ABA Journal, Bar Exam Scores, Pass Rates Trend Upward:
Bar exam scores keep going up: The national mean average for the July 2025 Multistate Bar Exam jumped by more than half a point compared to a year earlier, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. …
At the time of this post, 49 states and the District of Columbia had reported their scores—25 of those states and D.C. saw an increase in bar pass rates over last July, 18 saw drops, and six stayed the same. Hawaii and five U.S. territories had not reported their scores to NCBE at press time. …
New York, the jurisdiction testing the most candidates with 9,931 test-takers, experienced a 70% pass rate, up from 69% in 2024.
California, with the second-largest number of candidates at 7,362, had 55% pass rate, up from 54% last year. That ranks California’s pass rate as the second-lowest, with only Alabama lower at 54%. Others at the bottom end of the list were Connecticut, which had a 58% pass rate; and Nevada and Vermont, each with 62%.
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