U.S. Law School Bar Exam Pass Rates Over Time

Law School Bar Exam Results by Institution Control 2022-2026
Year	Takers	Passers	Pass Rate
2022	29,491	11,163	18,328	24,421	9,458	14,963	82.81%	84.73%	81.64%
2023	34,111 15.67%	13,177 18.04%	20,934 14.22%	27,451 12.41%	10,717 13.31%	16,734 11.84%	80.48% -2.33pts	81.33% -3.40pts	79.94% -1.70pts
2024	33,556 -1.63%	12,938 -1.81%	20,618 -1.51%	26,191 -4.59%	10,183 -4.98%	16,008 -4.34%	78.05% -2.43pts	78.71% -2.62pts	77.64% -2.30pts
2025	33,520 -0.11%	12,748 -1.47%	20,772 0.75%	26,573 1.46%	10,149 -0.33%	16,424 2.60%	79.28% 1.23pts	79.61% 0.90pts	79.07% 1.43pts
2026	37,375 11.50%	14,309 12.25%	23,066 11.04%	30,949 16.47%	11,880 17.06%	19,069 16.10%	82.81% 3.53pts	83.02% 3.41pts	82.67% 3.60pts

Bar Exam Pass Rates For All Law Schools (2022-2026)

This table shows each institution's bar exam pass rates and total number of first-time takers for every year from 2022 to 2026. Pass rates are displayed above and total first-time takers below in each table cell.

Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rates for All ABA-accredited Law schools (2022-2026)
School	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	5 Years Avg.
University of Akron School of Law	72.80% 125	68.11% 138	73.87% 111	72.50% 120	72.09% 129	71.87 125
The University of Alabama School of Law	93.60% 125	89.29% 112	91.27% 126	91.30% 115	91.39% 151	91.37 126
Albany Law School	85.00% 120	84.71% 170	70.81% 161	82.05% 156	74.27% 206	79.37 163
Washington College of Law	81.88% 309	79.86% 427	73.02% 315	74.85% 326	81.28% 374	78.18 350
Appalachian School of Law	41.18% 51	33.96% 53	51.22% 41	61.22% 49	63.16% 38	50.15 46
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law	84.55% 220	87.33% 284	84.50% 258	86.55% 238	87.54% 289	86.09 258
James E. Rogers College of Law	72.09% 86	79.13% 115	72.06% 136	78.45% 116	72.17% 115	74.78 114
University of Arkansas School of Law	83.84% 99	79.44% 107	81.91% 94	81.75% 126	80.00% 120	81.39 109
William H. Bowen School of Law	89.66% 87	74.05% 131	70.29% 138	75.40% 126	73.53% 136	76.59 124
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School	60.00% 90	66.67% 69	65.45% 55	64.94% 77	68.42% 76	65.10 73
Ave Maria School of Law	67.16% 67	62.96% 54	66.22% 74	67.74% 93	65.88% 85	65.99 75
University of Baltimore School of Law	73.48% 132	68.14% 204	60.47% 172	64.68% 201	70.71% 198	67.50 181
Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law	58.68% 167	62.36% 178	49.40% 166	52.76% 163	68.62% 239	58.36 183
Baylor Law School	87.25% 149	88.14% 175	91.97% 137	91.61% 143	94.92% 197	90.78 160
Belmont University College of Law	82.48% 97	88.54% 96	87.07% 116	93.58% 109	95.00% 120	89.33 108
Boston College Law School	93.67% 237	94.06% 219	91.77% 243	95.88% 243	93.82% 340	93.84 256
Boston University School of Law	94.50% 218	93.53% 278	91.86% 221	87.70% 244	92.28% 298	91.97 252
J. Reuben Clark Law School	95.55% 45	96.15% 104	93.16% 117	95.41% 109	90.44% 136	94.14 102
Brooklyn Law School	81.70% 306	79.01% 343	76.44% 348	78.82% 373	84.48% 393	80.09 353
California Western School of Law	65.33% 199	64.17% 187	53.49% 215	48.35% 182	62.91% 213	58.85 199
Berkeley School of Law	96.67% 301	94.95% 337	93.35% 346	88.24% 323	91.16% 396	92.87 341
Davis School of Law	88.15% 135	79.79% 198	81.78% 214	82.66% 173	88.94% 235	84.26 191
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco	85.02% 267	81.72% 290	70.92% 306	72.14% 323	83.84% 359	78.73 309
Irvine School of Law	86.36% 132	88.72% 204	84.40% 141	86.86% 137	85.53% 159	86.37 155
Los Angeles School of Law	96.55% 290	93.84% 341	92.47% 332	88.82% 322	94.23% 364	93.18 330
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law	92.06% 126	82.25% 169	75.51% 147	81.88% 138	85.37% 164	83.41 149
Capital University Law School	85.57% 97	77.59% 116	72.99% 137	77.44% 133	72.22% 144	77.16 125
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law	90.83% 327	81.15% 313	83.45% 284	83.86% 316	88.47% 321	85.55 312
Case Western Reserve University School of Law	95.00% 100	78.91% 147	86.84% 114	71.30% 108	81.99% 161	82.81 126
Columbus School of Law	88.60% 79	73.69% 114	78.15% 119	84.47% 103	83.08% 130	81.60 109
Chapman University School of Law	80.69% 145	78.32% 143	74.29% 140	80.00% 140	74.13% 143	77.49 142
Charleston School of Law	52.63% 190	59.42% 207	63.86% 166	65.63% 160	74.07% 216	63.12 188
University of Chicago Law School	97.86% 187	97.76% 223	94.26% 209	97.10% 207	97.42% 194	96.88 204
Chicago-Kent College of Law	73.94% 211	74.65% 213	78.05% 205	84.08% 201	79.02% 205	77.95 207
University of Cincinnati College of Law	84.61% 91	84.69% 111	79.31% 116	87.93% 116	85.59% 118	84.43 110
City University of New York School of Law	65.94% 138	73.44% 192	74.56% 169	55.88% 204	65.67% 201	67.10 181
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	80.44% 92	79.53% 127	77.95% 127	66.38% 116	75.45% 110	75.95 114
University of Colorado Boulder School of Law	91.39% 151	84.88% 172	84.38% 160	81.14% 175	90.42% 167	86.44 165
Columbia Law School	96.36% 412	96.52% 460	93.70% 397	95.47% 419	95.85% 506	95.58 439
University of Connecticut School of Law	85.13% 121	77.60% 125	85.38% 130	80.95% 147	84.00% 150	82.61 135
Cornell Law School	95.72% 187	92.23% 193	90.31% 196	94.86% 175	96.41% 195	93.91 189
Creighton University School of Law	81.32% 91	65.34% 101	69.16% 107	65.31% 98	72.60% 146	70.75 109
University of Dayton School of Law	88.24% 68	70.49% 61	75.58% 86	86.49% 111	87.96% 108	81.75 87
Sturm College of Law	79.13% 206	79.48% 234	78.22% 225	81.71% 257	84.89% 225	80.69 229
DePaul University College of Law	75.24% 210	68.15% 179	68.39% 174	75.00% 140	76.02% 171	72.56 175
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	77.06% 109	70.64% 109	78.26% 92	59.23% 130	70.83% 144	71.20 117
David A. Clarke School of Law	64.18% 67	32.50% 40	33.85% 65	47.92% 48	65.57% 61	48.80 56
Drake University Law School	84.79% 92	79.41% 102	88.35% 103	90.63% 96	85.71% 105	85.78 100
Drexel University School of Law	84.03% 119	78.31% 166	71.88% 160	76.76% 142	85.00% 140	79.20 145
Duke University School of Law	97.46% 197	97.21% 251	94.39% 214	94.44% 234	97.48% 278	96.20 235
Duquesne Kline School of Law	80.80% 125	84.32% 153	82.64% 121	83.33% 132	88.74% 151	83.97 136
Elon University School of Law	67.96% 103	78.15% 119	51.20% 125	59.35% 123	76.81% 138	66.69 122
Emory University School of Law	90.54% 222	90.33% 269	88.21% 229	86.22% 254	88.36% 292	88.73 253
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law	62.74% 51	72.00% 50	65.91% 44	66.67% 39	71.43% 70	67.75 51
Florida A&M University College of Law	60.97% 164	56.25% 144	53.57% 140	40.20% 102	75.38% 65	57.27 123
Florida International University College of Law	89.17% 120	86.72% 143	80.25% 162	86.49% 148	88.34% 163	86.19 147
Florida State University College of Law	84.36% 179	74.16% 209	77.21% 215	82.97% 182	87.22% 180	81.18 193
Levin College of Law	84.12% 296	82.66% 271	76.78% 211	81.94% 216	88.55% 262	82.81 251
Fordham University School of Law	90.02% 381	93.74% 399	90.65% 385	87.78% 409	92.98% 456	91.03 406
George Mason University School of Law	95.27% 148	90.62% 160	87.41% 135	87.43% 167	85.96% 235	89.34 169
The George Washington University Law School	93.00% 386	93.46% 489	86.05% 509	86.09% 489	90.22% 511	89.76 477
Georgetown University Law Center	94.61% 631	93.23% 679	91.63% 681	90.51% 664	93.05% 633	92.61 658
Georgia State University College of Law	88.34% 180	83.90% 174	79.04% 167	78.53% 177	89.95% 189	83.95 177
University of Georgia School of Law	94.32% 176	93.75% 192	89.06% 192	91.57% 166	90.37% 187	91.81 183
Golden Gate University-San Francisco School of Law	44.07% 118	35.07% 154	—	—	—	39.57 136
Gonzaga University School of Law	83.72% 43	82.02% 139	71.43% 119	69.34% 137	79.74% 153	77.25 118
Harvard Law School	98.91% 460	99.44% 540	98.46% 586	96.10% 564	97.86% 608	98.15 552
William S. Richardson School of Law	78.12% 64	72.07% 111	72.12% 104	69.14% 81	76.92% 91	73.67 90
Hofstra University School of Law	75.66% 230	72.76% 268	69.41% 255	76.34% 262	78.91% 275	74.62 258
University of Houston Law Center	86.06% 208	85.78% 211	83.90% 205	86.01% 243	88.63% 255	86.08 224
Howard University School of Law	69.61% 102	62.96% 135	65.41% 133	74.22% 128	76.77% 155	69.79 131
University of Idaho College of Law	81.40% 86	66.92% 133	63.06% 157	74.76% 103	68.38% 117	70.90 119
University of Illinois College of Law	89.71% 136	84.43% 122	90.48% 126	72.48% 149	93.56% 202	86.13 147
Maurer School of Law	90.71% 140	89.61% 154	82.46% 171	81.48% 162	87.37% 190	86.33 163
Robert H. McKinney School of Law	77.16% 232	77.68% 224	73.87% 222	76.00% 175	73.87% 222	75.72 215
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law	35.00% 120	33.68% 95	49.54% 109	45.45% 143	48.18% 137	42.37 121
University of Iowa College of Law	93.60% 125	84.09% 132	84.72% 144	88.24% 153	90.96% 166	88.32 144
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	71.56% 218	64.39% 278	52.27% 264	59.19% 272	60.14% 296	61.51 266
University of Kansas School of Law	91.00% 100	95.92% 98	85.44% 103	91.86% 86	92.17% 115	91.28 100
University of Kentucky College of Law	91.01% 89	81.89% 127	82.89% 76	74.19% 124	83.09% 136	82.61 110
Lewis & Clark Law School	75.00% 64	80.50% 159	78.61% 173	77.58% 165	85.03% 187	79.34 150
Liberty University School of Law	—	—	76.81% 69	82.14% 84	84.82% 112	81.26 88
Duncan School of Law	76.39% 72	50.67% 75	62.20% 82	60.87% 92	63.73% 102	62.77 85
Paul M. Hebert Law Center	87.50% 32	82.21% 163	83.87% 155	92.00% 150	84.92% 179	86.10 136
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law	89.00% 100	82.18% 101	65.59% 93	74.77% 107	75.61% 123	77.43 105
Loyola Law School	88.16% 321	87.94% 290	79.94% 324	78.76% 306	84.19% 329	83.80 314
Loyola University Chicago School of Law	88.78% 214	81.73% 207	79.09% 220	83.56% 225	80.00% 345	82.63 242
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law	46.67% 45	80.12% 161	71.43% 147	66.30% 184	68.98% 187	66.70 145
University of Maine School of Law	84.62% 65	67.47% 83	76.32% 76	88.16% 76	84.42% 77	80.20 75
Marquette University Law School	50.00% 6	50.00% 2	100.00% 1	—	50.00% 2	62.50 3
University of Maryland School of Law	86.54% 156	82.67% 202	80.42% 190	74.87% 199	82.10% 229	81.32 195
McGeorge School of Law	75.00% 128	78.53% 177	57.52% 113	67.07% 167	70.55% 146	69.73 146
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law	79.16% 72	76.58% 111	65.05% 103	76.09% 92	73.40% 94	74.06 94
Mercer Law School	80.70% 114	78.26% 115	77.59% 116	76.47% 119	84.00% 100	79.40 113
University of Miami School of Law	71.33% 293	81.76% 285	69.84% 378	75.58% 385	81.28% 406	75.96 349
Michigan State University College of Law	79.13% 206	73.02% 189	77.46% 173	72.78% 180	78.34% 217	76.15 193
University of Michigan Law School	93.65% 315	97.18% 354	95.48% 310	97.27% 293	95.57% 316	95.83 318
University of Minnesota Law School	98.90% 182	95.67% 208	93.48% 230	89.55% 201	94.09% 237	94.34 212
Mississippi College School of Law	66.66% 96	69.57% 92	65.38% 104	75.25% 101	63.41% 123	68.05 103
University of Mississippi School of Law	83.34% 90	69.80% 149	64.89% 131	73.72% 156	73.17% 164	72.98 138
University of Missouri School of Law	95.71% 70	82.95% 88	90.80% 87	86.87% 99	83.33% 132	87.93 95
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law	84.29% 121	74.78% 115	78.63% 117	77.21% 136	84.13% 126	79.81 123
Mitchell Hamline School of Law	66.19% 278	59.55% 309	71.60% 324	72.31% 307	70.98% 379	68.13 319
University of Montana School of Law	92.18% 64	83.34% 66	83.10% 71	85.94% 64	82.05% 78	85.32 69
University of Nebraska - Lincoln College of Law	90.99% 111	79.65% 113	85.83% 127	76.00% 125	90.54% 148	84.60 125
William S. Boyd School of Law	74.78% 115	73.86% 152	72.54% 142	76.80% 125	77.16% 162	75.03 139
New England School of Law	78.10% 137	76.55% 145	74.46% 231	71.53% 295	79.18% 269	75.96 215
University of New Hampshire School of Law	93.44% 61	84.52% 84	86.90% 84	69.29% 140	79.49% 156	82.73 105
University of New Mexico School of Law	85.85% 106	80.55% 108	81.08% 74	81.91% 94	85.71% 112	83.02 99
New York Law School	78.79% 297	74.33% 300	72.51% 342	70.71% 297	81.90% 337	75.65 315
New York University School of Law	98.00% 450	98.70% 463	94.90% 471	96.58% 438	96.72% 519	96.98 468
North Carolina Central University School of Law	79.31% 87	67.71% 96	42.86% 126	56.59% 129	55.94% 143	60.48 116
University of North Carolina School of Law	97.06% 170	89.25% 186	93.75% 176	92.00% 175	92.27% 207	92.87 183
University of North Dakota School of Law	85.71% 56	69.23% 52	63.01% 73	60.71% 56	68.35% 79	69.40 63
Northeastern University School of Law	84.45% 180	87.30% 189	89.44% 180	86.22% 196	87.39% 222	86.96 193
Northern Illinois University College of Law	81.58% 76	63.07% 65	58.59% 99	59.55% 89	57.14% 91	63.99 84
Salmon P. Chase College of Law	83.84% 99	76.92% 78	69.91% 113	81.61% 87	73.85% 130	77.23 101
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law	96.03% 227	95.05% 283	92.89% 253	91.60% 262	91.80% 256	93.47 256
Notre Dame Law School	89.01% 182	91.67% 192	92.72% 206	91.46% 164	92.15% 191	91.40 187
Shepard Broad Law Center	64.49% 169	62.16% 185	55.42% 166	63.92% 158	67.37% 190	62.67 174
Claude W. Pettit College of Law	65.91% 44	70.73% 41	73.17% 41	50.94% 53	68.42% 57	65.83 47
Michael E. Moritz College of Law	92.18% 192	93.71% 175	89.89% 178	90.66% 182	91.95% 174	91.68 180
Oklahoma City University School of Law	76.07% 117	69.69% 132	57.34% 143	59.38% 160	75.20% 125	67.54 135
University of Oklahoma College of Law	93.28% 119	91.72% 169	85.19% 162	87.88% 165	88.77% 187	89.37 160
University of Oregon School of Law	82.93% 41	88.19% 127	81.16% 138	76.67% 150	85.06% 154	82.80 122
Pace University School of Law	69.46% 167	73.43% 207	62.89% 194	65.15% 241	68.55% 248	67.90 211
Penn State Dickinson Law	91.67% 60	81.16% 69	88.31% 77	77.46% 71	87.04% 216	85.13 99
Penn State Law	82.11% 95	89.74% 117	86.29% 124	86.79% 106	—	86.23 111
University of Pennsylvania Law School	95.30% 234	96.46% 254	93.77% 257	96.25% 240	96.70% 303	95.70 258
Pepperdine University School of Law	78.57% 140	86.87% 137	79.50% 161	83.33% 156	86.77% 189	83.01 157
University of Pittsburgh Law School	84.33% 134	77.23% 123	76.47% 119	84.55% 110	86.33% 139	81.78 125
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	32.58% 89	29.52% 105	35.29% 102	62.32% 69	54.90% 102	42.92 93
University of Puerto Rico School of Law	42.18% 147	44.74% 114	66.94% 124	51.43% 140	58.27% 127	52.71 130
Quinnipiac University School of Law	72.32% 112	70.70% 99	64.41% 118	66.09% 115	73.68% 114	69.44 112
Regent University School of Law	90.62% 64	76.81% 69	92.59% 81	83.51% 97	88.18% 110	86.34 84
University of Richmond School of Law	92.08% 101	84.80% 125	76.98% 126	79.59% 147	80.13% 151	82.72 130
Roger Williams University School of Law	69.44% 108	60.98% 164	47.41% 135	57.89% 171	57.06% 177	58.56 151
Rutgers Law School - Camden campus	74.61% 323	67.10% 380	68.73% 355	67.01% 391	72.81% 434	70.05 377
Saint Louis University School of Law	88.51% 148	85.37% 164	72.83% 184	86.74% 181	83.98% 181	83.49 172
Cumberland School of Law	79.85% 134	71.43% 126	83.69% 141	78.36% 134	78.81% 151	78.43 137
University of San Diego School of Law	85.97% 221	81.78% 225	76.33% 245	78.76% 226	84.80% 250	81.53 233
University of San Francisco School of Law	77.78% 99	65.83% 120	58.06% 124	67.37% 95	74.56% 114	68.72 110
Santa Clara University School of Law	70.27% 185	69.44% 216	64.06% 217	61.79% 212	74.77% 214	68.07 209
Seattle University School of Law	76.92% 65	75.82% 182	76.44% 191	74.55% 165	78.74% 207	76.49 162
Seton Hall University School of Law	81.64% 158	89.60% 202	85.71% 196	82.23% 242	87.21% 305	85.28 221
University of South Carolina School of Law	83.33% 186	82.00% 200	76.88% 199	81.60% 212	83.25% 209	81.41 201
University of South Dakota School of Law	75.51% 49	72.58% 62	72.15% 79	67.27% 55	72.60% 73	72.02 64
South Texas College of Law	79.03% 248	71.38% 289	77.82% 284	80.34% 290	91.13% 293	79.94 281
Gould School of Law	92.13% 178	95.16% 186	89.00% 209	82.42% 182	94.01% 217	90.54 194
Southern Illinois University School of Law	58.33% 84	59.42% 69	53.42% 73	65.67% 67	59.49% 79	59.27 74
Dedman School of Law	85.18% 189	86.96% 230	85.28% 265	84.93% 219	90.20% 245	86.51 230
Southern University Law Center	41.66% 12	62.81% 121	57.94% 107	52.94% 85	60.33% 121	55.14 89
Southwestern Law School	82.59% 201	76.11% 226	60.14% 296	63.98% 261	64.93% 288	69.55 254
St. John's University School of Law	90.72% 237	92.18% 230	85.53% 235	87.10% 248	87.74% 261	88.65 242
St. Mary's University School of Law	70.41% 196	71.17% 215	71.63% 215	73.47% 196	65.84% 243	70.50 213
St. Thomas University School of Law	63.46% 156	50.00% 158	60.44% 182	58.42% 202	80.89% 246	62.64 189
University of St. Thomas School of Law	77.52% 129	80.14% 141	86.81% 144	78.71% 155	74.70% 166	79.58 147
Stanford Law School	98.22% 168	97.08% 171	94.41% 179	96.70% 182	96.50% 200	96.58 180
Stetson University College of Law	73.86% 241	76.19% 252	64.80% 250	76.68% 283	77.03% 283	73.71 262
Suffolk University Law School	78.85% 260	77.14% 315	71.10% 301	79.33% 329	79.37% 383	77.16 318
Syracuse University College of Law	81.48% 135	83.13% 160	70.11% 174	74.59% 181	82.90% 193	78.44 169
Beasley School of Law	87.56% 193	81.58% 228	83.06% 242	85.15% 202	90.28% 216	85.53 216
University of Tennessee College of Law	89.52% 105	88.50% 113	88.39% 112	83.65% 104	91.94% 124	88.40 112
Texas A&M University School of Law	92.13% 127	92.98% 171	89.41% 170	92.99% 157	95.98% 174	92.70 160
University of Texas School of Law	95.05% 283	94.45% 397	90.39% 281	94.01% 284	95.86% 411	93.95 331
Thurgood Marshall School of Law	51.74% 172	53.45% 174	46.95% 164	63.45% 145	72.36% 199	57.59 171
Texas Tech University School of Law	93.81% 113	88.96% 145	79.51% 122	92.14% 140	86.30% 146	88.14 133
University of Toledo College of Law	82.50% 80	77.47% 71	65.96% 94	69.89% 93	72.27% 119	73.62 91
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center	70.73% 123	62.90% 124	59.74% 154	55.35% 159	61.69% 154	62.08 143
Tulane University School of Law	79.37% 126	78.85% 208	74.70% 166	79.61% 206	77.73% 211	78.05 183
University of Tulsa College of Law	77.11% 83	73.63% 91	71.43% 98	70.87% 103	78.99% 119	74.41 99
University at Buffalo Law School	78.99% 138	73.13% 134	75.19% 129	81.05% 153	85.71% 154	78.81 142
University of Massachusetts School of Law	61.82% 55	64.00% 75	54.55% 88	59.43% 106	58.33% 108	59.63 86
UNT Dallas College of Law	58.89% 90	68.27% 104	60.75% 107	68.54% 89	72.53% 91	65.80 96
S.J. Quinney College of Law	93.75% 16	92.94% 85	94.17% 103	93.98% 83	94.74% 95	93.92 76
Vanderbilt University Law School	92.55% 161	95.15% 206	92.05% 176	96.97% 198	94.51% 164	94.25 181
Vermont Law School	65.98% 97	59.03% 144	53.57% 140	63.48% 115	64.93% 134	61.40 126
Villanova University School of Law	86.81% 144	88.24% 187	80.90% 178	91.81% 171	91.26% 206	87.80 177
University of Virginia School of Law	98.35% 303	94.82% 328	95.65% 322	96.50% 286	94.98% 299	96.06 308
Wake Forest University School of Law	94.62% 130	94.27% 157	89.84% 187	92.39% 92	88.24% 153	91.87 144
Washburn University School of Law	81.82% 99	71.72% 99	76.92% 104	84.04% 94	71.11% 90	77.12 97
Washington and Lee University School of Law	92.59% 135	86.72% 128	91.15% 113	83.33% 108	89.36% 141	88.63 125
Washington University School of Law	94.12% 221	91.63% 239	92.34% 222	91.52% 224	93.57% 280	92.64 237
University of Washington School of Law	83.33% 24	92.21% 155	89.40% 151	93.21% 162	91.72% 169	89.97 132
Wayne State University Law School	87.95% 141	83.47% 121	84.07% 113	66.67% 105	86.05% 129	81.64 122
West Virginia University College of Law	82.22% 90	64.15% 106	59.18% 98	69.39% 98	78.30% 106	70.65 100
Cooley Law School	45.92% 294	37.91% 393	36.00% 250	37.25% 204	51.54% 130	41.72 254
Western New England University School of Law	63.02% 73	55.07% 69	67.16% 67	68.60% 86	77.23% 101	66.22 79
Western State College of Law	51.69% 89	54.54% 88	46.67% 45	58.49% 53	63.64% 77	55.01 70
Widener Law Commonwealth	69.66% 89	56.18% 89	47.87% 94	53.75% 80	54.00% 100	56.29 90
Willamette University College of Law	91.31% 23	68.48% 92	72.22% 90	53.76% 93	66.67% 90	70.49 78
Marshall-Wythe School of Law	96.92% 162	93.82% 178	93.90% 213	92.96% 213	83.63% 171	92.25 187
University of Wisconsin Law School	100.00% 4	90.00% 10	75.00% 8	100.00% 7	80.00% 5	89.00 7
University of Wyoming College of Law	72.41% 58	70.84% 72	61.43% 70	80.88% 68	78.21% 78	72.75 69
Yale Law School	98.91% 183	98.14% 215	95.77% 213	96.79% 218	96.50% 200	97.22 206
Jacksonville University College of Law	—	—	—	—	—	—
Widener Law Delaware	67.82% 115	54.95% 202	51.65% 182	63.78% 185	66.30% 181	60.90 173
Wilmington University School of Law	—	—	—	—	—	—

Law School Bar Exam Pass Rates

At a glance: Law School Bar Exam Results 2022-2026

Analysis of Bar Exam Pass Rate Trends

Bar Exam Pass Rates For All Law Schools (2022-2026)

Year	Takers			Passers			Pass Rate
Year	Total	Public	Private	Total	Public	Private	Total	Public	Private
2022	29,491	11,163	18,328	24,421	9,458	14,963	82.81%	84.73%	81.64%
2023	34,111 15.67%	13,177 18.04%	20,934 14.22%	27,451 12.41%	10,717 13.31%	16,734 11.84%	80.48% -2.33pts	81.33% -3.40pts	79.94% -1.70pts
2024	33,556 -1.63%	12,938 -1.81%	20,618 -1.51%	26,191 -4.59%	10,183 -4.98%	16,008 -4.34%	78.05% -2.43pts	78.71% -2.62pts	77.64% -2.30pts
2025	33,520 -0.11%	12,748 -1.47%	20,772 0.75%	26,573 1.46%	10,149 -0.33%	16,424 2.60%	79.28% 1.23pts	79.61% 0.90pts	79.07% 1.43pts
2026	37,375 11.50%	14,309 12.25%	23,066 11.04%	30,949 16.47%	11,880 17.06%	19,069 16.10%	82.81% 3.53pts	83.02% 3.41pts	82.67% 3.60pts