish CCNA pass statistics?
No. Cisco does not publish a pass rate for 200-301, and it publishes no first-attempt or average figures either (Cisco exam policies). Percentages quoted elsewhere do not come from Cisco.
Is the CCNA passing score the same for every candidate?
Cisco does not commit to that. Its policy says passing scores may vary from exam to exam without notice, and your score report shows the one for the exam you sat (Cisco exam policies).
How do I judge readiness without a published bar?
Track two things across timed sets: your raw score and your weakest study areas. Work the domains Cisco weights heaviest first, using the CCNA study guide blueprint table to see where the weight sits.
References
- [1]Cisco: exam policiesNo published passing scores; set by statistical analysis; retake waits. Checked October 29, 2026.
- [2]Cisco: certification exams overviewScore report contents. Checked October 29, 2026.
- [3]Cisco: CCNA certification page and FAQPass/fail grading; results within 48 hours. Checked October 29, 2026.