Bar Exam Pass Rate
The 2025 (calendar year) bar exam pass rate at California Western School of Law is 62.91% - 182 applied and 134 passed for 2025 graduates. Compared to other law schools, California Western School of Law's pass rate is lower than the average rate of 80%.
Compared to law schools in California, California Western School of Law's pass rate is much lower than the average rate of 81%.
| Bar Exam Pass Rate |
|---|
| California Western School of Law | 62.91% |
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| All Law Schools | 80.35% |
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| Public | 81.22% |
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| Private | 79.66% |
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| California Law Schools | 80.91% |
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| Public | 88.74% |
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| Private | 77.65% |
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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 California Western School of Law.
| Total Graduates | Not Take Exam | Prior/Early Exam Takers | Total Exam Takers | Exam Passers | Pass Rate |
|---|
| 2021 | 218 |
41 |
10 |
187 |
120 |
64.17% |
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| 2022 | 271 |
74 |
18 |
215 |
115 |
53.49% |
|---|
| 2023 | 183 |
64 |
63 |
182 |
88 |
48.35% |
|---|
| 2024 | 183 |
64 |
63 |
182 |
88 |
48.35% |
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| 2025 | 209 |
55 |
59 |
213 |
134 |
62.91% |
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