Texas Lawyer, Texas Bar Exam Pass Rate Soared in September, After July Cancellation:
The overall pass rate for the September 2020 Texas Bar Examination, which was given in-person, came in at 76.7%—higher than the last two Texas exams—with graduates of the University of Texas School of Law posting the highest first-time pass rate. That 76.7% overall pass rate for the September exam compares with 45.9% in February, and 68.5% in July 2019.
Here are the results for first-time test-takers by law school, along with each school’s U.S. News ranking:
|
Bar Pass Rate (Rank) |
School |
US News Rank TX (Overall) |
|
|
2020 |
2019 |
||
|
1 (98.3) |
2 (93.3%) |
Texas |
1 (16) |
|
2 (95.6%) |
3 (90.7%) |
Texas A&M |
5 (60) |
|
3 (94.0%) |
5 (85.3%) |
Houston |
3 (56) |
|
4 (93.4%) |
4 (88.7%) |
SMU |
3 (56) |
|
5 (92.3%) |
6 (82.8%) |
Texas Tech |
6 (111) |
|
6 (92.2%) |
1 (93.5%) |
Baylor |
2 (50) |
|
85.6% |
81.5% |
Statewide Avg. (Texas Law Schools) |
|
|
7 (84.82%) |
7 (76.4%) |
South Texas |
7 (Tier 2) |
|
84.76% |
77.0% |
Statewide Avg. (All Law Schools) |
|
|
8 (79.4%) |
8 (69.8%) |
St. Mary’s |
7 (Tier 2) |
|
9 (62.5%) |
9 (67.6%) |
North Texas |
Not Ranked |
|
10 (53.5%) |
10 (57.6%) |
Texas Southern |
7 (Tier 2) |
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