Columbia Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate and Statistics
Bar Exam Pass Rate
The 2024 (calendar year) bar exam pass rate at Columbia Law School is 95.39% - 412 applied and 393 passed for 2024 graduates. Compared to other law schools, Columbia Law School's pass rate is higher than the average rate of 77%.
Compared to law schools in New York, Columbia Law School's pass rate is higher than the average rate of 80%.
| Bar Exam Pass Rate | |
|---|---|
| Columbia Law School | 95.39% |
| All Law Schools | 77.28% |
| Public | 78.38% |
| Private | 76.41% |
| New York Law Schools | 79.52% |
| Public | 68.47% |
| Private | 81.09% |
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 Graduates | Not Take Exam | Prior/Early Exam Takers | Total Exam Takers | Exam Passers | Pass Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 427 | 18 | 10 | 412 | 397 | 96.36% |
| 2021 | 461 | 19 | 29 | 460 | 444 | 96.52% |
| 2022 | 400 | 19 | 16 | 397 | 372 | 93.72% |
| 2023 | 426 | 23 | 21 | 412 | 393 | 93.72% |
| 2024 | 426 | 23 | 21 | 412 | 393 | 95.39% |
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