Following up on my previous post, New ABA Bar Data: Pass Rate Increased 3 Percentage Points For First-Time Takers; 6 Law Schools Fell Short of 75% Accreditation Threshold: here is the ranking of law schools in the Calendar Year 2024 First-Time Takers Bar Pass Data from the ABA’s spreadsheet. The ranking uses an adjusted pass rate that is the sum of the school pass rate (including alternative pathways) and the difference between that school pass rate and average state pass rate, per the current U.S. News methodology: “first-time test-takers’ weighted bar passage rates among all jurisdictions, or states, then added or subtracted the average percentage point difference between those rates and the weighted state average among ABA accredited schools’ first-time test-takers in the corresponding jurisdictions”).
| Rank | School | Average State Pass Rate | School Pass Rate (Incl. Diploma Privilege) | Total Difference | Adjusted Pass Rate |
| 1 | Chicago | 81.49% | 97.42% | 15.93% | 113.35% |
| 2 | Harvard | 83.44% | 97.86% | 14.42% | 112.28% |
| 3 | Belmont | 77.95% | 95.00% | 17.05% | 112.05% |
| 4 | Duke | 82.94% | 97.48% | 14.54% | 112.02% |
| 5 | Stanford | 81.40% | 96.50% | 15.10% | 111.60% |
| 6 | Michigan | 80.44% | 95.57% | 15.13% | 110.70% |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 81.39% | 95.98% | 14.59% | 110.57% |
| 8 | Penn | 82.93% | 96.70% | 13.77% | 110.47% |
| 9 | Texas | 81.57% | 95.62% | 14.05% | 109.67% |
| 10 | UCLA | 78.85% | 94.23% | 15.38% | 109.61% |
| 11 | Yale | 83.57% | 96.50% | 12.93% | 109.43% |
| 12 | USC | 78.74% | 94.01% | 15.27% | 109.28% |
| 13 | NYU | 85.02% | 96.72% | 11.70% | 108.42% |
| 14 | Baylor | 81.44% | 94.92% | 13.48% | 108.40% |
| 15 | Cornell | 84.73% | 96.41% | 11.68% | 108.09% |
| 16 | Illinois | 79.05% | 93.56% | 14.51% | 108.07% |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 81.05% | 94.55% | 13.46% | 107.93% |
| 18 | Virginia | 82.83% | 94.98% | 12.15% | 107.13% |
| 19 | Columbia | 84.98% | 95.85% | 10.87% | 106.72% |
| 20 | Washington Univ. | 81.37% | 93.57% | 12.20% | 105.77% |
| 21 | Tennessee | 78.49% | 91.94% | 13.45% | 105.39% |
| 22 | North Carolina | 79.60% | 92.27% | 12.67% | 104.94% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 83.36% | 94.09% | 10.73% | 104.82% |
| 24 | Utah | 84.88% | 94.74% | 9.86% | 104.60% |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 79.83% | 92.15% | 12.32% | 104.47% |
| 26 | Boston College | 83.55% | 93.82% | 10.27% | 104.09% |
| 27 | Florida Int’l | 72.91% | 88.34% | 15.43% | 103.77% |
| 28 | Kansas | 80.59% | 92.17% | 11.58% | 103.75% |
| 29 | Ohio State | 80.32% | 91.95% | 11.63% | 103.58% |
| 30 | Alabama | 80.51% | 92.00% | 11.49% | 103.49% |
| 31 | Georgetown | 83.29% | 93.05% | 9.76% | 102.81% |
| 32 | Northwestern | 81.00% | 91.80% | 10.80% | 102.60% |
| 33 | UC-Berkeley | 79.91% | 91.16% | 11.25% | 102.41% |
| 34 | Villanova | 80.14% | 91.26% | 11.12% | 102.38% |
| 35 | Florida | 75.20% | 88.55% | 13.35% | 101.90% |
| 36 | Boston Univ. | 83.30% | 92.28% | 8.98% | 101.26% |
| 37 | Univ. of Washington | 82.21% | 91.72% | 9.51% | 101.23% |
| 38 | Florida State | 73.35% | 87.22% | 13.87% | 101.09% |
| 39 | Georgia | 79.72% | 90.37% | 10.65% | 101.02% |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 78.72% | 99.61% | 1.28% | 99.64% |
| 40 | Temple | 79.72% | 90.28% | 10.56% | 100.84% |
| 40 | South Texas | 81.42% | 91.13% | 9.71% | 100.84% |
| 42 | Fordham | 85.77% | 92.98% | 7.21% | 100.19% |
| 43 | UC-Davis | 77.78% | 88.98% | 11.16% | 100.09% |
| 44 | Arizona State | 75.03% | 87.54% | 12.51% | 100.05% |
| 45 | Georgia State | 79.87% | 89.95% | 10.08% | 100.03% |
| 46 | Iowa | 82.10% | 90.96% | 8.86% | 99.82% |
| 49 | Wayne State | 72.93% | 86.05% | 13.12% | 99.17% |
| 50 | SMU | 81.36% | 90.20% | 8.84% | 99.04% |
| Rank | School | Average State Pass Rate | School Pass Rate (including Alternative Pathways) | Total Difference | Adjusted Pass Rate |
| 51 | Regent | 77.60% | 88.18% | 10.58% | 98.76% |
| 52 | Seton Hall | 75.69% | 87.21% | 11.52% | 98.73% |
| 53 | Washington & Lee | 80.09% | 89.36% | 9.27% | 98.63% |
| 54 | Nebraska | 83.11% | 90.60% | 7.43% | 97.98% |
| 55 | George Washington | 82.71% | 90.22% | 7.51% | 97.73% |
| 56 | Duquesne | 80.14% | 88.74% | 8.60% | 97.34% |
| 57 | BYU | 83.58% | 90.44% | 6.86% | 97.30% |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 79.29% | 88.24% | 8.95% | 97.19% |
| 59 | Oklahoma | 80.56% | 88.77% | 8.21% | 96.98% |
| 60 | Emory | 80.47% | 88.36% | 7.89% | 96.25% |
| 61 | Houston | 81.34% | 88.63% | 7.29% | 95.92% |
| 62 | Colorado | 84.93% | 90.42% | 5.49% | 95.91% |
| 63 | Dayton | 80.10% | 87.96% | 7.86% | 95.82% |
| 64 | Indiana (Maurer) | 79.10% | 87.37% | 8.27% | 95.64% |
| 65 | Pepperdine | 78.03% | 86.77% | 8.74% | 95.51% |
| 67 | Lewis & Clark | 75.03% | 85.34% | 10% | 95.13% |
| 66 | Louisiana State | 74.57% | 84.92% | 10.35% | 95.27% |
| 68 | Penn State | 79.66% | 87.04% | 7.38% | 94.42% |
| 69 | Oregon | 76.32% | 85.53% | 8.74% | 94.00% |
| 70 | Maine | 75.15% | 84.42% | 9.27% | 93.69% |
| 71 | UC-Irvine | 77.98% | 85.53% | 7.55% | 93.08% |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 80.21% | 86.33% | 6.12% | 92.45% |
| 73 | Connecticut | 75.84% | 84.00% | 8.16% | 92.16% |
| 74 | Maryland | 72.24% | 82.10% | 9.86% | 91.96% |
| 75 | Northeastern | 82.85% | 87.39% | 4.54% | 91.93% |
| 76 | Liberty | 77.78% | 84.82% | 7.04% | 91.86% |
| 77 | Cardozo | 85.16% | 88.47% | 3.31% | 91.78% |
| 78 | San Diego | 77.82% | 84.80% | 6.98% | 91.78% |
| 79 | Campbell | 79.05% | 85.37% | 6.32% | 91.69% |
| 80 | George Mason | 80.68% | 85.96% | 5.28% | 91.24% |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 81.48% | 86.30% | 4.82% | 91.12% |
| 82 | Loyola-L.A. | 77.65% | 84.19% | 6.54% | 90.73% |
| 83 | South Carolina | 75.81% | 83.25% | 7.44% | 90.69% |
| 84 | Cincinnati | 80.62% | 85.59% | 4.97% | 90.56% |
| 85 | Drexel | 79.48% | 85.00% | 5.52% | 90.52% |
| 86 | New Mexico | 81.20% | 85.71% | 4.51% | 90.22% |
| 87 | UC-San Francisco | 77.87% | 83.84% | 5.97% | 89.81% |
| 88 | St. John’s | 86.11% | 87.74% | 1.63% | 89.37% |
| 89 | St. Thomas (FL) | 72.73% | 80.89% | 8.16% | 89.05% |
| 90 | Mercer | 79.31% | 84.00% | 4.69% | 88.69% |
| 91 | Drake | 83.73% | 85.71% | 1.98% | 87.69% |
| 92 | Miami | 74.59% | 81.13% | 6.54% | 87.67% |
| 93 | Kentucky | 78.83% | 83.09% | 4.26% | 87.35% |
| 94 | William & Mary | 79.98% | 83.63% | 3.65% | 87.28% |
| 95 | Missouri-Kansas City | 82.17% | 84.13% | 1.96% | 86.09% |
| 96 | St. Louis | 81.88% | 83.98% | 2.10% | 86.08% |
| 97 | SUNY-Buffalo | 86.24% | 85.71% | -0.53% | 85.18% |
| 98 | Catholic | 81.09% | 83.08% | 1.99% | 85.07% |
| 99 | Denver | 85.07% | 84.89% | -0.18% | 84.71% |
| 100 | Missouri-Columbia | 82.12% | 83.33% | 1.21% | 84.54% |
| 101 | Montana | 80.67% | 82.05% | 1.38% | 83.43% |
| 102 | UNLV | 70.94% | 77.16% | 6.22% | 83.38% |
| 103 | Brooklyn | 85.73% | 84.48% | -1.25% | 83.23% |
| 104 | Syracuse | 82.61% | 82.90% | 0.29% | 83.19% |
| 105 | Case Western | 80.89% | 81.94% | 1.05% | 82.99% |
| 106 | Richmond | 77.32% | 80.13% | 2.81% | 82.94% |
| 107 | Arkansas-Fayetteville | 77.09% | 80.00% | 2.91% | 82.91% |
| 108 | Michigan State | 74.39% | 78.34% | 3.95% | 82.29% |
| 109 | New Hampshire | 79.20% | 81.29% | 0.29% | 81.55% |
| 110 | Loyola-Chicago | 78.82% | 80.00% | 1.18% | 81.18% |
| 111 | Stetson | 73.18% | 77.03% | 3.85% | 80.88% |
| 112 | American | 81.98% | 81.28% | -0.70% | 80.58% |
| 113 | West Virginia | 76.46% | 78.30% | 1.84% | 80.14% |
| 114 | Chicago-Kent | 78.68% | 79.02% | 0.34% | 79.36% |
| 115 | New York Law School | 84.68% | 81.90% | -2.78% | 79.12% |
| 116 | Hawaii | 74.94% | 76.92% | 1.98% | 78.90% |
| 117 | Wyoming | 72.71% | 75.64% | 2.93% | 78.57% |
| 48 | Marquette | 70.94% | 99.51% | -20.94% | 99.30% |
| 118 | Gonzaga | 81.33% | 79.74% | -1.59% | 78.15% |
| 119 | Tulsa | 80.12% | 78.99% | -1.13% | 77.86% |
| 120 | Florida A&M | 73.28% | 75.38% | 2.10% | 77.48% |
| 121 | Samford | 80.15% | 78.81% | -1.34% | 77.47% |
| 122 | Tulane | 79.22% | 77.73% | -1.49% | 76.24% |
| 123 | Seattle | 82.24% | 78.74% | -3.50% | 75.24% |
| 124 | Suffolk | 83.51% | 79.37% | -4.14% | 75.23% |
| 125 | New England | 83.29% | 79.18% | -4.11% | 75.07% |
| 126 | Elon | 78.83% | 76.81% | -2.02% | 74.79% |
| 127 | Western New England | 80.82% | 77.23% | -3.59% | 73.64% |
| 128 | DePaul | 78.56% | 76.02% | -2.54% | 73.48% |
| 129 | Quinnipiac | 73.89% | 73.68% | -0.21% | 73.47% |
| 130 | Louisville | 78.52% | 75.61% | -2.91% | 72.70% |
| 131 | Hofstra | 85.69% | 78.91% | -6.78% | 72.13% |
| 132 | Santa Clara | 77.97% | 74.77% | -3.20% | 71.57% |
| 133 | San Francisco | 77.74% | 74.56% | -3.18% | 71.38% |
| 134 | Charleston | 76.83% | 74.07% | -2.76% | 71.31% |
| 135 | Howard | 82.24% | 76.77% | -5.47% | 71.30% |
| 136 | Baltimore | 70.64% | 70.71% | 0.07% | 70.78% |
| 137 | Chapman | 77.65% | 74.13% | -3.52% | 70.61% |
| 138 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 76.51% | 73.53% | -2.98% | 70.55% |
| 139 | Rutgers | 75.12% | 72.81% | -2.31% | 70.50% |
| 140 | Cleveland State | 80.52% | 75.45% | -5.07% | 70.38% |
| 141 | Oklahoma City | 80.27% | 75.20% | -5.07% | 70.13% |
| 142 | Indiana (McKinney) | 77.95% | 73.87% | -4.08% | 69.79% |
| 143 | University of Arizona | 75.30% | 72.17% | -3.13% | 69.04% |
| 144 | Detroit Mercy | 73.25% | 70.83% | -2.42% | 68.41% |
| 145 | Memphis | 78.52% | 73.40% | -5.12% | 68.28% |
| 146 | Northern Kentucky | 79.50% | 73.85% | -5.65% | 68.20% |
| 147 | Toledo | 77.23% | 72.27% | -4.96% | 67.31% |
| 148 | Mississippi | 79.74% | 73.17% | -6.57% | 66.60% |
| 149 | South Dakota | 78.62% | 72.60% | -6.02% | 66.58% |
| 150 | St. Thomas (MN) | 84.41% | 74.70% | -9.71% | 64.99% |
| 151 | Capital | 80.40% | 72.22% | -8.18% | 64.04% |
| 152 | Barry | 73.45% | 68.62% | -4.83% | 63.79% |
| 153 | Akron | 80.46% | 72.09% | -8.37% | 63.72% |
| 154 | North Texas | 81.48% | 72.53% | -8.95% | 63.58% |
| 155 | Pacific | 77.62% | 70.55% | -7.07% | 63.48% |
| 156 | Texas Southern | 81.30% | 72.36% | -8.94% | 63.42% |
| 157 | North Dakota | 73.32% | 68.35% | -4.97% | 63.38% |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 53.17% | 58.27% | 5.10% | 63.37% |
| 159 | Albany | 85.75% | 74.27% | -11.48% | 62.79% |
| 160 | Creighton | 82.74% | 72.60% | -10.14% | 62.46% |
| 162 | Faulkner | 80.60% | 71.43% | -9.17% | 62.26% |
| 163 | Washburn | 79.97% | 71.11% | -8.86% | 62.25% |
| 164 | Nova | 72.78% | 67.37% | -5.41% | 61.96% |
| 165 | Loyola-New Orleans | 76.04% | 68.98% | -7.06% | 61.92% |
| 161 | Willamette | 75.22% | 70.00% | -8.55% | 62.31% |
| 166 | Mitchell | Hamline | 81.61% | 70.98% | -10.63% | 60.35% |
| 167 | Idaho | 78.38% | 68.38% | -10% | 58.38% |
| 168 | Ave Maria | 73.82% | 65.88% | -7.94% | 57.94% |
| 169 | Pontifical Catholic (PR) | 52.08% | 54.90% | 2.82% | 57.72% |
| 170 | Ohio Northern | 79.73% | 68.42% | -11.31% | 57.11% |
| 171 | John Marshall (GA) | 80.24% | 68.42% | -11.82% | 56.60% |
| 172 | Widener (DE) | 76.55% | 66.30% | -10.25% | 56.05% |
| 173 | Vermont | 76.45% | 64.93% | -11.52% | 53.41% |
| 174 | Pace | 84.39% | 68.55% | -15.84% | 52.71% |
| 175 | Southwestern | 77.76% | 64.93% | -12.83% | 52.10% |
| 176 | District of Columbia | 80.64% | 65.57% | -15.07% | 50.50% |
| 177 | St. Mary’s | 81.51% | 65.84% | -15.67% | 50.17% |
| 178 | Western State | 77.78% | 63.64% | -14.14% | 49.50% |
| 179 | Appalachian | 77.16% | 63.16% | -14% | 49.16% |
| 180 | Lincoln Memorial | 78.36% | 63.73% | -14.63% | 49.10% |
| 181 | Cal-Western | 77.53% | 62.91% | -14.62% | 48.29% |
| 182 | Mississippi College | 79.66% | 63.41% | -16.25% | 47.16% |
| 183 | CUNY | 86.00% | 65.67% | -20.33% | 45.34% |
| 184 | Southern | 75.91% | 60.33% | -15.58% | 44.75% |
| 185 | Inter-American (PR) | 51.95% | 48.18% | -3.77% | 44.41% |
| 186 | Illinois-Chicago | 78.83% | 60.14% | -18.69% | 41.45% |
| 187 | Southern Illinois | 79.22% | 59.49% | -19.73% | 39.76% |
| 188 | Massachusetts | 78.83% | 58.33% | -20.50% | 37.83% |
| 189 | Roger Williams | 76.37% | 57.06% | -19.31% | 37.75% |
| 190 | Touro | 85.78% | 61.69% | -24.09% | 37.60% |
| 191 | Northern Illinois | 78.65% | 57.14% | -21.51% | 35.63% |
| 192 | North Carolina Central | 79.92% | 55.94% | -23.98% | 31.96% |
| 193 | Cooley | 74.12% | 51.54% | -22.58% | 28.96% |
| 194 | Widener (PA) | 80.07% | 54.00% | -26.07% | 27.93% |
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