Law School Transparency
2015 State of Legal Education

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You are viewing Bar Passage success for ABA-approved law schools grouped by Bar Passage Rates in 2013

We put all schools on the following chart by plotting bar pass rates in 2013 against Bar Passage Rates in 2013.

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The composite bar passage rate is the number ABA-approved law schools report to the ABA for accreditation purposes.

Grouped by Bar Passage Rates in 2013 Average 2013 Composite
Bar Pass Rate
Bar Pass Rate ≥ 85%
94 schools		 90.7%
Bar Pass Rate 75% - 84.9%
69 schools		 80.8%
Bar Pass Rate 60% - 74.9%
28 schools		 68.5%
Bar Pass Rate < 60%
6 schools		 53.4%

Read this chart across each row. For example, the 94 schools with Bar Pass Rate ≥ 85% had an average bar passage rate of 90.7% in 2013.

School 2013 Composite Bar Passage Rate
Cardozo-Yeshiva University 85%
Washburn University 85.3%
University of New Mexico 85.4%
University of Denver 85.7%
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville 85.7%
Ohio Northern University 85.7%
University of California - Berkeley 85.7%
University of Southern California 86%
Brigham Young University 86.1%
University of Montana 86.1%
University of Nebraska 86.3%
Capital University 86.6%
Texas A&M 86.7%
Case Western Reserve University 86.7%
DePaul University 86.8%
Mercer University 86.8%
Texas Tech University 86.9%
University of Tulsa 87%
University of Florida 87.2%
Northern Illinois University 87.4%
University of Maine 87.5%
St. John's University 87.6%
University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis 87.7%
Seton Hall University 87.8%
Arizona State University 87.9%
University of Memphis 88%
South Texas College of Law Houston 88.1%
University of Notre Dame 88.1%
University of Oklahoma 88.1%
University of Houston 88.2%
Northeastern University 88.3%
Villanova University 88.3%
Florida State University 88.4%
Washington University in St Louis 88.5%
University of California - Los Angeles 88.6%
Loyola University Chicago 88.6%
William Mitchell College of Law 88.8%
Southern Illinois University 88.8%
New England School of Law 89.2%
Penn State University 89.2%
University of Colorado 89.2%
Stetson University 89.3%
University of Kansas 89.5%
William and Mary 89.5%
University of Cincinnati 89.6%
Southern Methodist University 89.6%
University of Iowa 89.8%
Georgetown University 89.9%
University of Utah 90%
Temple University 90%
University of Kentucky 90.2%
Fordham University 90.6%
George Washington University 90.6%
University of Mississippi 90.8%
Gonzaga University 90.8%
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 91.1%
Northwestern University 91.3%
Indiana University - Bloomington 91.4%
St. Louis University 91.5%
University of Missouri - Kansas City 91.7%
Stanford University 91.9%
Faulkner University 91.9%
Brooklyn Law School 92.7%
University of Virginia 92.8%
Chicago-Kent College of Law 93%
George Mason University 93.1%
University of Missouri - Columbia 93.3%
University of Minnesota 93.5%
University of Washington 93.5%
University of Michigan 93.6%
University of Tennessee 94.3%
Boston College 94.4%
Cornell University 94.4%
Georgia State University 94.4%
Ohio State University 94.7%
Boston University 94.7%
University of Illinois 94.7%
Drake University 94.7%
University of Chicago 94.8%
University of Georgia 94.8%
Emory University 94.9%
University of Texas 95.1%
Duke University 95.4%
University of Pennsylvania 95.6%
Vanderbilt University 95.6%
New York University 96.2%
Yale University 96.2%
Columbia University 96.3%
Harvard University 96.4%
University of Alabama 96.4%
Baylor University 97%
University of South Dakota 97.8%
Marquette University 100%
University of Wisconsin 100%
University of San Francisco 75.1%
University of Nevada - Las Vegas 75.4%
Regent University 75.6%
Charleston School of Law 75.6%
Catholic University of America 75.7%
Valparaiso University 76%
Chapman University 76.4%
University of San Diego 76.5%
Michigan State University 76.6%
West Virginia University 76.9%
Vermont Law School 77%
University of Dayton 77.4%
Mississippi College 77.6%
Western State University 77.6%
University of Idaho 77.9%
Wayne State University 78.4%
Oklahoma City University 79%
CUNY 79.2%
American University 79.2%
Pace University 79.3%
Barry University 79.3%
Albany Law School 79.8%
University of California - Irvine 80%
Wake Forest University 80.1%
University of Louisville 80.2%
Drexel University 80.2%
Roger Williams University 80.3%
University of Arizona 80.5%
Willamette University 80.6%
University of Wyoming 80.6%
University of Oregon 80.7%
University of Pittsburgh 80.9%
Pepperdine University 80.9%
Widener University - Delaware 81%
University of Toledo 81.2%
University of Richmond 81.2%
Lewis and Clark College 81.2%
St. Mary's University 81.5%
University of Miami 81.6%
Nova Southeastern University 81.6%
Suffolk University 81.9%
Northern Kentucky University 82%
Creighton University 82%
Quinnipiac University 82.2%
Duquesne University 82.2%
Seattle University 82.2%
Washington and Lee University 82.3%
University of North Carolina 82.4%
Campbell University 82.4%
Indiana University - Indianapolis 82.5%
New York Law School 82.5%
Hofstra University 82.6%
University of Hawaii 82.6%
University of California - Davis 82.9%
SUNY Buffalo 83%
Widener University - Pennsylvania 83.3%
University of Maryland 83.5%
University of Connecticut 83.7%
Hamline University 83.8%
Rutgers State University - Camden 83.8%
University of Akron 83.8%
Syracuse University 84.7%
University of South Carolina 84.7%
Loyola Marymount University 84.7%
Florida International University 84.8%
University of New Hampshire 84.8%
Samford University 84.9%
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law 84.9%
University of Baltimore 84.9%
University of Detroit Mercy 61.1%
Charlotte School of Law 61.7%
Ave Maria School of Law 62.6%
Western New England University School of Law 64.1%
Howard University 64.3%
Loyola University New Orleans 64.9%
Elon Law School 65.5%
North Carolina Central University 65.6%
Whittier Law School 65.7%
Touro College 66.4%
Texas Southern University 66.8%
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta 67.1%
University of the Pacific 67.7%
Appalachian School of Law 68.3%
Florida Coastal School of Law 68.4%
Arizona Summit Law School 69.1%
Liberty University 70.1%
Rutgers State University - Newark 70.4%
University of Arkansas - Little Rock 70.6%
St. Thomas University - Florida 71.4%
California Western School of Law 71.4%
Santa Clara University 72%
Florida A&M University 73.1%
Louisiana State University 73.4%
Southwestern Law School 73.5%
University of North Dakota 73.6%
Tulane University 73.9%
University of California - Hastings 74.6%
Southern University Law Center 46.6%
Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School 51.5%
University of The District of Columbia 54.7%
Thomas Jefferson School of Law 55.2%
Golden Gate University 55.7%
University of La Verne 56.4%