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, a total of 29,619 law school graduates have taken and 24,481 passed the bar exam. The average bar pass rate is 80.72%.
The following table lists the top 25 law schools having the most bar exam passers. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.
| Rank | School | Exam Passer | Exam Taker | Bar Exam Pass Rate | Acceptance Rate | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | Enrollment |
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Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC | 597 | 631 | 94.61% | 12.88% | $71,996 | 171 | 2,712 |
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| 2 |
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA | 455 | 460 | 98.91% | 6.90% | $71,734 | 174 | 1,907 |
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| 3 |
New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 441 | 450 | 98.00% | 14.52% | $76,290 | 172 | 2,430 |
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| 4 |
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 397 | 412 | 96.36% | 11.42% | $78,278 | 174 | 1,520 |
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| 5 |
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC | 359 | 386 | 93.00% | 21.57% | $67,380 | 167 | 1,898 |
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| 6 |
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 343 | 381 | 90.02% | 17.69% | $66,750 | 166 | 1,754 |
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University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA | 298 | 303 | 98.35% | 9.66% | $71,500 | 171 | 936 |
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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 297 | 327 | 90.83% | 30.84% | $68,462 | 164 | 996 |
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University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI | 295 | 315 | 93.65% | 10.65% | $69,808 | 171 | 1,012 |
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| 10 |
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA | 291 | 301 | 96.67% | 13.66% | $67,781 | 169 | 1,235 |
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Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA | 283 | 321 | 88.16% | 29.36% | $63,412 | 161 | 1,162 |
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| 12 |
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA | 280 | 290 | 96.55% | 15.43% | $64,426 | 170 | 1,184 |
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| 13 |
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX | 269 | 283 | 95.05% | 15.24% | $54,096 | 169 | 1,015 |
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| 14 |
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC | 253 | 308 | 82.14% | 27.94% | $60,994 | 161 | 1,460 |
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Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY | 250 | 306 | 81.70% | 39.63% | $68,321 | 159 | 1,184 |
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Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL | 249 | 296 | 84.12% | 17.43% | $38,040 | 167 | 805 |
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Rutgers Law School - Camden campusPublicCamden, NJ | 241 | 323 | 74.61% | 41.63% | $44,596 | 157 | 1,541 |
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New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 234 | 297 | 78.79% | 48.53% | $60,866 | 155 | 1,134 |
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| 19 |
Hastings College of the LawPublicSan Francisco, CA | 227 | 267 | 85.02% | 28.04% | $52,454 | 160 | 1,124 |
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University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 223 | 234 | 95.30% | 9.39% | $73,008 | 171 | 1,023 |
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Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA | 222 | 237 | 93.67% | 23.49% | $63,355 | 165 | 871 |
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| 22 |
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL | 218 | 227 | 96.03% | 13.91% | $72,212 | 171 | 1,181 |
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St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY | 215 | 237 | 90.72% | 35.63% | $68,992 | 162 | 827 |
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University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL | 209 | 293 | 71.33% | 30.07% | $59,562 | 160 | 1,385 |
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Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO | 208 | 221 | 94.12% | 15.88% | $65,204 | 170 | 1,511 |
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