Bar Exam Pass Rate
The 2025 (calendar year) bar exam pass rate at David A. Clarke School of Law is 65.57% - 48 applied and 40 passed for 2025 graduates. Compared to other law schools, David A. Clarke School of Law's pass rate is slightly lower than the average rate of 80%.
Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law's pass rate is lower than the average rate of 82%.
| Bar Exam Pass Rate |
| David A. Clarke School of Law | 65.57% |
| All Law Schools | 80.35% |
| Public | 81.22% |
| Private | 79.66% |
|---|
| District of Columbia Law Schools | 81.66% |
| Public | 65.57% |
| Private | 84.88% |
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 David A. Clarke School of Law.
| Total Graduates | Not Take Exam | Prior/Early Exam Takers | Total Exam Takers | Exam Passers | Pass Rate |
| 2021 | 44 |
17 |
13 |
40 |
13 |
32.50% |
|---|
| 2022 | 66 |
12 |
11 |
65 |
22 |
33.85% |
|---|
| 2023 | 49 |
7 |
10 |
48 |
23 |
47.92% |
|---|
| 2024 | 49 |
7 |
10 |
48 |
23 |
47.92% |
|---|
| 2025 | 69 |
19 |
12 |
61 |
40 |
65.57% |