With the new computer exam, you should receive your score back within 3 weeks of your test date. The USMLE Step 1 is scored and reported on two-digit and three-digit scales. Your score report will also include a pass/fail designation as well as a graphic depiction of your performance by discipline and organ system. The defined scale is based on the performance of a criterion group. This group represents a previous group of second year US med students who took the exam for the first time at the end of their second year of medical school.

The minimum passing score on the three-digit scale is 185, while the passing score on the two-digit scale remains 75 (75 does NOT mean 75%).

To achieve a passing score, you typically need to answer between 55-65% correct (it can vary based on the calculated difficulty of the exam you took as each candidate takes a different version of the exam).