Bar Exam Pass Rate

In almost all states and territories, the bar exam is one of several requirements for admission to the bar. Earning a law school degree is a requirement for taking the bar exam and most law school graduate takes the bar. In 2023, over the all ABA accredited law schools,

A total of 230,013 took the bar exam in first time out of 244,153 law school graduates. The number includes 773 early exam takers and 23,533 graduates from prior year.
37,573 graduates did not take the bar examination including 6,189 graduates whose information is not available.
181,490 bar exam takers passed the exam.
The average bar exam pass rate is 76.81%.

The following table lists all ABA accredited law schools with bar examination takers and pass rate. You can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column title.

Bar Exam Pass Rate
School	Total Graduates	No Takers	Early Takers Prior-Graduate	First Time Exam Takers	Passers	Pass Rate
University of Akron School of LawPublicAkron, OH	121	46	4	79	57	72.15%
The University of Alabama School of LawPublicTuscaloosa, AL	122	8	1	115	105	91.30%
Albany Law SchoolPrivateAlbany, NY	182	47	28	156	128	82.05%
Washington College of LawPrivateWashington, DC	321	32	37	326	244	74.85%
Appalachian School of LawPrivateGrundy, GA	50	8	7	49	30	61.22%
Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawPublicPhoenix, AZ	262	45	23	236	204	86.44%
James E. Rogers College of LawPublicTucson, AZ	116	19	36	116	91	78.45%
University of Arkansas School of LawPublicFayetteville, AR	113	6	19	126	104	82.54%
William H. Bowen School of LawPublicLittle Rock, AR	122	10	14	126	95	75.40%
Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolPrivateAtlanta, GA	83	14	8	77	50	64.94%
Ave Maria School of LawPrivateNaples, FL	75	10	28	93	63	66.22%
University of Baltimore School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD	206	33	28	201	130	64.68%
Dwayne O. Andreas School of LawPrivateOrlando, FL	196	73	42	163	86	52.76%
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX	143	19	21	143	131	91.61%
Belmont University College of LawPrivateNashville, TN	112	5	2	109	102	93.58%
Boston College Law SchoolPrivateNewton, MA	242	8	10	243	233	95.88%
Boston University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	243	12	15	244	214	87.70%
J. Reuben Clark Law SchoolPrivateProvo, UT	111	10	8	109	104	95.41%
Brooklyn Law SchoolPrivateBrooklyn, NY	376	15	17	373	294	78.82%
California Western School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA	183	64	63	182	88	48.35%
Berkeley School of LawPublicBerkeley, CA	335	17	5	323	285	88.24%
Davis School of Law PublicDavis, CA	177	9	5	173	143	82.66%
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoPublicSan Francisco, CA	343	32	15	323	233	72.14%
Irvine School of LawPublicIrvine, CA	131	5	11	137	119	86.86%
Los Angeles School of LawPublicLos Angeles, CA	320	12	14	322	286	88.82%
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of LawPrivateRaleigh, NC	161	24	4	138	113	81.88%
Capital University Law SchoolPrivateColumbus, OH	126	4	12	133	103	77.44%
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	319	16	25	316	265	83.86%
Case Western Reserve University School of LawPrivateCleveland, OH	120	17	5	107	78	72.90%
Columbus School of LawPrivateWashington, DC	109	9	3	103	87	84.47%
Chapman University School of LawPrivateOrange, CA	139	-	2	140	112	80.00%
Charleston School of LawPrivateCharleston, SC	168	40	32	160	105	65.63%
University of Chicago Law SchoolPrivateChicago, IL	212	10	6	207	201	97.10%
Chicago-Kent College of LawPrivateChicago, IL	212	43	32	201	169	84.08%
University of Cincinnati College of LawPublicCincinnati, OH	128	12	1	116	102	87.93%
City University of New York School of LawPublicLong Island City, NY	206	18	21	204	114	55.88%
Cleveland-Marshall College of LawPublicCleveland, OH	122	20	14	116	77	66.38%
University of Colorado Boulder School of LawPublicBoulder, CO	171	10	14	175	142	81.14%
Columbia Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY	426	23	21	412	393	93.72%
University of Connecticut School of LawPublicHartford, CT	157	17	9	147	119	80.95%
Cornell Law SchoolPrivateIthaca, NY	175	8	19	175	165	94.29%
Creighton University School of LawPrivateOmaha, NE	124	29	3	98	64	65.31%
University of Dayton School of LawPrivateDayton, OH	114	8	5	111	96	86.49%
Sturm College of LawPrivateDenver, CO	261	44	40	257	210	81.71%
DePaul University College of LawPrivateChicago, IL	150	21	11	140	105	75.00%
University of Detroit Mercy School of LawPrivateDetroit, MI	182	85	33	130	77	59.23%
David A. Clarke School of LawPublicWashington, DC	49	7	10	48	23	47.92%
Drake University Law SchoolPrivateDes Moines, IA	107	19	8	96	87	90.63%
Drexel University School of LawPrivatePhiladelphia, PA	152	15	6	142	109	76.76%
Duke University School of LawPrivateDurham, NC	237	7	6	234	221	94.44%
Duquesne Kline School of LawPrivatePittsburgh, PA	137	5	-	132	110	83.33%
Elon University School of LawPrivateGreensboro, NC	140	140	123	123	73	59.35%
Emory University School of LawPrivateAtlanta, GA	258	22	18	254	219	86.22%
Thomas Goode Jones School of LawPrivateMontgomery, AL	36	2	5	39	26	66.67%
Florida A&M University College of LawPublicOrlando, FL	103	35	34	102	41	40.20%
Florida International University College of LawPublicMiami, FL	162	32	18	148	128	86.49%
Florida State University College of LawPublicTallahassee, FL	203	40	19	182	151	82.97%
Levin College of LawPublicGainesville, FL	219	38	35	215	176	81.86%
Fordham University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	412	15	23	409	359	87.78%
George Mason University School of LawPublicArlington, VA	155	18	33	167	146	87.43%
The George Washington University Law SchoolPrivateWashington, DC	551	69	7	489	421	86.09%
Georgetown University Law CenterPrivateWashington, DC	682	39	24	664	601	90.51%
Georgia State University College of LawPublicAtlanta, GA	184	28	21	177	139	78.53%
University of Georgia School of LawPublicAthens, GA	169	9	6	166	139	83.73%
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA	-1	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1.00%
Gonzaga University School of LawPrivateSpokane, MA	135	16	18	137	90	65.69%
Harvard Law SchoolPrivateCambridge, MA	572	30	26	564	542	96.10%
William S. Richardson School of LawPublicHonolulu, HI	88	22	15	81	56	69.14%
Hofstra University School of LawPrivateHempstead, NY	260	7	20	262	200	76.34%
University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX	234	25	43	243	209	86.01%
Howard University School of LawPrivateWashington, DC	133	14	9	128	95	74.22%
University of Idaho College of LawPublicMoscow, ID	115	14	2	103	77	74.76%
University of Illinois College of LawPublicChampaign, IL	151	3	1	149	108	72.48%
Maurer School of LawPublicBloomington, IN	174	22	13	162	132	81.48%
Robert H. McKinney School of LawPublicIndianapolis, IN	215	50	10	175	133	76.00%
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivateSan Juan, PR	134	60	69	143	65	45.45%
University of Iowa College of LawPublicIowa City, IA	167	25	12	153	136	88.89%
University of Illinois Chicago School of LawPublicChicago, IL	298	87	61	272	161	59.19%
University of Kansas School of LawPublicLawrence, KS	93	9	2	86	79	91.86%
University of Kentucky College of LawPublicLexington, KY	132	18	10	124	92	74.19%
Lewis & Clark Law SchoolPrivatePortland, OR	178	26	19	165	128	77.58%
Liberty University School of LawPrivateLynchburg, VA	92	8	-	84	69	82.14%
Duncan School of LawPrivateKnoxville, TN	97	16	11	92	56	60.87%
Paul M. Hebert Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA	177	28	1	150	138	92.00%
Louis D. Brandeis School of LawPublicLouisville, LA	110	16	13	107	80	74.77%
Loyola Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA	318	37	25	306	241	78.76%
Loyola University Chicago School of LawPrivateChicago, IL	227	3	1	225	188	83.56%
Loyola University New Orleans College of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA	185	16	16	184	122	66.30%
University of Maine School of LawPublicPortland, ME	85	10	1	76	67	88.16%
Marquette University Law SchoolPrivateMilwaukee, WI	186	2	1	1	-	-
University of Maryland School of LawPublicBaltimore, MD	211	28	16	199	149	74.87%
McGeorge School of LawPrivateSacramento, CA	161	22	28	167	112	67.07%
Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawPublicMemphis, TN	99	19	12	92	70	76.09%
Mercer Law SchoolPrivateMacon, GA	124	5	-	119	91	76.47%
University of Miami School of LawPrivateCoral Gables, FL	398	72	58	383	288	75.20%
Michigan State University College of LawPrivateEast Lansing, MI	190	33	23	180	131	72.78%
University of Michigan Law SchoolPublicAnn Arbor, MI	309	24	8	293	285	97.27%
University of Minnesota Law SchoolPublicMinneapolis, MN	208	15	8	201	180	89.55%
Mississippi College School of LawPrivateJackson, MS	108	15	8	101	76	75.25%
University of Mississippi School of LawPublicUniversity, MS	155	27	29	156	115	73.72%
University of Missouri School of LawPublicColumbia, MO	104	9	4	99	86	86.87%
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of LawPublicKansas City, MO	155	40	21	136	105	77.21%
Mitchell Hamline School of LawPrivateSt. Paul, MN	320	69	56	307	221	71.99%
University of Montana School of LawPublicMissoula, MT	79	16	1	64	55	85.94%
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of LawPublicLincoln, NE	124	14	16	126	96	76.19%
William S. Boyd School of LawPublicLas Vegas, NV	150	50	25	125	96	76.80%
New England School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	318	44	21	295	211	71.53%
University of New Hampshire School of LawPublicConcord, NH	160	39	33	140	97	69.29%
University of New Mexico School of LawPublicAlbuquerque, NM	101	23	16	94	77	81.91%
New York Law SchoolPrivateNew York, NY	288	13	33	297	210	70.71%
New York University School of LawPrivateNew York, NY	443	16	23	438	423	96.58%
North Carolina Central University School of LawPublicDurham, NC	129	17	17	129	73	56.59%
University of North Carolina School of LawPublicChapel Hill, NC	187	14	2	175	161	92.00%
University of North Dakota School of LawPublicGrand Forks, ND	58	21	19	56	34	60.71%
Northeastern University School of LawPrivateBoston, MA	205	23	14	196	169	86.22%
Northern Illinois University College of LawPublicDeKalb, IL	95	21	15	89	53	59.55%
Salmon P. Chase College of LawPublicHighland Heights, KY	102	23	8	87	71	81.61%
Northwestern Pritzker School of LawPrivateChicago, IL	278	16	-	262	240	91.60%
Notre Dame Law SchoolPrivateNotre Dame, IL	165	7	6	164	150	91.46%
Shepard Broad Law CenterPrivateFort Lauderdale, FL	166	22	15	158	101	63.92%
Claude W. Pettit College of LawPrivateAda, OH	52	1	2	53	27	50.94%
Michael E. Moritz College of LawPublicColumbus, OH	178	8	12	182	165	90.66%
Oklahoma City University School of LawPrivateOklahoma City, OK	160	15	15	160	95	59.38%
University of Oklahoma College of LawPublicNorman, OK	168	7	4	165	145	87.88%
University of Oregon School of LawPublicEugene, OR	154	13	10	150	115	76.67%
Pace University School of LawPrivateWhite Plains, NY	248	24	34	241	157	65.15%
Penn State Dickinson LawPublicCarlisle, PA	75	4	2	71	55	77.46%
Penn State LawPublicUniversity Park, PA	113	11	4	106	92	86.79%
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolPrivatePhiladelphia, PA	251	17	6	240	231	96.25%
Pepperdine University School of LawPrivateMalibu, CA	165	20	11	156	130	83.33%
University of Pittsburgh Law SchoolPublicPittsburgh, PA	112	8	6	110	93	84.55%
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of LawPrivatePonce, PR	89	46	26	69	43	62.32%
University of Puerto Rico School of LawPublicSan Juan, PR	139	22	23	140	72	51.43%
Quinnipiac University School of LawPrivateHamden, CT	123	22	14	115	76	66.09%
Regent University School of LawPrivateVirginia Beach, VA	94	15	19	97	81	83.51%
University of Richmond School of LawPrivateUniversity of Richmond School of Law, VA	150	9	10	147	117	79.59%
Roger Williams University School of LawPrivateBristol, RI	163	17	29	171	99	57.89%
Rutgers Law School - Camden campusPublicCamden, NJ	403	47	36	391	262	67.01%
Saint Louis University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY	185	27	23	181	157	86.74%
Cumberland School of LawPrivateBirmingham, AL	138	11	7	134	105	78.36%
University of San Diego School of LawPrivateSan Diego, CA	223	8	11	226	178	78.76%
University of San Francisco School of LawPrivateSan Francisco, CA	86	10	19	95	64	67.37%
Santa Clara University School of LawPrivateSanta Clara, CA	229	42	25	212	131	61.79%
Seattle University School of LawPrivateSeattle, WA	205	46	6	165	114	69.09%
Seton Hall University School of LawPrivateNewark, NJ	241	14	15	242	199	82.23%
University of South Carolina School of LawPublicColumbia, SC	209	16	20	212	173	81.60%
University of South Dakota School of LawPublicVermillion, SD	57	6	4	55	37	67.27%
South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX	258	44	76	290	233	80.34%
Gould School of LawPrivateLos Angeles, CA	183	6	5	182	150	82.42%
Southern Illinois University School of LawPublicCarbondale, IL	80	17	4	67	44	65.67%
Dedman School of LawPrivateDallas, TX	216	12	17	218	185	84.86%
Southern University Law CenterPublicBaton Rouge, LA	226	141	-	85	45	52.94%
Southwestern Law SchoolPrivateLos Angeles, CA	255	28	34	261	167	63.98%
St. John's University School of LawPrivateQueens, NY	247	7	10	248	216	87.10%
St. Mary's University School of LawPrivateSan Antonio, TX	201	40	46	196	144	73.47%
St. Thomas University School of LawPrivateMiami Gardens, FL	221	44	25	202	118	58.42%
University of St. Thomas School of LawPrivateMinneapolis, MN	146	8	17	155	122	78.71%
Stanford Law SchoolPrivateStanford, CA	180	14	16	182	176	96.70%
Stetson University College of LawPrivateGulfport, FL	284	47	43	278	214	76.98%
Suffolk University Law SchoolPrivateBoston, MA	349	35	17	329	261	79.33%
Syracuse University College of LawPrivateSyracuse, NY	183	38	40	181	135	74.59%
Beasley School of LawPublicPhiladelphia, PA	210	16	8	202	172	85.15%
University of Tennessee College of LawPublicKnoxville, TN	114	13	3	104	87	83.65%
Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX	165	14	11	157	146	92.99%
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX	281	18	23	284	267	94.01%
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX	156	41	37	145	92	63.45%
Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX	139	10	11	139	128	92.09%
University of Toledo College of LawPublicToledo, OH	105	32	20	93	65	69.89%
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law CenterPrivateCentral Islip, NY	160	17	24	159	88	55.35%
Tulane University School of LawPrivateNew Orleans, LA	212	13	7	206	164	79.61%
University of Tulsa College of LawPrivateTulsa, OK	112	34	25	103	73	70.87%
University at Buffalo Law SchoolPublicBuffalo, NY	157	13	17	153	124	81.05%
University of Massachusetts School of LawPublicNorth Dartmouth, MA	114	13	5	106	63	59.43%
UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX	93	8	9	89	61	68.54%
S.J. Quinney College of LawPublicSalt Lake City, UT	83	8	8	83	78	93.98%
Vanderbilt University Law SchoolPrivateNashville, TN	200	8	6	198	192	96.97%
Vermont Law SchoolPrivateSouth Royalton, VT	113	15	29	115	73	63.48%
Villanova University School of LawPrivateVillanova, PA	175	12	8	171	157	91.81%
University of Virginia School of LawPublicCharlottesville, VA	289	12	9	286	276	96.50%
Wake Forest University School of LawPrivateWinston-Salem, NC	90	7	7	89	83	93.26%
Washburn University School of LawPublicTopeka, KS	100	27	21	94	79	84.04%
Washington and Lee University School of LawPrivateLexington, VA	107	2	4	108	90	83.33%
Washington University School of LawPrivateSt. Louis, MO	228	10	5	223	205	91.93%
University of Washington School of LawPublicSeattle, WA	168	20	14	162	145	89.51%
Wayne State University Law SchoolPublicDetroit, MI	110	26	21	105	70	66.67%
West Virginia University College of LawPublicMorgantown, WV	106	12	5	98	68	69.39%
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolPrivateLansing, MI	161	47	90	204	76	37.25%
Western New England University School of LawPrivateSpringfield, MA	102	20	4	86	59	68.60%
Western State College of LawPrivateIrvine, CA	56	11	8	53	31	58.49%
Widener Law CommonwealthPrivateHarrisburg, PA	82	15	14	80	43	53.75%
Willamette University College of LawPrivateSalem, OR	96	11	11	93	49	52.69%
Marshall-Wythe School of LawPublicWilliamsburg, VA	217	14	12	213	198	92.96%
University of Wisconsin Law SchoolPublicMadison, MI	235	4	1	7	7	100.00%
University of Wyoming College of LawPublicLaramie, WY	69	9	8	68	55	80.88%
Yale Law SchoolPrivateNew Haven, CT	227	23	14	218	211	96.79%
Widener Law DelawarePrivateWilmington, DE	181	21	26	185	118	63.78%

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