State Bar & Bar Associations,
Legal Education
Mar. 9, 2021
Many schools improved bar passage rates with low cut score, online test
In total, 8,723 people took the general bar exam in October and 60.7% passed, according to recent statistics from the State Bar. That is 959 more people compared to July 2019, when 50.1% passed.




Following recent changes to the bar exam, some California law schools have seen a significant increase in passage rates, while others remain stagnant.
In total, 8,723 people took the general bar exam in October and 60.7% passed, according to recent statistics from the State Bar. That is 959 more people compared to July 2019, when 50.1% passed.
Among ABA-accredited law schools, 84% of the 2,837 test...
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