ASIS CPP Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

Per ASIS International's own certification support content, there must be a 60-day wait between testing dates, and candidates get up to three attempts within their eligibility (candidacy) period; if you fail all three, you have to reapply for a new eligibility period once the current one ends. Retake fee is $480 for members and nonmembers alike ($360/$330 under ASIS's Emerging Market 1/2 discounted pricing).

ASIS does not publicly disclose the exact passing score or cut score for the CPP exam — only that it's pass/fail across the 200 scored multiple-choice questions (plus 25 unscored pretest items, 225 total). Third-party prep sources report conflicting numbers, which is itself a signal the real cut score isn't officially published; treat any specific percentage you see elsewhere as an estimate, not an ASIS-confirmed figure.

225 questions with no published time-per-question breakdown beyond the overall appointment window means pacing discipline matters as much as knowledge — treat it like the 200 scored questions are all that count, since the 25 pretest items are unidentifiable. Across the seven domains, Security Principles and Practices is consistently reported as the single largest content block, so anchor your review there first, then layer in Physical Security and Business Principles and Practices, which are the next-largest domains in most breakdowns of ASIS's own Body of Knowledge document.