A bar examination is an examination administered by the bar association of a jurisdiction that a lawyer must pass in order to be admitted to the bar of that jurisdiction. Generally, earning a degree from a law school is a prerequisite for taking the bar exam.
In 2022, the average pass rate of bar exam is 80.72%. A total of 29,619 law school graduates have taken and 24,481 passed the bar exam.
The following table lists the top 25 law schools having the highest bar exam pass rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
| Rank | School | Bar Exam Pass Rate | Exam Taker | Exam Passer | Acceptance Rate | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | Enrollment |
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University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI | 100.00% | 4 | 4 | 36.15% | $51,855 | 164 | 801 |
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| 2 |
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA | 98.91% | 460 | 455 | 6.90% | $71,734 | 174 | 1,907 |
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| 2 |
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT | 98.91% | 183 | 181 | 4.12% | $71,425 | 174 | 734 |
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| 4 |
University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN | 98.90% | 182 | 180 | 27.57% | $56,946 | 166 | 716 |
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| 5 |
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA | 98.35% | 303 | 298 | 9.66% | $71,500 | 171 | 936 |
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| 6 |
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA | 98.22% | 168 | 165 | 6.28% | $68,997 | 172 | 613 |
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New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 98.00% | 450 | 441 | 14.52% | $76,290 | 172 | 2,430 |
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| 8 |
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL | 97.86% | 187 | 183 | 11.91% | $73,185 | 172 | 669 |
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| 9 |
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC | 97.46% | 197 | 192 | 14.45% | $72,632 | 170 | 848 |
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| 10 |
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC | 97.06% | 170 | 165 | 15.46% | $44,704 | 164 | 589 |
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Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA | 96.92% | 162 | 157 | 30.09% | $55,285 | 164 | 687 |
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| 12 |
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA | 96.67% | 301 | 291 | 13.66% | $67,781 | 169 | 1,235 |
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| 13 |
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA | 96.55% | 290 | 280 | 15.43% | $64,426 | 170 | 1,184 |
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| 14 |
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 96.36% | 412 | 397 | 11.42% | $78,278 | 174 | 1,520 |
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| 15 |
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 96.03% | 227 | 218 | 13.91% | $72,212 | 171 | 1,181 |
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Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY | 95.72% | 187 | 179 | 15.41% | $74,184 | 171 | 737 |
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| 17 |
University of Missouri School of LawPublicColumbia, MO | 95.71% | 70 | 67 | 51.73% | $30,243 | 159 | 368 |
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J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT | 95.55% | 45 | 43 | 39.92% | $14,636 | 167 | 393 |
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| 19 |
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 95.30% | 234 | 223 | 9.39% | $73,008 | 171 | 1,023 |
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| 20 |
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA | 95.27% | 148 | 141 | 27.07% | $42,406 | 164 | 791 |
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| 21 |
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX | 95.05% | 283 | 269 | 15.24% | $54,096 | 169 | 1,015 |
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| 22 |
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH | 95.00% | 100 | 95 | 46.60% | $56,884 | 160 | 667 |
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Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC | 94.62% | 130 | 123 | 31.27% | $52,028 | 163 | 676 |
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Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC | 94.61% | 631 | 597 | 12.88% | $71,996 | 171 | 2,712 |
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Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA | 94.50% | 218 | 206 | 18.33% | $62,534 | 169 | 1,061 |
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