Cornell Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate and Statistics
Bar Exam Pass Rate
The 2025 (calendar year) bar exam pass rate at Cornell Law School is 96.41% - 175 applied and 188 passed for 2025 graduates. Compared to other law schools, Cornell Law School's pass rate is slightly higher than the average rate of 80%.
Compared to law schools in New York, Cornell Law School's pass rate is higher than the average rate of 83%.
You can check bar exam pass rate trends at Cornell Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate Trends page.
| Bar Exam Pass Rate | |
|---|---|
| Cornell Law School | 96.41% |
| 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 Cornell Law School.
| Total Graduates | Not Take Exam | Prior/Early Exam Takers | Total Exam Takers | Exam Passers | Pass Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 192 | 8 | 9 | 193 | 178 | 92.23% |
| 2022 | 182 | 11 | 25 | 196 | 177 | 90.31% |
| 2023 | 175 | 8 | 19 | 175 | 165 | 94.29% |
| 2024 | 175 | 8 | 19 | 175 | 166 | 94.86% |
| 2025 | 196 | 5 | 25 | 195 | 188 | 96.41% |
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