77.28% Average Bar Exam Pass Rate
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 2025, the average pass rate of bar exam is 77.28%. A total of 33,455 law school graduates have taken and 26,490 passed the bar exam.
University of Wisconsin Law School has the highest bar exam pass rate of 100.00% - 7 graduates passed the exam out of 7. University of Michigan Law School and University of Chicago Law School follow it with 97.27% and 97.10% respectively.
Marquette Law is excluded for the ranking, which has 100% bar exam pass rate, but only 1 student took and passed the exam.
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Top 25 Law Schools with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate
The following table compares the top 25 Law Schools with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate with important academic indicators.
The rankings include 11 public and 14 law schools are included.
The average acceptance rate of the schools is 20.82% and the yield is 36.71%. The acceptance rate of Law Schools with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate is low, compared to average rate of all law schools, 41.58%.
The average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 168 and the average GPA is 3.86 at Law Schools with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate. Their LSAT scores are very high, compared to average LSAT score of all law schools, 159.
For the Law Schools with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rate, the average 2024 tuition & fees is $41,624 state residents and $55,419 for out-of-state students in public law schools. In private law schools in the rankings, the tuition & fees is $72,196. The average financial aid amount of them is $27,012 which is 41.68% of tuition & fees.
| Rank | School | Bar Exam Pass Rate | Exam Taker | Exam Passer | Acceptance Rate | Tuition & Fees | LSAT Score | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI | 100.00% | 7 | 7 | 28.93% | $53,929 | 165 | 705 |
| 2 | University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI | 97.27% | 293 | 285 | 11.85% | $72,584 | 171 | 1,036 |
| 3 | University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL | 97.10% | 207 | 201 | 12.73% | $81,069 | 173 | 711 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN | 96.97% | 198 | 192 | 18.45% | $75,440 | 169 | 561 |
| 5 | Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT | 96.79% | 218 | 211 | 5.28% | $76,369 | 174 | 615 |
| 6 | Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA | 96.70% | 182 | 176 | 8.85% | $76,608 | 173 | 666 |
| 7 | New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY | 96.58% | 438 | 423 | 16.67% | $83,152 | 172 | 2,058 |
| 8 | University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA | 96.50% | 286 | 276 | 13.92% | $77,700 | 172 | 957 |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA | 96.25% | 240 | 231 | 9.95% | $80,592 | 172 | 1,009 |
| 10 | Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA | 96.10% | 564 | 542 | 10.97% | $78,692 | 174 | 2,003 |
| 11 | Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA | 95.88% | 243 | 233 | 13.27% | $70,115 | 167 | 647 |
| 12 | J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT | 95.41% | 109 | 104 | 27.76% | $31,056 | 168 | 359 |
| 13 | Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY | 95.39% | 412 | 393 | 11.75% | $84,820 | 173 | 1,714 |
| 14 | Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY | 94.86% | 175 | 166 | 23.11% | $81,416 | 173 | 877 |
| 15 | Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC | 94.44% | 234 | 221 | 13.88% | $78,774 | 170 | 846 |
| 16 | University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX | 94.01% | 284 | 267 | 15.60% | $56,822 | 171 | 893 |
| 17 | S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT | 93.98% | 83 | 78 | 24.76% | $45,102 | 165 | 347 |
| 18 | Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN | 93.58% | 109 | 102 | 41.44% | $56,360 | 160 | 367 |
| 19 | University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA | 93.21% | 162 | 151 | 40.50% | $56,691 | 163 | 761 |
| 20 | Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX | 92.99% | 157 | 146 | 13.48% | $48,682 | 168 | 2,043 |
| 21 | Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA | 92.96% | 213 | 198 | 32.23% | $68,576 | 164 | 534 |
| 22 | Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC | 92.39% | 92 | 85 | 26.84% | $56,274 | 166 | 655 |
| 23 | Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX | 92.14% | 140 | 129 | 33.54% | $38,932 | 158 | 441 |
| 24 | Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA | 92.00% | 150 | 138 | 49.46% | $39,105 | 156 | 638 |
| 24 | University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC | 92.00% | 175 | 161 | 15.18% | $51,486 | 167 | 544 |