How is the USMC PFT score calculated?

The Marine Corps PFT has three events, each worth up to 100 points for a maximum total of 300. You score the pull-ups or push-ups event, the plank, and the 3-mile run. Each event is scored on a sliding scale between the minimum performance (40 points) and the maximum performance (100 points) for your age and gender, with points awarded proportionally in between.

What is a passing PFT score?

You must score at least 40 points in every single event and reach a minimum total of 150 points to pass the PFT. Failing any one event is an overall failure even if your total is above 150. Class scores are: 1st Class 235–300, 2nd Class 200–234, 3rd Class 150–199.

Do push-ups cap your PFT score?

Yes. Choosing push-ups instead of pull-ups caps that event at 70 points rather than 100, so your maximum possible PFT total drops from 300 to 270. If you can do enough pull-ups to score above 70 points, always choose pull-ups. This calculator shows both options side by side so you can compare.

How long do you have to hold the plank for a perfect score?

A plank of 3 minutes 45 seconds (3:45) earns the full 100 points, and the same standard applies to every age group and both genders. The minimum passing plank is 1 minute 3 seconds (1:03), which scores 40 points. Anything below 1:03 is an event failure.

What is the 3-mile run time for a 100 on the PFT?

For male Marines aged 17–30 the maximum score requires 18:00 or faster; for female Marines in the same bracket it is 21:00 or faster. Maximum times get slightly more generous from age 41 onward. Pick your age and gender above and the calculator shows the exact max and minimum times for your bracket.

What is the difference between the PFT and the CFT?

The PFT (Physical Fitness Test) measures general fitness with pull-ups/push-ups, the plank and a 3-mile run. The CFT (Combat Fitness Test) measures combat readiness with the movement to contact 880-yard run, ammo can lifts and the maneuver under fire course. Marines take both each year, in separate halves of the calendar.

How often do Marines take the PFT?

Marines take the PFT once per calendar year, normally between 1 January and 30 June, with the CFT taken in the second half of the year. Scores factor into composite scores for promotion, so most Marines aim well above the 150-point minimum.

Are these PFT scoring tables official?

The tables used here follow the performance standards published in Marine Corps Order 6100.13A on physical fitness and combat fitness. Standards are periodically updated by the Marine Corps, so always confirm against the current MCO or your unit PT representative before using a score officially.

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Age bracket

Event 1 — arm exercise

Your bracket: 5 reps = 40 pts · 23 reps = 100 pts

Event 2 — plank hold

1:03 = 40 pts · 3:45 = 100 pts (same for all ages)

Event 3 — 3-mile run

Your bracket: 27:40 = 40 pts · 18:00 or faster = 100 pts

Enter at least one event above to see your score.

Understanding the USMC PFT

The three events

The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test measures general fitness through three events taken in a single session. Each is worth up to 100 points, giving a maximum total of 300.

Pull-ups or push-ups — dead-hang pull-ups score up to 100 points; push-ups are an option but cap the event at 70 points.
Plank — a forearm plank held to failure, scored from 1:03 (40 points) to 3:45 (100 points).
3-mile run — timed to the second, with maximum and minimum times set by age bracket.

How the sliding scale works

Points are not awarded in fixed steps. Each event uses a linear sliding scale: the minimum performance earns exactly 40 points, the maximum performance earns the event ceiling, and everything in between is interpolated proportionally.

Points = 40 + ((your result − minimum) ÷ (maximum − minimum)) × (ceiling − 40)

For the run the scale is inverted, because a faster time is better. That is why shaving 30 seconds off a mid-pack run time is often worth more points than adding a single pull-up.

Passing and class standards

Class	Total score
1st Class	235 – 300
2nd Class	200 – 234
3rd Class	150 – 199
Fail	Below 150, or any event under 40 points

Note the second failure condition: you can total well above 150 and still fail the PFT if a single event falls below 40 points. Marines who are strong runners but weak on pull-ups are the most common victims of this rule.

3-mile run standards by age

Age	Male 100 pts	Male 40 pts	Female 100 pts	Female 40 pts
17–20	18:00	27:40	21:00	30:50
21–25	18:00	27:40	21:00	30:50
26–30	18:00	28:00	21:00	31:10
31–35	18:00	28:20	21:00	31:30
36–40	18:00	28:40	21:00	31:50
41–45	18:30	29:20	21:30	32:30
46–50	19:00	30:00	22:00	33:30
51+	19:30	33:00	22:30	36:00

Pull-up standards by age

Age	Male 100 pts	Male 40 pts	Female 100 pts	Female 40 pts
17–20	23	4	8	1
21–25	23	5	9	3
26–30	23	5	11	4
31–35	23	5	11	3
36–40	21	5	10	3
41–45	20	5	8	2
46–50	19	4	6	2
51+	19	3	4	1

PFT vs CFT

The PFT is only half of the annual fitness requirement. The Combat Fitness Test (CFT) is taken in the second half of the year and measures combat-specific capability through the 880-yard movement to contact, ammo can lifts, and the maneuver under fire course. Both scores feed into a Marine's composite score for promotion, which is why the difference between a 2nd Class and a 1st Class PFT matters well beyond bragging rights.

Verify before you rely on it. These tables follow the standards published in MCO 6100.13A. The Marine Corps updates physical fitness standards periodically — check the current order or your unit PT representative before treating any score here as official.

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