Columbia Law School Bar Exam 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 School95.39%
All Law Schools77.28%
Public78.38%
Private76.41%
New York Law Schools79.52%
Public68.47%
Private81.09%

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 GraduatesNot Take ExamPrior/Early Exam TakersTotal Exam TakersExam PassersPass Rate
2020427 18 10 412 397 96.36%
2021461 19 29 460 444 96.52%
2022400 19 16 397 372 93.72%
2023426 23 21 412 393 93.72%
2024426 23 21 412 393 95.39%