Police Fitness Test Standards Checker: Will You Pass Your Agency’s Test?

A failed fitness test ends an application just like a failed written exam — but every agency tests differently, so “am I fit enough?” has no single answer. Pick your agency’s test below, enter your age and sex and your scores, and see event by event whether you pass — and which event needs the work.

Note: There is no single national police fitness test. This checker covers five published agency tests (New York State Trooper, ATF, Pennsylvania State Police, California Highway Patrol and New Jersey). If your agency is not listed, use the closest test only as a rough guide and confirm your own agency’s published minimums with your recruiter before you test.

How to Use This Checker

Choose your agency’s test first — the events and age groups change with it. Then pick your sex and age group and type your scores: sit-ups and push-ups as a plain number, the 1.5-mile run as minutes:seconds (for example 12:30), the 300-meter run in seconds (decimals allowed, for example 68.5), and the vertical jump in inches. Hit “Check My Scores” and you get a pass/fail for every event, how far above or below the minimum you are, and your weakest event.

What the Tests Usually Include

Most agency tests are built from the same handful of events: sit-ups and push-ups — usually in one minute, though a few agencies set no time limit on push-ups — for core and upper-body endurance, a 1.5-mile run for aerobic fitness, and often a 300-meter sprint for anaerobic speed. Some add a vertical jump for explosive power. What changes between agencies is the minimum for each event — and whether the minimums move with your age and sex.

Why Standards Differ by Agency

There is no federal fitness standard for police hiring. Each agency sets minimums for its own job: a state trooper academy and a city department test different things because the jobs differ, and many set the bar by age and sex so the test measures fitness for the job rather than one fixed number. Points-based tests (FBI, DEA, Secret Service) work differently again — a strong event can make up for a weaker one — which is why this checker only covers pass-every-event tests, where the answer is unambiguous.

How to Train for the Test

Train the exact events, the way your agency counts them — a rep with bad form does not count on test day. Aim well above the minimum: nerves, weather and an unfamiliar track all cost you on test day, and several agencies test again on day one of the academy, sometimes to a higher standard. Run a full timed practice test in the official order every few weeks so you know where you stand. And check with your doctor before starting a new training program.

Standards change, so treat this page as a training guide, not a guarantee — confirm the current test with your agency or recruiter before you test, then train until every event is a comfortable pass.