Following up on my previous posts:
- Summary Of Changes To The Forthcoming U.S. News Law School Rankings
- Preview Of The 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Admissions
- Preview Of The 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Employment
- Preview Of The 2024 U.S. News Law School Rankings: First-Time Bar Passage
The current 2023 methodology year does not include 2018 ultimate 2-year bar passage results. On several occasions, U.S. News has said it would likely add ultimate 2-year bar passage data to its law school rankings, but has not said whether they will include 2019 ultimate 2-year bar passage results in the forthcoming spring 2023 rankings.
Below are two 2019 ultimate 2-year bar passage rankings. The first is a simple ranking using the pass rate. The second uses Z-scores to better approximate the U.S. News methodology.
|
Law School |
Pass Rate | Pass Rate (Including Diploma Privilege) | |
| 1 | Belmont | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 1 | Marquette | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 3 | UC-Berkeley | 99.69% | 99.69% |
| 4 | Duke | 99.54% | 99.54% |
| 5 | Chicago | 99.49% | 99.49% |
| 6 | George Mason | 99.36% | 99.36% |
| 7 | Virginia | 99.30% | 99.30% |
| 8 | Baylor | 99.29% | 99.29% |
| 9 | Harvard | 99.29% | 99.29% |
| 10 | Alabama | 99.21% | 99.21% |
| 11 | Yale | 99.04% | 99.04% |
| 12 | Stanford | 98.88% | 98.88% |
| 13 | Minnesota | 98.69% | 98.69% |
| 13 | Northwestern | 98.69% | 98.69% |
| 15 | Michigan | 98.34% | 98.34% |
| 16 | Campbell | 98.13% | 98.13% |
| 17 | NYU | 98.11% | 98.11% |
| 18 | UCLA | 98.08% | 98.09% |
| 19 | Liberty | 98.04% | 98.04% |
| 20 | Penn | 97.97% | 97.97% |
| 21 | Cornell | 97.93% | 97.93% |
| 22 | Ohio Northern | 97.87% | 97.87% |
| 23 | UC-Irvine | 97.86% | 97.86% |
| 24 | Georgia State | 97.85% | 97.85% |
| 25 | Florida | 97.83% | 97.83% |
| 26 | Boston Univ. | 97.61% | 97.61% |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 97.37% | 97.37% |
| 28 | Washington Univ. | 97.30% | 97.30% |
| 29 | Texas | 97.29% | 97.29% |
| 30 | Boston College | 97.20% | 97.20% |
| 30 | Washington & Lee | 97.20% | 97.20% |
| 32 | Florida Int’l | 97.16% | 97.16% |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 97.09% | 97.09% |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 97.06% | 97.06% |
| 35 | Illinois | 96.72% | 96.72% |
| 36 | Fordham | 96.71% | 96.71% |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 96.69% | 96.69% |
| 38 | Georgia | 96.67% | 96.69% |
| 39 | Georgetown | 96.43% | 96.43% |
| 40 | New Mexico | 96.30% | 96.30% |
| 41 | Utah | 96.20% | 96.20% |
| 42 | Cardozo | 96.04% | 96.04% |
| 43 | Colorado | 95.95% | 96.05% |
| 44 | Florida State | 95.88% | 95.88% |
| 45 | William & Mary | 95.81% | 95.81% |
| 46 | Kansas | 95.74% | 95.74% |
| 47 | Montana | 95.65% | 95.65% |
| 48 | Samford | 95.59% | 95.59% |
| 49 | Columbia | 95.58% | 95.58% |
| 50 | George Washington | 95.46% | 95.46% |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 95.36% | 95.36% |
| 52 | BYU | 95.35% | 95.38% |
| 53 | Penn State-Univ. Park | 95.00% | 95.00% |
| 53 | Willamette | 95.00% | 95.00% |
| 55 | Iowa | 94.93% | 94.93% |
| 56 | USC | 94.91% | 94.93% |
| 57 | Loyola-L.A. | 94.90% | 94.90% |
| 57 | Ohio State | 94.90% | 94.90% |
| 59 | Seton Hall | 94.89% | 94.89% |
| 60 | Arizona State | 94.81% | 94.81% |
| 61 | Temple | 94.79% | 94.79% |
| 62 | North Carolina | 94.53% | 94.58% |
| 63 | Kentucky | 94.51% | 94.51% |
| 64 | Maryland | 94.44% | 94.44% |
| 65 | Lewis & Clark | 94.27% | 94.30% |
| 66 | Lincoln Memorial | 94.20% | 94.20% |
| 67 | St. John’s | 94.14% | 94.14% |
| 68 | SMU | 94.12% | 94.12% |
| 69 | Northeastern | 94.06% | 94.06% |
| 70 | Dayton | 94.05% | 94.05% |
| 71 | UC-Davis | 93.92% | 93.92% |
| 72 | CUNY | 93.87% | 93.87% |
| 73 | Pepperdine | 93.85% | 93.85% |
| 74 | Villanova | 93.84% | 93.84% |
| 75 | UC-San Francisco | 93.75% | 93.75% |
| 75 | UNLV | 93.75% | 93.75% |
| 77 | Loyola-Chicago | 93.68% | 93.68% |
| 78 | Indiana (Maurer) | 93.68% | 93.71% |
| 79 | New Hampshire | 93.65% | 93.65% |
| 80 | South Dakota | 93.62% | 93.62% |
| 81 | Missouri-Kansas City | 93.55% | 93.55% |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | 93.50% | 93.50% |
| 83 | Case Western | 93.33% | 93.33% |
| 84 | Missouri-Columbia | 93.26% | 93.26% |
| 85 | Connecticut | 93.14% | 93.14% |
| 86 | Syracuse | 93.05% | 93.05% |
| 87 | Richmond | 93.04% | 93.04% |
| 88 | St. Louis | 92.95% | 92.95% |
| 89 | Southwestern | 92.93% | 92.93% |
| 90 | Denver | 92.92% | 92.92% |
| 91 | Wayne State | 92.91% | 92.91% |
| 92 | University of Arizona | 92.79% | 92.79% |
| 93 | Brooklyn | 92.79% | 92.81% |
| 94 | New England | 92.65% | 92.65% |
| 95 | Mississippi | 92.55% | 92.55% |
| 96 | Duquesne | 92.31% | 92.31% |
| 97 | South Texas | 92.28% | 92.28% |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 92.21% | 92.21% |
| 99 | South Carolina | 92.19% | 92.19% |
| 100 | Mercer | 92.13% | 92.13% |
| 101 | Washburn | 92.08% | 92.08% |
| 102 | Houston | 91.93% | 91.93% |
| 103 | Louisiana State | 91.91% | 91.91% |
| 104 | Pace | 91.89% | 91.89% |
| 104 | Quinnipiac | 91.89% | 91.89% |
| 106 | Cleveland State | 91.76% | 91.76% |
| 107 | Tennessee | 91.67% | 91.67% |
| 107 | Toledo | 91.67% | 91.67% |
| 109 | Wyoming | 91.55% | 91.55% |
| 110 | Univ. of Washington | 91.50% | 91.82% |
| 111 | San Diego | 91.30% | 91.30% |
| 112 | Stetson | 91.27% | 91.27% |
| 113 | Oregon | 91.21% | 91.21% |
| 114 | Texas Tech | 91.11% | 91.11% |
| 115 | Miami | 91.05% | 91.05% |
| 116 | Oklahoma City | 90.83% | 90.83% |
| 117 | Catholic | 90.82% | 91.00% |
| 118 | Capital | 90.63% | 90.63% |
| 119 | Nebraska | 90.52% | 90.52% |
| 120 | American | 90.48% | 90.48% |
| 121 | Louisville | 90.38% | 90.38% |
| 122 | Chicago-Kent | 90.37% | 90.37% |
| 123 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 90.00% | 90.00% |
| 124 | Drake | 89.90% | 89.90% |
| 125 | Tulsa | 89.74% | 89.74% |
| 126 | New York Law School | 89.59% | 89.59% |
| 127 | Seattle | 89.51% | 91.07% |
| 128 | Penn State-Dickinson | 89.09% | 89.09% |
| 129 | Memphis | 89.01% | 89.01% |
| 130 | Regent | 88.89% | 88.89% |
| 131 | Cincinnati | 88.60% | 88.60% |
| 132 | Elon | 88.46% | 88.46% |
| 133 | North Carolina Central | 88.43% | 88.43% |
| 134 | Rutgers | 88.33% | 88.33% |
| 135 | Drexel | 88.28% | 88.28% |
| 136 | Chapman | 87.88% | 87.88% |
| 137 | Roger Williams | 87.60% | 87.60% |
| 138 | Loyola-New Orleans | 87.59% | 87.94% |
| 139 | Pacific | 87.58% | 87.58% |
| 140 | St. Thomas (MN) | 87.30% | 87.30% |
| 141 | St. Mary’s | 87.05% | 87.05% |
| 142 | Indiana (McKinney) | 86.97% | 86.97% |
| 143 | North Dakota | 86.60% | 86.60% |
| 144 | Michigan State | 86.57% | 86.57% |
| 145 | Touro | 86.49% | 86.49% |
| 146 | Faulkner | 86.44% | 86.44% |
| 147 | Creighton | 86.42% | 86.42% |
| 148 | Albany | 86.03% | 86.03% |
| 149 | Gonzaga | 85.98% | 87.18% |
| 150 | SUNY-Buffalo | 85.93% | 86.03% |
| 151 | Southern | 85.25% | 85.25% |
| 152 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 85.22% | 85.22% |
| 153 | Tulane | 85.21% | 85.21% |
| 154 | St. Thomas (FL) | 85.16% | 85.16% |
| 155 | Nova | 84.93% | 84.93% |
| 156 | Akron | 84.87% | 84.87% |
| 157 | Baltimore | 84.70% | 84.70% |
| 158 | Western State | 84.55% | 84.55% |
| 159 | Mitchell | Hamline | 84.45% | 84.51% |
| 160 | Idaho | 84.38% | 84.69% |
| 161 | Maine | 84.29% | 84.29% |
| 162 | Widener (DE) | 84.26% | 84.26% |
| 163 | Hawaii | 84.15% | 84.15% |
| 164 | Northern Kentucky | 84.11% | 84.11% |
| 165 | Massachusetts | 83.72% | 83.72% |
| 166 | Howard | 83.46% | 83.46% |
| 167 | Wisconsin | 83.33% | 99.33% |
| 168 | Santa Clara | 83.09% | 83.09% |
| 169 | Suffolk | 83.04% | 83.04% |
| 170 | Detroit Mercy | 83.00% | 83.00% |
| 171 | Charleston | 82.87% | 82.87% |
| 172 | West Virginia | 82.29% | 82.29% |
| 173 | San Francisco | 81.98% | 81.98% |
| 174 | John Marshall (GA) | 81.75% | 81.75% |
| 175 | Barry | 81.48% | 81.48% |
| 176 | DePaul | 81.28% | 81.28% |
| 177 | Emory | 81.05% | 81.11% |
| 178 | Southern Illinois | 80.90% | 80.90% |
| 179 | North Texas | 80.56% | 80.56% |
| 180 | Hofstra | 80.30% | 80.30% |
| 181 | Florida A&M | 78.91% | 78.91% |
| 182 | Mississippi College | 78.43% | 78.43% |
| 183 | Cal-Western | 78.30% | 78.30% |
| 184 | Widener (PA) | 78.21% | 78.21% |
| 185 | Illinois-Chicago | 78.10% | 78.10% |
| 186 | Texas Southern | 77.01% | 77.01% |
| 187 | Western New England | 74.00% | 74.00% |
| 188 | Appalachian | 73.33% | 73.33% |
| 189 | Puerto Rico | 69.87% | 69.87% |
| 190 | Vermont | 67.54% | 67.54% |
| 191 | Ave Maria | 67.21% | 67.21% |
| 192 | District of Columbia | 66.67% | 67.24% |
| 192 | Golden Gate | 66.67% | 67.00% |
| 194 | Inter-American (PR) | 60.00% | 60.00% |
| 195 | Western Michigan | 59.51% | 59.51% |
| 196 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 45.53% | 45.53% |
Z-score ranking:
|
Law School |
Pass Rate | Z-Score | Z-Score Rank |
| Belmont | 100.00% | 1.22 | 1 |
| Marquette | 100.00% | 1.22 | 1 |
| UC-Berkeley | 99.69% | 1.18 | 3 |
| Duke | 99.54% | 1.16 | 4 |
| Chicago | 99.49% | 1.15 | 5 |
| George Mason | 99.36% | 1.14 | 6 |
| Virginia | 99.30% | 1.13 | 7 |
| Baylor | 99.29% | 1.13 | 8 |
| Harvard | 99.29% | 1.13 | 9 |
| Alabama | 99.21% | 1.12 | 10 |
| Yale | 99.04% | 1.10 | 11 |
| Stanford | 98.88% | 1.08 | 12 |
| Minnesota | 98.69% | 1.06 | 13 |
| Northwestern | 98.69% | 1.06 | 14 |
| Michigan | 98.34% | 1.01 | 15 |
| Campbell | 98.13% | 0.99 | 16 |
| NYU | 98.11% | 0.98 | 17 |
| UCLA | 98.08% | 0.98 | 18 |
| Liberty | 98.04% | 0.98 | 19 |
| Penn | 97.97% | 0.97 | 20 |
| Cornell | 97.93% | 0.96 | 21 |
| Ohio Northern | 97.87% | 0.95 | 22 |
| UC-Irvine | 97.86% | 0.95 | 23 |
| Georgia State | 97.85% | 0.95 | 24 |
| Florida | 97.83% | 0.95 | 25 |
| Boston Univ. | 97.61% | 0.92 | 26 |
| Notre Dame | 97.37% | 0.89 | 27 |
| Washington Univ. | 97.30% | 0.88 | 28 |
| Texas | 97.29% | 0.88 | 29 |
| Boston College | 97.20% | 0.87 | 30 |
| Washington & Lee | 97.20% | 0.87 | 31 |
| Florida Int’l | 97.16% | 0.87 | 32 |
| Oklahoma | 97.09% | 0.86 | 33 |
| Vanderbilt | 97.06% | 0.86 | 34 |
| Illinois | 96.72% | 0.81 | 35 |
| Fordham | 96.71% | 0.81 | 36 |
| Texas A&M | 96.69% | 0.81 | 37 |
| Georgia | 96.67% | 0.81 | 38 |
| Georgetown | 96.43% | 0.78 | 39 |
| New Mexico | 96.30% | 0.76 | 40 |
| Utah | 96.20% | 0.75 | 41 |
| Cardozo | 96.04% | 0.73 | 42 |
| Colorado | 95.95% | 0.72 | 43 |
| Florida State | 95.88% | 0.71 | 44 |
| William & Mary | 95.81% | 0.70 | 45 |
| Kansas | 95.74% | 0.69 | 46 |
| Montana | 95.65% | 0.68 | 47 |
| Samford | 95.59% | 0.68 | 48 |
| Columbia | 95.58% | 0.67 | 49 |
| George Washington | 95.46% | 0.66 | 50 |
| Wake Forest | 95.36% | 0.65 | 51 |
| BYU | 95.35% | 0.65 | 52 |
| Penn State-Univ. Park | 95.00% | 0.60 | 53 |
| Willamette | 95.00% | 0.60 | 53 |
| Iowa | 94.93% | 0.59 | 55 |
| USC | 94.91% | 0.59 | 56 |
| Loyola-L.A. | 94.90% | 0.59 | 57 |
| Ohio State | 94.90% | 0.59 | 57 |
| Seton Hall | 94.89% | 0.59 | 59 |
| Arizona State | 94.81% | 0.58 | 60 |
| Temple | 94.79% | 0.58 | 61 |
| North Carolina | 94.53% | 0.55 | 62 |
| Kentucky | 94.51% | 0.54 | 63 |
| Maryland | 94.44% | 0.53 | 64 |
| Lewis & Clark | 94.27% | 0.51 | 65 |
| Lincoln Memorial | 94.20% | 0.51 | 66 |
| St. John’s | 94.14% | 0.50 | 67 |
| SMU | 94.12% | 0.49 | 68 |
| Northeastern | 94.06% | 0.49 | 69 |
| Dayton | 94.05% | 0.49 | 70 |
| UC-Davis | 93.92% | 0.47 | 71 |
| CUNY | 93.87% | 0.46 | 72 |
| Pepperdine | 93.85% | 0.46 | 73 |
| Villanova | 93.84% | 0.46 | 74 |
| UC-San Francisco | 93.75% | 0.45 | 75 |
| UNLV | 93.75% | 0.45 | 75 |
| Loyola-Chicago | 93.68% | 0.44 | 77 |
| Indiana (Maurer) | 93.68% | 0.44 | 78 |
| New Hampshire | 93.65% | 0.44 | 79 |
| South Dakota | 93.62% | 0.43 | 80 |
| Missouri-Kansas City | 93.55% | 0.43 | 81 |
| Pittsburgh | 93.50% | 0.42 | 82 |
| Case Western | 93.33% | 0.40 | 83 |
| Missouri-Columbia | 93.26% | 0.39 | 84 |
| Connecticut | 93.14% | 0.37 | 85 |
| Syracuse | 93.05% | 0.36 | 86 |
| Richmond | 93.04% | 0.36 | 87 |
| St. Louis | 92.95% | 0.35 | 88 |
| Southwestern | 92.93% | 0.35 | 89 |
| Denver | 92.92% | 0.35 | 90 |
| Wayne State | 92.91% | 0.35 | 91 |
| University of Arizona | 92.79% | 0.33 | 92 |
| Brooklyn | 92.79% | 0.33 | 93 |
| New England | 92.65% | 0.31 | 94 |
| Mississippi | 92.55% | 0.30 | 95 |
| Duquesne | 92.31% | 0.27 | 96 |
| South Texas | 92.28% | 0.27 | 97 |
| Northern Illinois | 92.21% | 0.26 | 98 |
| South Carolina | 92.19% | 0.26 | 99 |
| Mercer | 92.13% | 0.25 | 100 |
| Washburn | 92.08% | 0.25 | 101 |
| Houston | 91.93% | 0.23 | 102 |
| Louisiana State | 91.91% | 0.22 | 103 |
| Pace | 91.89% | 0.22 | 104 |
| Quinnipiac | 91.89% | 0.22 | 104 |
| Cleveland State | 91.76% | 0.21 | 106 |
| Tennessee | 91.67% | 0.19 | 107 |
| Toledo | 91.67% | 0.19 | 107 |
| Wyoming | 91.55% | 0.18 | 109 |
| University of Washington | 91.50% | 0.17 | 110 |
| San Diego | 91.30% | 0.15 | 111 |
| Stetson | 91.27% | 0.15 | 112 |
| Oregon | 91.21% | 0.14 | 113 |
| Texas Tech | 91.11% | 0.13 | 114 |
| Miami | 91.05% | 0.12 | 115 |
| Oklahoma City | 90.83% | 0.09 | 116 |
| Catholic | 90.82% | 0.09 | 117 |
| Capital | 90.63% | 0.07 | 118 |
| Nebraska | 90.52% | 0.05 | 119 |
| American | 90.48% | 0.05 | 120 |
| Louisville | 90.38% | 0.04 | 121 |
| Chicago-Kent | 90.37% | 0.04 | 122 |
| Arkansas-Fayetteville | 90.00% | -0.01 | 123 |
| Drake | 89.90% | -0.02 | 124 |
| Tulsa | 89.74% | -0.04 | 125 |
| New York Law School | 89.59% | -0.06 | 126 |
| Seattle | 89.51% | -0.07 | 127 |
| Penn State-Dickinson | 89.09% | -0.12 | 128 |
| Memphis | 89.01% | -0.13 | 129 |
| Regent | 88.89% | -0.15 | 130 |
| Cincinnati | 88.60% | -0.18 | 131 |
| Elon | 88.46% | -0.20 | 132 |
| North Carolina Central | 88.43% | -0.20 | 133 |
| Rutgers | 88.33% | -0.21 | 134 |
| Drexel | 88.28% | -0.22 | 135 |
| Chapman | 87.88% | -0.27 | 136 |
| Roger Williams | 87.60% | -0.30 | 137 |
| Loyola-New Orleans | 87.59% | -0.30 | 138 |
| Pacific | 87.58% | -0.31 | 139 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 87.30% | -0.34 | 140 |
| St. Mary’s | 87.05% | -0.37 | 141 |
| Indiana (McKinney) | 86.97% | -0.38 | 142 |
| North Dakota | 86.60% | -0.43 | 143 |
| Michigan State | 86.57% | -0.43 | 144 |
| Touro | 86.49% | -0.44 | 145 |
| Faulkner | 86.44% | -0.45 | 146 |
| Creighton | 86.42% | -0.45 | 147 |
| Albany | 86.03% | -0.50 | 148 |
| Gonzaga | 85.98% | -0.50 | 149 |
| SUNY-Buffalo | 85.93% | -0.51 | 150 |
| Southern | 85.25% | -0.59 | 151 |
| Arkansas-Little Rock | 85.22% | -0.60 | 152 |
| Tulane | 85.21% | -0.60 | 153 |
| St. Thomas (FL) | 85.16% | -0.60 | 154 |
| Nova | 84.93% | -0.63 | 155 |
| Akron | 84.87% | -0.64 | 156 |
| Baltimore | 84.70% | -0.66 | 157 |
| Western State | 84.55% | -0.68 | 158 |
| Mitchell | Hamline | 84.45% | -0.69 | 159 |
| Idaho | 84.38% | -0.70 | 160 |
| Maine | 84.29% | -0.71 | 161 |
| Widener (DE) | 84.26% | -0.71 | 162 |
| Hawaii | 84.15% | -0.73 | 163 |
| Northern Kentucky | 84.11% | -0.73 | 164 |
| Massachusetts | 83.72% | -0.78 | 165 |
| Howard | 83.46% | -0.81 | 166 |
| Wisconsin | 83.33% | -0.83 | 167 |
| Santa Clara | 83.09% | -0.86 | 168 |
| Suffolk | 83.04% | -0.86 | 169 |
| Detroit Mercy | 83.00% | -0.87 | 170 |
| Charleston | 82.87% | -0.88 | 171 |
| West Virginia | 82.29% | -0.95 | 172 |
| San Francisco | 81.98% | -0.99 | 173 |
| John Marshall (GA) | 81.75% | -1.02 | 174 |
| Barry | 81.48% | -1.05 | 175 |
| DePaul | 81.28% | -1.08 | 176 |
| Emory | 81.05% | -1.11 | 177 |
| Southern Illinois | 80.90% | -1.12 | 178 |
| North Texas | 80.56% | -1.17 | 179 |
| Hofstra | 80.30% | -1.20 | 180 |
| Florida A&M | 78.91% | -1.37 | 181 |
| Mississippi College | 78.43% | -1.43 | 182 |
| Cal-Western | 78.30% | -1.44 | 183 |
| Widener (PA) | 78.21% | -1.45 | 184 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 78.10% | -1.47 | 185 |
| Texas Southern | 77.01% | -1.60 | 186 |
| Western New England | 74.00% | -1.97 | 187 |
| Appalachian | 73.33% | -2.05 | 188 |
| Puerto Rico | 69.87% | -2.48 | 189 |
| Vermont | 67.54% | -2.76 | 190 |
| Ave Maria | 67.21% | -2.80 | 191 |
| District of Columbia | 66.67% | -2.87 | 192 |
| Golden Gate | 66.67% | -2.87 | 192 |
| Inter-American (PR) | 60.00% | -3.69 | 194 |
| Western Michigan | 59.51% | -3.74 | 195 |
| Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 45.53% | -5.46 | 196 |
For the Z-scores used to calculate this ranking, see here.
