Bar Exam Pass Rate

In almost all states and territories, the bar exam is one of several requirements for admission to the bar. Earning a law school degree is a requirement for taking the bar exam and most law school graduate takes the bar. In 2025, over the all ABA accredited law schools,

A total of 300,853 took the bar exam in first time out of 318,220 law school graduates. The number includes 1,425 early exam takers and 29,724 graduates from prior year.
46,085 graduates did not take the bar examination including 7,285 graduates whose information is not available.
238,972 bar exam takers passed the exam.
The average bar exam pass rate is 77.20%.

The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with bar examination takers and pass rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Bar Exam Pass Rate
School	Total Graduates	No Takers	Early Takers Prior-Graduate	First Time Exam Takers	Passers	Pass Rate
University of Akron School of LawPublicAkron, OH	138	54	45	129	93	72.09%
The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL	153	9	7	151	138	91.39%
Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY	197	37	60	206	153	74.27%
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC	380	37	35	374	304	81.28%
Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, VA	39	5	4	38	24	63.16%
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawPublicPhoenix, AZ	287	31	37	289	253	87.54%
James E. Rogers College of LawPublicTucson, AZ	116	12	27	115	83	72.17%
University of Arkansas School of LawPublicFayetteville, AR	124	11	7	120	96	80.00%
William H. Bowen School of LawPublicLittle Rock, AR	138	10	8	136	100	73.53%
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA	84	17	9	76	52	68.42%
Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL	87	13	11	85	56	65.88%
University of Baltimore School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD	206	34	26	198	140	70.71%
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL	261	85	65	239	164	68.62%
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX	194	14	20	197	187	94.92%
Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN	115	1	6	120	114	95.00%
Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA	341	8	7	340	319	93.82%
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	297	12	16	298	275	92.28%
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT	145	14	5	136	123	90.44%
Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY	402	16	8	393	332	84.48%
California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA	209	55	59	213	134	62.91%
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA	411	22	7	396	361	91.16%
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA	242	12	6	235	209	88.94%
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoPublicSan Francisco, CA	363	26	23	359	301	83.84%
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA	161	8	6	159	136	85.53%
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA	372	12	4	364	343	94.23%
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC	157	14	23	164	140	85.37%
Capital University Law SchoolPrivateColumbus, OH	151	11	4	144	104	72.22%
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	308	6	28	321	284	88.47%
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH	155	10	16	161	132	81.99%
Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC	126	3	9	130	108	83.08%
Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA	144	1	-	143	106	74.13%
Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC	234	52	37	216	160	74.07%
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL	199	10	5	194	189	97.42%
Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL	226	33	12	205	162	79.02%
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH	127	10	1	118	101	85.59%
City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY	213	24	18	201	132	65.67%
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH	104	13	19	110	83	75.45%
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO	171	13	9	167	151	90.42%
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY	521	20	20	506	485	95.85%
University of Connecticut School of LawPublicHartford, CT	150	10	19	150	126	84.00%
Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY	196	5	25	195	188	96.41%
Creighton University School of LawPrivateOmaha, NE	146	15	15	146	106	72.60%
University of Dayton School of LawPrivateDayton, OH	108	5	5	108	95	87.96%
Sturm College of LawPrivateDenver, CO	242	52	35	225	191	84.89%
DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL	172	11	10	171	130	76.02%
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawPrivateDetroit, MI	201	79	22	144	102	70.83%
David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC	69	19	12	61	40	65.57%
Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA	102	12	15	105	90	85.71%
Drexel University School of LawPrivatePhiladelphia, PA	140	10	10	140	119	85.00%
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC	279	6	8	278	271	97.48%
Duquesne Kline School of LawPrivatePittsburgh, PA	157	8	2	151	134	88.74%
Elon University School of LawPrivateGreensboro, NC	135	135	138	138	106	76.81%
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA	290	25	28	292	258	88.36%
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL	81	13	2	70	50	71.43%
Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL	109	44	-	65	49	75.38%
Florida International University College of LawPublicMiami, FL	174	35	24	163	144	88.34%
Florida State University College of LawPublicTallahassee, FL	173	22	29	180	157	87.22%
Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL	257	27	32	262	232	88.55%
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	455	15	34	456	424	92.98%
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA	234	11	23	235	202	85.96%
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC	551	53	15	511	461	90.22%
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC	663	39	11	633	589	93.05%
Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA	217	45	17	189	170	89.95%
University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA	189	10	8	187	169	90.37%
Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA	160	16	9	153	122	79.74%
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA	620	45	36	608	595	97.86%
William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI	107	29	13	91	70	76.92%
Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY	278	12	18	275	217	78.91%
University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX	258	10	16	255	226	88.63%
Howard University School of LawPrivateWashington, DC	153	6	8	155	119	76.77%
University of Idaho College of LawPublicMoscow, ID	113	12	16	117	80	68.38%
University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL	206	6	2	202	189	93.56%
Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN	202	21	12	190	166	87.37%
Robert H. McKinney School of LawPublicIndianapolis, IN	209	18	41	222	164	73.87%
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivateSan Juan, PR	168	92	61	137	66	48.18%
University of Iowa College of LawPublicIowa City, IA	176	27	19	166	151	90.96%
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL	292	66	70	296	178	60.14%
University of Kansas School of LawPublicLawrence, KS	116	5	4	115	106	92.17%
University of Kentucky College of LawPublicLexington, KY	133	8	11	136	113	83.09%
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolPrivatePortland, OR	194	16	15	187	159	85.03%
Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA	111	5	6	112	95	84.82%
Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN	108	21	15	102	65	63.73%
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA	212	36	6	179	152	84.92%
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawPublicLouisville, LA	129	15	9	123	93	75.61%
Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA	333	30	26	329	277	84.19%
Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL	351	14	8	345	276	80.00%
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA	180	16	25	187	129	68.98%
University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME	82	11	6	77	65	84.42%
Marquette University Law SchoolPrivateMilwaukee, WI	202	-	1	2	1	50.00%
University of Maryland School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD	243	32	18	229	188	82.10%
McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA	148	23	21	146	103	70.55%
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN	102	20	12	94	69	73.40%
Mercer Law SchoolPrivateMacon, GA	103	3	-	100	84	84.00%
University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL	397	48	57	406	330	81.28%
Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI	223	21	15	217	170	78.34%
University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI	324	15	7	316	302	95.57%
University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN	228	5	14	237	223	94.09%
Mississippi College School of LawPrivateJackson, MS	124	12	11	123	78	63.41%
University of Mississippi School of LawPublicUniversity, MS	181	34	17	164	120	73.17%
University of Missouri School of LawPublicColumbia, MO	130	6	10	132	110	83.33%
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawPublicKansas City, MO	116	21	31	126	106	84.13%
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivateSt. Paul, MN	390	77	68	379	269	70.98%
University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT	80	11	9	78	64	82.05%
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE	155	12	6	148	134	90.54%
William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV	167	25	20	162	125	77.16%
New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	307	38	-	269	213	79.18%
University of New Hampshire School of LawPublicConcord, NH	206	53	22	156	124	79.49%
University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM	102	10	20	112	96	85.71%
New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY	345	15	21	337	276	81.90%
New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	522	10	27	519	502	96.72%
North Carolina Central University School of LawPublicDurham, NC	149	13	7	143	80	55.94%
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC	211	16	12	207	191	92.27%
University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND	70	8	17	79	54	68.35%
Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	212	10	21	222	194	87.39%
Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL	96	22	17	91	52	57.14%
Salmon P. Chase College of LawPublicHighland Heights, KY	126	13	17	130	96	73.85%
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL	270	20	6	256	235	91.80%
Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL	187	4	8	191	176	92.15%
Shepard Broad Law CenterPrivateFort Lauderdale, FL	196	18	12	190	128	67.37%
Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH	67	13	3	57	39	68.42%
Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH	176	11	9	174	160	91.95%
Oklahoma City University School of LawPrivateOklahoma City, OK	133	11	3	125	94	75.20%
University of Oklahoma College of LawPublicNorman, OK	193	9	3	187	166	88.77%
University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR	161	9	7	154	131	85.06%
Pace University School of LawPrivateWhite Plains, NY	252	18	24	248	170	68.55%
Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA	229	13	1	216	188	87.04%
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA	301	6	11	303	293	96.70%
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA	187	12	14	189	164	86.77%
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA	146	12	5	139	120	86.33%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivatePonce, PR	129	63	36	102	56	54.90%
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR	130	24	21	127	74	58.27%
Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT	105	6	15	114	84	73.68%
Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA	118	20	16	110	97	88.18%
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA	151	6	8	151	121	80.13%
Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI	174	17	26	177	101	57.06%
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusPublicCamden, NJ	471	52	16	434	316	72.81%
Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY	175	12	18	181	152	83.98%
Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL	152	7	7	151	119	78.81%
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA	250	8	8	250	212	84.80%
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA	117	10	7	114	85	74.56%
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA	200	21	35	214	160	74.77%
Seattle University School of LawPrivateSeattle, WA	229	59	37	207	163	78.74%
Seton Hall University School of LawPrivateNewark, NJ	314	19	10	305	266	87.21%
University of South Carolina School of LawPublicColumbia, SC	200	15	24	209	174	83.25%
University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD	83	16	7	73	53	72.60%
South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX	298	72	67	293	267	91.13%
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA	221	4	1	217	204	94.01%
Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL	82	14	11	79	47	59.49%
Dedman School of LawPrivateDallas, TX	246	11	14	245	221	90.20%
Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA	214	93	-	121	73	60.33%
Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA	288	26	26	288	187	64.93%
St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY	266	13	12	261	229	87.74%
St. Mary's University School of LawPrivateSan Antonio, TX	233	30	52	243	160	65.84%
St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL	247	28	27	246	199	80.89%
University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN	159	9	16	166	124	74.70%
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA	199	12	13	200	193	96.50%
Stetson University College of LawPrivateGulfport, FL	287	36	33	283	218	77.03%
Suffolk University Law SchoolPrivateBoston, MA	408	38	16	383	304	79.37%
Syracuse University College of LawPrivateSyracuse, NY	199	68	65	193	160	82.90%
Beasley School of LawPublicPhiladelphia, PA	225	17	8	216	195	90.28%
University of Tennessee College of LawPublicKnoxville, TN	128	12	9	124	114	91.94%
Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX	175	10	13	174	167	95.98%
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX	416	24	19	411	394	95.86%
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX	185	32	60	199	144	72.36%
Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX	142	2	6	146	126	86.30%
University of Toledo College of LawPublicToledo, OH	119	28	29	119	86	72.27%
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY	144	7	26	154	95	61.69%
Tulane University School of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA	218	18	12	211	164	77.73%
University of Tulsa College of LawPrivateTulsa, OK	116	30	33	119	94	78.99%
University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY	154	13	21	154	132	85.71%
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA	111	9	6	108	63	58.33%
UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX	95	8	10	91	66	72.53%
S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT	97	11	9	95	90	94.74%
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN	166	7	5	164	155	94.51%
Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT	150	28	15	134	87	64.93%
Villanova University School of LawPrivateVillanova, PA	211	12	7	206	188	91.26%
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA	294	5	10	299	284	94.98%
Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC	154	7	6	153	135	88.24%
Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS	92	28	26	90	64	71.11%
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA	143	4	2	141	126	89.36%
Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO	284	15	14	280	262	93.57%
University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA	168	15	16	169	155	91.72%
Wayne State University Law SchoolPublicDetroit, MI	127	18	22	129	111	86.05%
West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV	106	8	8	106	83	78.30%
Cooley Law SchoolPrivateLansing, MI	120	33	43	130	67	51.54%
Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA	108	14	7	101	78	77.23%
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA	86	21	12	77	49	63.64%
Widener Law CommonwealthPrivateHarrisburg, PA	97	7	13	100	54	54.00%
Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR	112	16	7	90	60	66.67%
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA	170	9	10	171	143	83.63%
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI	258	6	2	5	4	80.00%
University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY	83	11	7	78	61	78.21%
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT	214	28	16	200	193	96.50%
Jacksonville University College of LawPrivateJacksonville, FL	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1.00%
Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE	196	29	14	181	120	66.30%
Wilmington University School of LawPrivateNew Castle, DE	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1.00%

*The tuition & fees for the 2026-2027 academic year and Other admission date is for the 2025-2026.

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