CPA Exam Score Release Dates for 2027
The AICPA has published its 2027 CPA Exam score release schedule: Core section scores (AUD, FAR, REG) land on eight target dates from February 9 through July 13, 2027, and the first two Discipline windows (BAR, ISC, TCP) release on March 16 and June 9, 2027. If you are sequencing sections inside the 30-month window, these dates decide when you can react to a score, so they belong in your study plan now.
How CPA score releases work
Two different clocks run behind the schedule.
Core sections (AUD, FAR, REG) are offered continuously. Scores post on a rolling cadence: the AICPA publishes a series of cutoff dates, and if Prometric transmits your exam data file by a cutoff, your score arrives on that cutoff's target release date, usually one to two weeks later.
Discipline sections (BAR, ISC, TCP) are administered only during set testing windows and scored in a single batch after each window closes. In 2027, those windows are the first month of each quarter: January, April, July, and October. The wait is longer, roughly six to nine weeks from the end of the window.
2027 Core score release schedule
| Exam data file received by | Target score release date |
|---|---|
| January 23 | February 9 |
| February 14 | February 23 |
| March 9 | March 17 |
| March 31 | April 9 |
| April 23 | May 11 |
| May 16 | May 25 |
| June 8 | June 16 |
| June 30 | July 13 |
Dates after June 30, 2027 have not been published yet.
2027 Discipline score release schedule
| Testing window | Target score release date |
|---|---|
| January 1-31 | March 16 |
| April 1-30 | June 9 |
The July and October 2027 windows will get their release dates in a later AICPA update.
Remaining 2026 score release dates
If you are testing this fall, the 2026 schedule still applies.
Core sections:
| Exam data file received by | Target score release date |
|---|---|
| August 15 | August 25 |
| September 7 | September 15 |
| September 30 | October 9 |
| October 23 | November 10 |
| November 15 | November 24 |
| December 8 | December 16 |
| December 31 | January 12, 2027 |
Discipline sections:
| Testing window | Target score release date |
|---|---|
| July 1-31 | September 11 |
| October 1-31 | December 15 |
Planning sections around the release calendar
Three practical consequences fall out of the schedule.
Discipline timing is the constraint. A January 2027 Discipline sitting does not score until March 16. If you fail and need to retake, the April window is your next shot, and that score does not land until June 9. One Discipline miss can cost close to half a year, so most candidates are better off sitting their Discipline early in the 30-month window rather than saving it for last.
Test early against a Core cutoff. Because Core scores key off when your file reaches the AICPA, sitting a few days before a cutoff usually gets you a score within two weeks. Sitting the day after one adds most of a month to the wait.
Use the wait, do not just endure it. The weeks between sitting and release are the best time to keep momentum on your next section while the material is fresh. FreeFellow's free CPA question banks cover all six sections with worked solutions, so you can start the next section the morning after your exam without buying anything.
Score data comes from the AICPA's published score release schedule; check their page for mid-year updates, and expect the back half of 2027 to be added in a future batch.