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

Law school bar exam pass rates (2022-2026): Bar exam takers changed from 29,491 to 37,375. Pass rates stay at 82.81%.

By institution control, public schools had 14,309 takers with a 83.02% pass rate compared with 23,066 takers and 82.67% pass rate at private schools.

Over the 5-year period, bar exam takers increased by 26.73%. Public schools saw takers rise by 28.18%, while private schools experienced a 25.85% increase.

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

Bar Exam Takers: 29,491 → 37,375 (26.73%)
Public Schools: 11,163 → 14,309 (28.18%)
Private Schools: 18,328 → 23,066 (25.85%)
Bar Exam Passers: 24,421 → 30,949 (26.73%)
Public Schools: 9,458 → 11,880 (25.61%)
Private Schools: 14,963 → 19,069 (27.44%)
Pass Rate: 82.81% → 82.81% (-)
Public Schools: 84.73% → 83.02% (-1.71 pts)
Private Schools: 81.64% → 82.67% (1.03 pts)

Analysis of Bar Exam Pass Rate Trends

Recent Year Snapshot: In 2026, there were 37,375 bar exam takers with 30,949 passers, resulting in a 82.81% pass rate.
Pass Rate Trends: Overall pass rate remained stable at 82.81%. Public schools changed from 84.73% to 83.02% and private schools from 81.64% to 82.67%. Overall pass rate remained stable.
Taker Trends: Total bar exam takers moved from 29,491 to 37,375. Public school takers changed from 11,163 to 14,309 and private school takers from 18,328 to 23,066.
Passer Trends: Total passers moved from 24,421 to 30,949. Public school passers changed from 9,458 to 11,880 and private school passers from 14,963 to 19,069.

Law School Bar Exam Results by Institution Control 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

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

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