California’s Bar Exam Results Have Been Released

California’s bar exam results have been released.  The first time taker rate was 62% and the repeat pass rate was 28%.  Overall the pass rate was 49%.  62% of the bar applicants were first time takers and 38% of bar applicants were repeat takers.  Here are the general statistics.

California ABA:  first time taker:  70%, repeat rate:  37%
Out of State ABA:  first time taker:  67%; repeat rate:  28%
CA Accredited, not ABA:  first time taker:  33%, repeat rate: 19%
Unaccredited, fixed facility:  first time taker:  29%, repeat rate: 14%
Unaccredited, correspondence:  first time taker:  25%; repeat rate: 22%
Unaccredited distance learning:  first time taker:  25%, repeat rate:  17%

Congratulations to those who passed! Contact the MBE & UBE Testing Institute for help if you did not pass.


The foreign educated lawyers pass rate were not included in the statistics yet. Those statistics will be released in about 4 weeks.  The MBE & UBE Testing Institute also specializes in tutoring foreign educated lawyers and LLM students.

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