10 Year Summary of Bar Exam Pass Rates Between 2009 and 2018
These numbers show the pass rates of the state bar exams for overall and first-time takers. View more detailed information about bar exams in your state here.
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Jurisdiction
Bar Passage Type
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 Alabama
Overall
65%
67%
65%
64%
64%
62%
54%
53%
52%
46% Alabama
First-Time
77%
78%
77%
76%
78%
79%
71%
70%
70%
70% Alaska
Overall
58%
71%
59%
67%
66%
66%
62%
61%
53%
59% Alaska
First-Time
72%
81%
71%
78%
80%
78%
76%
71%
62%
70% Arizona
Overall
73%
73%
70%
75%
73%
67%
57%
51%
50%
53% Arizona
First-Time
80%
81%
76%
80%
78%
73%
66%
63%
64%
69% Arkansas
Overall
67%
65%
71%
68%
65%
63%
65%
57%
63%
53% Arkansas
First-Time
74%
72%
84%
76%
76%
76%
77%
69%
77%
70% California
Overall
49%
49%
51%
51%
51%
47%
44%
40%
44%
36% California
First-Time
66%
65%
67%
65%
65%
60%
57%
54%
58%
52% Colorado
Overall
74%
74%
79%
77%
76%
74%
69%
69%
69%
64% Colorado
First-Time
85%
83%
86%
84%
82%
78%
76%
76%
75%
73% Connecticut
Overall
75%
71%
71%
73%
73%
75%
72%
67%
64%
49% Connecticut
First-Time
83%
81%
82%
82%
81%
86%
82%
77%
76%
63% Delaware
Overall
63%
66%
67%
63%
72%
63%
66%
66%
69%
60% Delaware
First-Time
71%
72%
73%
69%
78%
69%
73%
69%
76%
68% District of Columbia
Overall
49%
41%
48%
51%
47%
40%
42%
57%
64%
62% District of Columbia
First-Time
65%
60%
69%
68%
61%
57%
55%
68%
70%
67% Florida
Overall
68%
69%
72%
71%
70%
65%
59%
54%
55%
51% Florida
First-Time
78%
78%
80%
79%
78%
72%
68%
66%
68%
65% Georgia
Overall
76%
75%
76%
75%
76%
71%
64%
62%
58%
53% Georgia
First-Time
86%
84%
85%
84%
85%
80%
76%
71%
72%
70% Hawaii
Overall
76%
68%
75%
68%
73%
67%
66%
71%
68%
68% Hawaii
First-Time
86%
77%
83%
75%
81%
74%
76%
79%
76%
80% Idaho
Overall
81%
78%
79%
80%
79%
68%
69%
72%
74%
67% Idaho
First-Time
86%
83%
85%
86%
83%
73%
72%
79%
79%
75% Illinois
Overall
84%
84%
83%
81%
82%
79%
74%
69%
69%
66% Illinois
First-Time
91%
89%
89%
87%
88%
85%
80%
77%
79%
76% Indiana
Overall
75%
75%
74%
72%
74%
69%
71%
61%
61%
60% Indiana
First-Time
83%
81%
83%
79%
83%
79%
79%
70%
73%
73% Iowa
Overall
88%
87%
84%
88%
88%
83%
82%
68%
78%
74% Iowa
First-Time
93%
91%
90%
92%
93%
84%
89%
74%
86%
84% Kansas
Overall
82%
84%
86%
84%
85%
82%
78%
72%
75%
66% Kansas
First-Time
86%
90%
89%
89%
89%
86%
82%
77%
82%
75% Kentucky
Overall
77%
77%
80%
76%
75%
76%
71%
70%
61%
63% Kentucky
First-Time
86%
82%
86%
82%
81%
81%
76%
74%
69%
74% Louisiana
Overall
69%
61%
66%
59%
50%
62%
63%
65%
68%
66% Louisiana
First-Time
72%
65%
70%
63%
58%
69%
68%
72%
77%
75% Maine
Overall
77%
88%
68%
68%
76%
71%
61%
68%
63%
55% Maine
First-Time
82%
89%
73%
73%
81%
76%
69%
76%
74%
66% Maryland
Overall
69%
71%
74%
71%
73%
69%
58%
60%
55%
51% Maryland
First-Time
78%
80%
81%
78%
80%
76%
65%
70%
66%
65% Massachusetts
Overall
79%
81%
80%
77%
78%
73%
68%
65%
64%
62% Massachusetts
First-Time
87%
88%
87%
83%
85%
81%
77%
76%
77%
76% Michigan
Overall
81%
80%
76%
58%
62%
64%
61%
65%
64%
63% Michigan
First-Time
89%
85%
82%
64%
69%
72%
72%
75%
75%
74% Minnesota
Overall
85%
86%
88%
85%
85%
79%
73%
71%
68%
69% Minnesota
First-Time
90%
92%
93%
91%
90%
84%
81%
79%
80%
78% Mississippi
Overall
78%
76%
73%
73%
77%
79%
75%
69%
52%
48% Mississippi
First-Time
85%
80%
81%
81%
85%
87%
84%
75%
64%
62% Missouri
Overall
87%
86%
89%
89%
87%
84%
83%
78%
79%
72% Missouri
First-Time
91%
90%
93%
92%
90%
87%
87%
83%
86%
82% Montana
Overall
87%
89%
90%
91%
85%
65%
66%
74%
77%
74% Montana
First-Time
89%
93%
91%
93%
89%
70%
70%
80%
83%
72% Nebraska
Overall
78%
81%
78%
73%
74%
70%
76%
77%
74%
70% Nebraska
First-Time
88%
90%
83%
83%
77%
77%
82%
83%
82%
78% Nevada
Overall
60%
59%
65%
64%
61%
57%
60%
52%
59%
54% Nevada
First-Time
73%
73%
76%
73%
73%
68%
71%
60%
71%
68% New Hampshire
Overall
84%
80%
78%
82%
71%
81%
67%
68%
68%
46% New Hampshire
First-Time
85%
82%
81%
84%
75%
86%
70%
72%
75%
56% New Jersey
Overall
77%
76%
77%
71%
75%
71%
65%
58%
58%
54% New Jersey
First-Time
84%
82%
84%
78%
79%
76%
71%
67%
70%
70% New Mexico
Overall
84%
81%
82%
84%
83%
83%
75%
66%
77%
68% New Mexico
First-Time
91%
88%
88%
89%
91%
88%
82%
73%
86%
73% New York
Overall
65%
65%
64%
61%
64%
60%
56%
57%
61%
56% New York
First-Time
77%
76%
76%
74%
76%
73%
68%
71%
76%
71% North Carolina
Overall
67%
68%
70%
65%
59%
60%
53%
52%
52%
47% North Carolina
First-Time
77%
78%
80%
75%
69%
69%
65%
62%
65%
65% North Dakota
Overall
80%
78%
83%
78%
72%
63%
64%
58%
54%
58% North Dakota
First-Time
87%
84%
85%
81%
80%
65%
80%
73%
71%
75% Ohio
Overall
76%
78%
79%
76%
79%
73%
71%
67%
65%
65% Ohio
First-Time
86%
86%
86%
84%
86%
81%
78%
75%
75%
77% Oklahoma
Overall
80%
82%
83%
80%
81%
76%
68%
68%
81%
72% Oklahoma
First-Time
87%
89%
88%
84%
86%
84%
75%
77%
87%
80% Oregon
Overall
69%
68%
68%
72%
73%
65%
61%
58%
75%
70% Oregon
First-Time
77%
75%
78%
81%
80%
73%
68%
64%
82%
76% Pennsylvania
Overall
76%
74%
77%
73%
73%
71%
66%
66%
68%
66% Pennsylvania
First-Time
86%
83%
85%
82%
81%
81%
77%
75%
80%
77% Rhode Island
Overall
74%
74%
69%
78%
71%
73%
63%
58%
58%
54% Rhode Island
First-Time
78%
79%
74%
83%
76%
77%
69%
65%
65%
63% South Carolina
Overall
72%
73%
73%
67%
75%
68%
69%
63%
65%
60% South Carolina
First-Time
78%
80%
77%
73%
79%
73%
73%
71%
72%
72% South Dakota
Overall
83%
94%
94%
83%
87%
72%
56%
50%
58%
56% South Dakota
First-Time
90%
99%
94%
86%
91%
75%
70%
55%
68%
78% Tennessee
Overall
68%
70%
69%
68%
73%
66%
61%
59%
60%
56% Tennessee
First-Time
77%
79%
77%
73%
82%
72%
72%
72%
74%
74% Texas
Overall
78%
76%
80%
75%
80%
70%
65%
66%
65%
59% Texas
First-Time
85%
83%
86%
82%
85%
77%
71%
75%
75%
71% Utah
Overall
83%
82%
84%
77%
82%
80%
76%
71%
76%
74% Utah
First-Time
89%
89%
88%
82%
87%
87%
79%
78%
83%
84% Vermont
Overall
61%
76%
68%
65%
76%
67%
50%
65%
59%
68% Vermont
First-Time
68%
87%
71%
69%
83%
75%
57%
68%
69%
77% Virginia
Overall
69%
70%
72%
69%
71%
66%
68%
68%
66%
66% Virginia
First-Time
76%
77%
79%
77%
77%
72%
74%
75%
76%
76% Washington
Overall
67%
71%
66%
64%
76%
76%
73%
67%
68%
63% Washington
First-Time
69%
70%
67%
66%
82%
80%
79%
74%
74%
73% West Virginia
Overall
73%
65%
74%
72%
68%
73%
68%
63%
65%
60% West Virginia
First-Time
81%
75%
83%
82%
76%
82%
78%
73%
75%
69% Wisconsin
Overall
89%
90%
84%
83%
83%
74%
68%
61%
69%
63% Wisconsin
First-Time
93%
92%
88%
86%
88%
81%
77%
70%
77%
71% Wyoming
Overall
75%
71%
62%
53%
81%
72%
74%
70%
63%
69% Wyoming
First-Time
79%
75%
62%
60%
84%
78%
77%
72%
73%
75% Guam
Overall
52%
80%
67%
57%
63%
68%
50%
58%
72%
50% Guam
First-Time
60%
90%
81%
60%
64%
77%
56%
83%
85%
50% N. Mariana Islands
Overall
100%
63%
83%
100%
92%
88%
100%
100%
67%
83% N. Mariana Islands
First-Time
100%
57%
100%
100%
92%
88%
100%
100%
67%
80% Palau
Overall
17%
57%
25%
30%
63%
18%
8%
10%
44% Palau
First-Time
17%
67%
38%
67%
15%
20%
25%
40% Puerto Rico
Overall
41%
42%
44%
36%
40%
39%
34%
36%
35%
36% Puerto Rico
First-Time
48%
50%
50%
45%
45%
45%
38%
39%
40%
38% Virgin Islands
Overall
65%
71%
49%
64%
61%
73%
74%
58%
50%
68% Virgin Islands
First-Time
70%
77%
52%
70%
70%
77%
76%
57%
52%
77% Averages for All Jurisdictions
Overall
68%
68%
69%
67%
68%
64%
59%
58%
59%
54% Averages for All Jurisdictions
First-Time
79%
79%
79%
77%
78%
74%
70%
69%
72%
69%
(Source: https://thebarexaminer.org/statistics/2018-statistics/ten-year-summary-of-bar-passage-rates-overall-and-first-time-2009-2018/)