Following up on yesterday's post on the July 2023 California Bar Exam results for in-state law schools: the state bar has released comparable data for out-of-state law schools. Overall, 51.5% of all applicants passed the California bar exam. Among graduates of ABA-accredited law schools, first-time takers from in-state law schools passed at a higher rate (76.3%) than first-time takers from out-of-state law schools (69.6%).
Out-of-state law schools with the highest pass rates:
Yale: 96.3% (27 students took the exam)
Penn (94.7%) (19)
Virginia: 92.6 (27)
Texas: 92.3% (13)
NYU: 92.0% (25)
Michigan: 91.2% (34)
Harvard: 90.0% (80)
Chicago: 89.3% (28)
Notre Dame: 86.7% (15)
Columbia: 86.1% (36)
Northwestern: 83.3% (36)
Duke: 80.8% (26)
Out-of-state law schools with the lowest pass rates:
George Washington: 60.0% (30 students took the exam)
Tulane: 62.5% (16)
Emory: 68.8% (27)
Arizona State: 71.4% (28)
Boston University: 72.2% (18)
Washington University: 73.3% (15)
Georgetown 77.4% (53)
