Columbia Law School Bar Exam Statistics

Bar Exam Pass Rate

The 2023 bar exam pass rate at Columbia Law School is 93.72% - 397 applied and 372 passed for 2023 graduates. Compared to other law schools, Columbia Law School's pass rate is higher than the average rate of 75%.
Compared to law schools in New York, Columbia Law School's pass rate is much higher than the average rate of 77%.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Columbia Law School93.72%
All Law Schools75.49%
Public76.66%
Private74.57%
New York Law Schools77.17%
Public73.21%
Private77.74%

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 GraduatesNot Take ExamPrior/Early Exam TakersTotal Exam TakersExam PassersPass Rate
2020424 8 14 430 409 95.11%
2021427 18 10 412 397 96.36%
2022461 19 29 460 444 96.52%
2023400 19 16 397 372 93.72%