The Recorder, Pass Rate on California’s July 2025 Bar Exam Inches Higher to 54.8%:
The overall pass rate on California’s July 2025 bar exam inched slightly higher year-over-year to 54.8%, according to statistics released Friday by the state bar. … The success rate is the second highest for a July sitting going back 12 years. …
Of the people who were taking the test again after at least one unsuccessful effort, the pass rate was only 12.4% [compared to 23.5% last year]. …
Graduates of California-based schools approved by the American Bar Association had the highest success rate, with 83.8% [of first time test-takers, compared to 81.0% last year]. …
The slightly higher overall pass rate on the July exam is in step with similar small increases seen in other states that have already posted statistics. Rates rose by one or two percentage points over last year in the District of Columbia (80%), Florida (67%), Illinois (74%), Michigan (65%) and Oregon (75%).
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- July 2024 California Bar Exam Pass Rate Rises To 53.8%, Joining Upward National Trend (Nov. 11, 2024)
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