Free printable exam map
See every 2026 Illinois broker exam weight on three pages
This free outline turns the current PSI broker blueprint into a clean study map. No email gate, no hidden answer key, and no outdated scaled-score claim.
Last updated: August 1, 2026
The resource first
Direct answer: The Illinois broker exam has a 100-question national portion with a 70 percent passing score and 150-minute limit, plus a 40-question Illinois portion with a 75 percent passing score and 90-minute limit. The downloadable PDF maps all 11 national weights and all four Illinois weights, converts the percentages into practical scored-question counts, and gives a sample study allocation. PSI may add 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions that still consume time. The June 24, 2026 PSI bulletin is the controlling primary source.
National portion
100 scored questions, 70% to pass
Illinois portion
40 scored questions, 75% to pass
Largest national area
Contracts at 19%
Largest Illinois area
License Act at 40%
What the PDF contains
Page one gives the exam summary and experimental-question warning. Page two ranks the national content areas from Contracts at 19 percent through Property Management at 3 percent. Page three breaks the Illinois portion into the License Act at 40 percent, additional Illinois laws at 25 percent, disclosures at 25 percent, and licensing requirements at 10 percent.
The national estimated counts are direct percentage-to-100 conversions. The Illinois counts use the broker column in PSI's official state table: 16, 10, 10, and 4 scored questions. These are blueprint allocations, not a promise about the sequence or wording on one examination form.
How to turn weights into a study plan
Use the weights as the starting budget, then adjust with evidence. A learner with 10 Illinois-study hours can begin with four hours for the License Act, two and a half for additional laws, two and a half for disclosures, and one for licensing requirements. Practice results should move later time toward repeated weaknesses.
Do not study only the largest category. A smaller area can still decide a close score, and the exam mixes rules inside scenarios. Tag each missed question by topic and by cause: missing rule, confused distinction, rushed reading, math setup, or timing.
- Start with Contracts, Agency, and Practice of Real Estate on the national side.
- Study the Illinois License Act and disclosures as applied decisions, not isolated definitions.
- Retest with unseen questions after correcting notes.
- Use the current PSI bulletin if the outline or format changes.
Why this is not a leaked-question outline
The resource summarizes PSI's published content blueprint. It does not reproduce secure exam questions or claim that a topic list predicts exact wording. A sound outline tells you what competence to build while preserving examination integrity.
Passing a familiar practice set is not the same as mastering the blueprint. Explain rules in your own words, solve new examples, and practice selecting the best answer when several choices sound partly correct.
Quick questions
How many questions are on the Illinois broker exam?
The current summary lists 100 scored national questions and 40 scored Illinois questions, plus a possible 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions.
What score is needed to pass?
The current passing scores are 70 percent on the national broker portion and 75 percent on the Illinois portion.
What is the biggest national topic?
Contracts is the largest national broker content area at 19 percent.
What is the biggest Illinois topic?
The Illinois Real Estate License Act area is 40 percent, or 16 of the 40 scored broker questions in the official table.
Is the PDF free?
Yes. It downloads directly without an email address or account.
Primary sources and review status
Checked through August 1, 2026. The downloadable resource also displays its source and review date. The current official source controls if a rule, outline, or procedure changes.