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 lowest 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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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivatePonce, PR | 32.58% | 89 | 29 | 40.79% | $16,803 | 135 | 473 |
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| 2 |
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivateSan Juan, PR | 35.00% | 120 | 42 | 47.16% | $14,510 | 142 | 710 |
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| 3 |
Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA | 41.18% | 51 | 21 | 42.21% | $41,000 | 147 | 158 |
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| 4 |
Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA | 41.66% | 12 | 5 | 53.94% | $30,034 | 146 | 715 |
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| 5 |
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR | 42.18% | 147 | 62 | 66.96% | $8,680 | 149 | 533 |
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| 6 |
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA | 44.07% | 118 | 52 | 51.55% | $52,880 | 151 | 518 |
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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolPrivateLansing, MI | 45.92% | 294 | 135 | 48.95% | $44,140 | 148 | 706 |
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| 8 |
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA | 46.67% | 45 | 21 | 58.54% | $48,638 | 153 | 583 |
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| 9 |
Marquette University Law SchoolPrivateMilwaukee, WI | 50.00% | 6 | 3 | 42.72% | $49,170 | 155 | 594 |
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| 10 |
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA | 51.69% | 89 | 46 | 46.03% | $44,580 | 150 | 226 |
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| 11 |
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX | 51.74% | 172 | 89 | 28.18% | $28,261 | 151 | 544 |
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| 12 |
Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC | 52.63% | 190 | 100 | 60.00% | $44,734 | 151 | 607 |
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| 13 |
Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE | 54.95% | 202 | 111 | 62.12% | $57,376 | 150 | 808 |
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| 14 |
Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL | 58.33% | 84 | 49 | 59.21% | $23,737 | 149 | 246 |
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| 15 |
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL | 58.68% | 167 | 98 | 57.27% | $41,050 | 149 | 728 |
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UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX | 59.34% | 90 | 53 | 36.46% | $27,730 | 151 | 380 |
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| 17 |
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA | 60.00% | 90 | 54 | 43.06% | $49,578 | 151 | 301 |
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Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL | 60.97% | 164 | 100 | 37.03% | $48,618 | 149 | 416 |
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| 19 |
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA | 61.82% | 55 | 34 | 64.47% | $39,550 | 150 | 366 |
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| 20 |
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL | 62.74% | 51 | 32 | 44.47% | $39,500 | 150 | 222 |
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| 21 |
Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA | 63.02% | 73 | 46 | 57.42% | $48,420 | 150 | 396 |
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| 22 |
St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL | 63.46% | 156 | 99 | 47.96% | $44,830 | 152 | 794 |
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| 23 |
Shepard Broad Law CenterPrivateFort Lauderdale, FL | 64.11% | 170 | 109 | 48.91% | $46,197 | 153 | 797 |
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| 24 |
David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC | 64.18% | 67 | 43 | 42.15% | $27,361 | 149 | 229 |
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University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL | 64.39% | 278 | 179 | 59.56% | $39,290 | 150 | 1,077 |
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