Free Practice Questions for CCIM

The CCIM Institute does not publish a pass rate for the Comprehensive Exam, so any specific percentage you see quoted online is an estimate rather than an official statistic. What the Institute does publish is the standard: a grade of 70% or better is passing, and results are posted in the Grades tab of your ccim.com account by 4 p.m. on exam day. Candidates who do not pass may retake the exam at no cost the following day, and up to four retake attempts are permitted.

Yes, the CCIM comprehensive exam is open-book. You are allowed to bring digital or printed copies of CCIM course materials, including CI 101-104 textbooks, workbooks, and your own notes. However, internet access is not permitted. The exam tests your ability to apply commercial real estate concepts, not just memorize facts, so having reference materials helps but does not eliminate the need for thorough understanding.

To sit for the CCIM Comprehensive Exam, you must: 1) Complete the four Designation courses CI 101-104 (Financial Analysis, Market Analysis, User Decision Analysis, Investment Analysis), 2) Complete 8 hours of interest-based negotiations training before CI 103 and CI 104, 3) Complete the online Ethics course, 4) Earn two full elective credits from the Robert L. Ward Center, 5) Submit and receive approval for your Portfolio of Qualifying Experience, and 6) hold dues-paying Institute Candidate membership ($695/year). Fast Track candidates who already hold a qualifying designation such as CFA, MAI, SIOR, CPM, or CCE-equivalent credentials are exempt from both the elective credit and portfolio requirements.

The CCIM Comprehensive Exam is considered challenging because it tests applied understanding across four content areas in a single six-hour sitting. Items combine financial calculations, market analysis scenarios, lease structuring, and investment decision-making drawn from the CI 101-104 case studies. The open-book format helps with formula reference, but the pace is demanding: candidates who rely heavily on searching their materials usually run out of time. Most successful candidates take the optional Core Concepts Review and drill calculator keystrokes until the mechanics are automatic.

The CCIM Institute does not publish an item count on its Comprehensive Exam page, so no verified number is available; its own Comprehensive Exam FAQ has described the test as multiple-choice with four answer options (a-d). What is published is the format: one in-person sitting from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., open book, with a 70% passing grade. The Institute states that 25% of the exam is drawn from CI 104, and the four Designation courses are weighted evenly.

The CCIM Institute publishes 2026 member pricing totaling $8,286: Institute Candidate membership ($695/year), CI 101 ($1,299), CI 102 ($1,529), Negotiations Training ($370), CI 103 ($1,499), CI 104 ($1,499), the Ethics course (included), two elective credits (varies), the Portfolio submission fee ($175), and the Comprehensive Exam plus two-day review ($1,220). Completing the coursework as a non-member and joining later costs $11,810, so member pricing saves $3,524.

The Portfolio of Qualifying Experience documents that you have achieved the minimum level of commercial-investment experience required for the designation. Candidate members may submit any time after passing CI 101, and portfolios are reviewed twice a year, in the spring and fall, ahead of each U.S. Comprehensive Exam. Transactional portfolios must show three or more qualifying activities totaling $30 million or more, exactly ten activities totaling $10 million or more, or twenty activities with no dollar-volume requirement. Once approved, you must complete your first exam attempt within two years or the approval is void. Fast Track members are exempt.