UWorld pricing: how much does UWorld cost for the NCLEX, USMLE, MCAT and CPA?

UWorld pricing depends entirely on the exam and how long you need access. As of August 2026, the NCLEX-RN QBank runs from $139 for 30 days to $449 for two years, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 QBanks run from $349 for 30 days to $749 for two years, the MCAT QBank starts around $339 (with full prep courses from $599 to $1,549), the SAT QBank runs $99 to $249, and UWorld CPA runs from a $299 six-month QBank up to roughly $2,300 to $3,900 for the unlimited Elite package. UWorld runs near-constant promotions, so the price at checkout is often lower than the list price.

One thing worth knowing before you compare anything: several of those headline numbers are promotional rather than list. Checked against UWorld's own NCLEX-RN page in August 2026, the 30-day term shows $149 struck through at $139 and the 90-day term shows $249 struck through at $229, while the 180, 360 and 730-day terms were at list. So the discount is real but it is concentrated on the short terms, which are the worst value per day to begin with. The rest are list prices pulled from UWorld's own product pages, before the discounts it advertises most weeks. Question-bank sizes and access windows are the two things that actually change what you pay, so the tables below break down each exam. Verify the exact figure on uworld.com before you buy, because UWorld updates prices and promotions frequently.

How much does UWorld cost for the NCLEX?

The UWorld NCLEX-RN QBank costs $139 for 30 days and scales up to $449 for a 730-day subscription, with 60, 90, 180 and 360-day terms in between. The bank holds more than 3,000 questions including over 750 Next Generation (NGN) items, and the number of included CAT-format self-assessments increases with the longer terms. The NCLEX-PN QBank is cheaper, from $129 for 30 days to $329 for two years. If you are pricing the drilling separately, we generate unlimited NCLEX practice questions in the NGN formats, and NCLEX-PN practice questions for PN candidates.

One cost people miss: the self-assessments. If your term does not include all of them, extra forms are $25 each, or $100 for the bundle of six. Those predictive tests are one of the strongest reasons to buy UWorld, so factor them in rather than assuming they are all included.

The QBank is not the only NCLEX product, and the bundles are where the pricing gets easier to misread. UWorld also sells a course-plus-book package that wraps the QBank together with its NCLEX course and printed materials, and it is only offered on the longer terms.

The bundle premium is a flat $45 at every term, which is a genuinely unusual pricing structure and it has a practical consequence: the longer your term, the smaller that $45 is as a share of what you are already spending. On a 90-day plan it is a 20% uplift, on a 730-day plan it is 10%. If you were going to buy the course anyway, buy it bundled rather than separately, and if you are undecided, the decision gets cheaper the longer the term you were already choosing.

A second detail worth checking before you buy: the list prices and the prices actually charged are not the same thing, and UWorld runs promotions more or less continuously. In August 2026 the 30-day RN term listed at $149 and was charging $139, and the 90-day listed at $249 and was charging $229. The other four terms were not discounted at that moment. This is why two articles quoting UWorld prices rarely agree, and why it is worth loading the checkout page yourself rather than trusting any single published figure, including this one.

How much does UWorld cost for the USMLE?

The UWorld USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK QBanks share the same price ladder: $349 for 30 days, $459 for 90 days, $519 for 180 days, $579 for 360 days, and $749 for 730 days. The Step 1 bank holds more than 3,600 questions and the Step 2 CK bank more than 4,300. Self-assessments are bundled on the longer terms and otherwise sold separately at $50 each or $120 for three.

The USMLE is where UWorld is closest to non-negotiable, and it is also where it is most expensive. Most students buy a longer term for Step 1, keep it running into dedicated study, and add the self-assessments as predictors. Budget the two-year plan plus a couple of self-assessment forms if you want the full picture. For the gap between blocks, unlimited USMLE Step 1 practice questions cost a fraction of a second QBank term.

How much is UWorld for the MCAT and SAT?

The UWorld MCAT QBank starts around $339, and full prep courses run higher: the Core Prep Course is $599 to $699 depending on the window, and the Comprehensive Prep Course is $1,199 to $1,549 and adds video lessons plus AAMC practice exams. The MCAT content includes more than 3,000 MCAT-level questions and two UWorld full-length practice exams.

UWorld for the SAT is the cheapest product in the lineup. The SAT QBank runs from $99 for a 30-day Fast Track plan to $249 for a 360-day plan, and the SAT Prep Courses run $299 to $449, with more than 1,650 SAT questions and full-length practice tests included. A printed study guide is a separate add-on from around $59.

How much does UWorld CPA cost?

UWorld CPA, formerly Roger CPA Review, runs from a $299 standalone QBank with six months of access up to its unlimited Elite package, which lists near $3,899 and frequently sells around $2,300 during promotions. The QBank alone includes more than 9,000 multiple-choice questions and over 500 task-based simulations across all six exam sections. The higher packages add printed guides, mock exams, live boot camps and, on the top tier, a pass guarantee whose exact terms you should read at checkout.

CPA is the one exam where UWorld's list prices are hardest to pin down, because the packages load through a dynamic checkout that shows a sale price rather than a stable list price. Treat the QBank at $299 as the reliable low anchor and confirm any package figure on uworld.com the day you buy.

Does UWorld have a free trial?

Yes. UWorld offers a free trial or demo for most of its products, including the NCLEX, USMLE and CPA banks: you create a free account and get access to a small sample of questions with their full explanations, no credit card required. The sample is deliberately tiny, a handful of items rather than a study resource, because its job is to show you the explanation quality before you pay, not to get you through a week of prep.

Use the trial for exactly that: read three or four explanations and decide whether the depth is worth the price to you. It usually is. Just do not confuse a demo with a plan. If what you actually need is free daily practice volume while you decide, an unlimited AI question generator with a free trial covers the drilling for a fraction of the price, and you can still buy a short UWorld term later for the vetted items and self-assessments.

Is UWorld worth the money?

For most candidates on most of these exams, yes, with one honest caveat. UWorld's explanations are the best in the category, its self-assessments predict your real score better than almost anything else, and passing on UWorld alone surprises nobody. What you are paying for is a fixed bank with an expiry date, and on the longer, pricier terms you can finish the questions before your test date arrives, after which a second pass is really a memory test.

That is the gap a lot of people fill with a cheaper, unlimited practice source. We compared the two models in detail on our UWorld alternative page: the short version is that an AI tutor generates unlimited questions with every answer choice explained, which UWorld's fixed bank cannot do, but it does not replace UWorld's predictive self-assessments. The pairing that makes the most financial sense for many candidates is a shorter, cheaper UWorld term for the vetted items and self-assessments, plus unlimited AI practice for the daily volume in between.

How can I get UWorld cheaper?

Three things actually lower the bill. First, buy during a promotion, because UWorld discounts almost constantly and the checkout price is routinely below the list price shown here. Second, match the term to your real timeline rather than defaulting to the longest plan: a focused 90-day sprint on a $229 NCLEX term beats paying $449 for two years you will not use. Third, do not double-pay for volume you can get cheaper elsewhere. Use UWorld for its vetted items and self-assessments, and get your unlimited daily drilling from a source that costs a few dollars a month rather than burning a longer UWorld term to have more questions. The same arithmetic applies to the other big-name banks, which is why we ran it separately for the Kaplan alternative comparison.

So price UWorld by the exam and the window you genuinely need, add the self-assessments if your term does not include them, and buy on a promo. It is an excellent product at a real cost, and the candidates who spend the least are the ones who buy exactly the term they will finish and get their extra reps somewhere cheaper.