Columbia Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate and Statistics
Bar Exam Pass Rate
The 2025 (calendar year) bar exam pass rate at Columbia Law School is 95.85% - 412 applied and 485 passed for 2025 graduates. Compared to other law schools, Columbia Law School's pass rate is slightly higher than the average rate of 80%.
Compared to law schools in New York, Columbia Law School's pass rate is higher than the average rate of 83%.
You can check bar exam pass rate trends at Columbia Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate Trends page.
| Bar Exam Pass Rate | |
|---|---|
| Columbia Law School | 95.85% |
| All Law Schools | 80.35% |
| Public | 81.22% |
| Private | 79.66% |
| New York Law Schools | 82.89% |
| Public | 75.69% |
| Private | 83.92% |
Number of Graduates and Bar Exam Statistics
The below table shows the number of graduates, bar exam takers and passer over past 3 years at Columbia Law School.
| Total Graduates | Not Take Exam | Prior/Early Exam Takers | Total Exam Takers | Exam Passers | Pass Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 461 | 19 | 29 | 460 | 444 | 96.52% |
| 2022 | 400 | 19 | 16 | 397 | 372 | 93.72% |
| 2023 | 426 | 23 | 21 | 412 | 393 | 93.72% |
| 2024 | 426 | 23 | 21 | 412 | 393 | 95.39% |
| 2025 | 521 | 20 | 20 | 506 | 485 | 95.85% |
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