PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) exam is the certification exam for project risk management professionals. It is issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The exam has 115 questions and a 150-minute (2.5-hour) time allowance (PMI exam outline, search extract). This portal's practice mock has 115 questions.

The PMI-RMP is a voluntary professional certification. Passing the exam is a required step toward the credential, which some employers ask for in risk management roles.

Project and risk management professionals preparing for the PMI-RMP and candidates retaking it. Eligibility and fees are set by PMI; check them before you apply.

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.

PMI sets the retake rules and fees; check the current PMI-RMP Handbook before you reschedule.

Passing standard: PMI does not publish a fixed passing score for the PMI-RMP exam, so none is quoted here. The exam has 115 questions and a 150-minute (2.5-hour) time allowance (PMI exam outline, search extract). This portal's practice mock has 115 questions. No official pass rate for this exam was available in the sources we reviewed, so none is quoted here.

The exam has 115 questions and a 150-minute (2.5-hour) time allowance (PMI exam outline, search extract). This portal's practice mock has 115 questions. Format: 115 questions · 150 minutes. Passing standard: PMI does not publish a fixed passing score for the PMI-RMP exam, so none is quoted here.

• Risk Strategy and Planning22%
• Risk Identification23%
• Risk Analysis23%
• Risk Response13%
• Monitor and Close Risks19%

The content outline spreads questions across 5 areas: Risk Strategy and Planning (22.0%); Risk Identification (23.0%); Risk Analysis (23.0%); Risk Response (13.0%); Monitor and Close Risks (19.0%).

PMI sets eligibility by education path: with a secondary degree, 36 months of project risk management experience within the last 5 years and 40 hours of risk management education; with a four-year degree, 24 months within the last 5 years and 30 hours of education (PMI, search extract); confirm the current requirements in the PMI-RMP Handbook.

PMI-RMP fees depend on membership and region; the amount was not confirmed in the sources we read, so none is quoted here. Check the PMI-RMP page for the current fee for your region.

After you pass, PMI sets the certification cycle and professional development requirements for maintaining the credential; check PMI for the current rules.

Start with the heaviest areas of the content outline: Risk Identification (23.0%); Risk Analysis (23.0%); Risk Strategy and Planning (22.0%). Then work through the remaining areas, practise jurisdiction-specific rules separately from the general content, and finish with timed full-length practice runs of 115 questions in 150 minutes.

Content outlines, fees and passing standards change; this guide follows the materials listed under Verification as of October 2026. Check the licensing authority and test administrator before you register.