Is there a formula for PFT scoring?

No. MCO 6100.13A prints a points table for each event, and the steps between rows are not perfectly even. Any formula is only an estimate of those tables.

How is the plank scored?

With one table for all ages and both sexes (Table 2-4). A 1:10 hold earns 40 points and 3:45 earns 100. You get the points for the longest listed time you actually held.

How is the 3-mile run scored?

From Table 2-5, which lists points in 10-second steps for each age group and sex. Men up to age 40 need 18:00 for 100 points; women up to age 40 need 21:00.

Do partial pull-up reps count?

No. Only complete pull-ups with proper form count on test day, and the tables score whole reps only.

Why do push-ups score fewer points?

The push-up table stops at 70 points while pull-ups go to 100, so the best possible PFT total with push-ups is 270.

Does the row use the same table as the run?

No. The 5,000-meter row has its own table (Table 2-7) in 5-second steps, with different times for each age group and sex.

What if I miss the minimum on one event?

The whole PFT is a fail, regardless of your total. Every event has its own minimum in the tables.

Are the tables the same for Reserve Marines?

Yes. MCO 6100.13A applies to the Marine Corps Total Force, active and Reserve.

Scoring guide

How PFT Scoring Works

Every PFT point comes from a printed table in MCO 6100.13A. Here is how each table works.

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Quick answer

Each PFT event is scored from an official table in MCO 6100.13A, not a formula. Pull-ups and push-ups list points for every rep by age group and sex (push-ups stop at 70 points). The plank has one table for everyone: 1:10 is 40 points and 3:45 is 100. The 3-mile run is listed in 10-second steps and the row in 5-second steps. The three scores add up to your total out of 300.

To turn your own reps and times into points, use the Marine Corps PFT calculator.

Scoring basics

How PFT scoring works — overview

Three events, up to 300 points. Every point comes from a printed table, not a formula.

The USMC PFT has three events: pull-ups or push-ups, the forearm plank, and a 3-mile run or 5,000-meter row. Each result is looked up in the official scoring tables of MCO 6100.13A, and the three points values are added together. There is no weighting and no curve.

The tables change with age and sex for every event except the plank. There are eight PFT age groups: 17–20, 21–25, 26–30, 31–35, 36–40, 41–45, 46–50 and 51+. The plank uses one table for everyone.

A perfect score is 300 with pull-ups. Push-ups stop at 70 points, so the best total with push-ups is 270. Every event also has a minimum, and missing it on any one event fails the whole test, whatever your total. The PFT score calculator on this site does each lookup for you; this article shows what it is looking up so you can plan your training.

Your total then decides your class. For what each class means, see PFT score classes explained, and for the passing rules in one place, the Marine Corps PFT standards page.

Event 1

Pull-ups and push-ups tables

Table 2-2 lists the points for every single rep, by age group and sex.

Pull-ups and push-ups each have their own table. For every age group it gives a maximum (the rep count worth full points) and a minimum (the fewest reps that still score). Men earn 40 points at the pull-up minimum; women earn 60. Push-ups start at 40 points and stop at 70.

The points between those ends are printed rep by rep, and the steps are not perfectly even. That is why this site uses the table itself instead of a straight-line estimate. Here is the male 21–25 pull-up column:

Male pull-ups, age 21–25 (Table 2-2)
Pull-ups	Points
23	100
22	97
21	93
20	90
19	87
18	83
17	80
16	77
15	73
14	70
13	67
12	63
11	60
10	57
9	53
8	50
7	47
6	43
5	40

Male pull-ups: 100-point and minimum reps by age group
Age group	Reps for 100 points	Minimum reps
17–20	20	4
21–25	23	5
26–30	23	5
31–35	23	5
36–40	21	5
41–45	20	5
46–50	19	4
51+	18	3

Female pull-ups: 100-point and minimum reps by age group
Age group	Reps for 100 points	Minimum reps
17–20	7	1
21–25	11	3
26–30	12	4
31–35	11	3
36–40	10	3
41–45	8	2
46–50	6	2
51+	4	2

Event 2

Plank scoring table

One table for every age and both sexes: 1:10 for 40 points, 3:45 for 100.

MCO 6100.13A CH-4 (March 2022) set the current plank table: a hold of 1:10 earns the 40-point minimum and 3:45 earns 100. The crunch was dropped after 31 December 2022, so the plank is now the only core event; the full timeline is in why planks replaced crunches.

The table lists a time for each point, roughly every two to three seconds. You earn the points for the longest listed time you actually held; holding past 3:45 adds nothing.

Plank points at sample hold times (Table 2-4)
Hold time	Points
1:10	40
1:30	47
2:00	59
2:30	70
3:00	82
3:30	94
3:45	100

Event 3

Run and row tables

The 3-mile run is listed in 10-second steps, the 5,000 m row in 5-second steps.

The run table (Table 2-5) gives points for every 10 seconds, and the row table (Table 2-7) for every 5 seconds. Full points start at your age group's fastest listed time, and the slowest listed time is worth 40. For men up to age 40 the 100-point run is 18:00; for women up to 40 it is 21:00. Who may row instead, and how the two tables compare, is covered in 5K row vs 3-mile run.

Male 3-mile run, age 21–25 (every minute shown)
Run time	Points
18:00	100
19:00	94
20:00	88
21:00	81
22:00	75
23:00	69
24:00	63
25:00	57
26:00	50
27:00	44
27:40	40

3-mile run: 100-point and minimum times, men
Age group	100 points	Slowest passing time
17–20	18:00	27:40
21–25	18:00	27:40
26–30	18:00	28:00
31–35	18:00	28:20
36–40	18:00	28:40
41–45	18:30	29:20
46–50	19:00	30:00
51+	19:30	33:00

3-mile run: 100-point and minimum times, women
Age group	100 points	Slowest passing time
17–20	21:00	30:50
21–25	21:00	30:50
26–30	21:00	31:10
31–35	21:00	31:30
36–40	21:00	31:50
41–45	21:30	32:30
46–50	22:00	33:30
51+	22:30	36:00

At 4,500 feet or higher, units use separate altitude tables (Table 2-6 for the run, 2-8 for the row). For a male Marine aged 21–25 the altitude run starts at 19:30 for 100 points and ends at 29:10.

Fine print

Times between two table rows

The order lists set times; real times rarely land exactly on them.

The order says the row time is rounded to the nearest whole second and the plank is timed to the nearest second. It does not spell out how a run time such as 18:05 is scored when the table only lists 18:00 and 18:10.

This site takes the cautious reading: a run, row or CFT time between two listed times gets the points of the slower listed time. Your unit may record the same result one point higher, never lower, so treat any in-between result as a floor.

Example

Worked example: male, age 22

18 pull-ups, a 2:30 plank and a 20:40 run, scored straight from the tables.

Sample PFT score — male, age 22 (21–25 group)
Event	Result	Points
Pull-ups	18 reps	83
Plank	2:30	70
3-mile run	20:40	83
Total		236 (1st Class)

The plank line shows the in-between rule at work: 2:30 is not printed, so it earns the points for 2:28, the longest listed time reached.

Avoid these

Common scoring mistakes

Most wrong estimates come from the wrong table, not bad arithmetic.

Using the wrong age group. Your age on test day picks the column. Turning 26 the week before the PFT moves you from 21–25 to 26–30.

Treating push-ups like pull-ups. Push-ups max out at 70 points, so a perfect push-up test still leaves 30 points on the table.

Ignoring event minimums. A high total does not save a missed minimum. Score below the floor on one event and the test is a fail.

Forgetting the 2026 combat arms rule. Since 1 January 2026, Marines in combat arms MOSs are scored on the male tables and need 210 points, not 150 (MARADMIN 613/25).

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Help

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this guide — not duplicated from the calculator or standards pages.

Is there a formula for PFT scoring?
No. MCO 6100.13A prints a points table for each event, and the steps between rows are not perfectly even. Any formula is only an estimate of those tables.
How is the plank scored?
With one table for all ages and both sexes (Table 2-4). A 1:10 hold earns 40 points and 3:45 earns 100. You get the points for the longest listed time you actually held.
How is the 3-mile run scored?
From Table 2-5, which lists points in 10-second steps for each age group and sex. Men up to age 40 need 18:00 for 100 points; women up to age 40 need 21:00.
Do partial pull-up reps count?
No. Only complete pull-ups with proper form count on test day, and the tables score whole reps only.
Why do push-ups score fewer points?
The push-up table stops at 70 points while pull-ups go to 100, so the best possible PFT total with push-ups is 270.
Does the row use the same table as the run?
No. The 5,000-meter row has its own table (Table 2-7) in 5-second steps, with different times for each age group and sex.
What if I miss the minimum on one event?
The whole PFT is a fail, regardless of your total. Every event has its own minimum in the tables.
Are the tables the same for Reserve Marines?
Yes. MCO 6100.13A applies to the Marine Corps Total Force, active and Reserve.

Wrap-up

Conclusion

PFT scoring is three table lookups added together: one for your upper-body event, one for the plank and one for your run or row. Knowing where the big point jumps sit in your column tells you which event to train first.

Put your current numbers into the PFT Calculator, then change one event at a time until you reach your target class.