California Bar Exam Pass Rates
May 23, 2005
The preliminary statistics for the California Bar Exam are now available. Among first-time test takers:
* 54.4% of all first-time takers passed
* 57.7% of applicants who attended California law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) passed
* 58.0% of applicants from ABA-approved law schools outside of California passed
*25.9% of applicants from schools accredited by the State of California but not approved by the ABA passed
*3.7% (!) of applicants who studied law at unaccredited law schools passed.
The State Bar won't publish the pass rates by law school for another four to six weeks. The July 2004 California Bar Examination pass rates by law school is available here.