Only One Indiana Tech Graduate Passed Bar Exam

Indiana Lawyer, Lone Indiana Tech Law Student Passes July Exam:

The inaugural graduating class of Indiana Tech Law School in Fort Wayne set a goal of a 100 percent bar passage rate, but a review of the names of successful July applicants reveals only one Indiana Tech student passed the Indiana Bar Exam.

Twenty students graduated from Indiana Tech in May, the first to do so from the law school that opened in its doors to students 2013. ... 

An Indiana Lawyer review of the names of successful applicants for the July 2016 Indiana Bar Exam released Monday only includes one student from Indiana Tech. A spokesman for Indiana Tech would not confirm or deny that student was the only one who passed the test, but did clarify that a dozen graduates sat for the exam.

“We had 12 graduates sit for the July bar exam. As is the case everywhere, we had a mixture of passage, failure, and those within appeal range. So we won’t know our pass number until that process is done,” wrote Brian Engelhart, vice president of university relations for Indiana Tech, in an email.

Engelhart did not respond to a follow-up email asking why only 12 graduates sat for the July exam and if some planned on waiting until February to take the test.

Above the Law, Worst Bar Exam Results Ever? Only ONE Person From This Law School Passed The Bar Exam:

According to the Indiana Board of Law Examiners, of the 508 people who sat for the Indiana exam, 414 of them were first-time takers, with a pass rate of 68 percent. The overall pass rate for the Indiana exam was 61 percent. The overall pass rate for Indiana Tech School of Law graduates was 8.33 percent (12 graduates sat for the state exam). ...

Since Indiana Tech earned provisional accreditation from the ABA in March, which entitled its graduates to sit for the bar exam in any American jurisdiction, it’s quite possible that the law school’s eight other graduates are still awaiting their results from nearby states like Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. But given the results released thus far, their waiting game just became even grimmer.

Three Dog Night, One (Is The Loneliest Number):

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
It's the loneliest number since the number one

No is the saddest experience you'll ever know
Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know
Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
One is the loneliest number, whoa-oh, worse than two

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• Indiana Tech to Open New Law School in Fort Wayne in Fall 2013 (May 17, 2011)
• Indiana Tech Breaks Ground on New $15 Million Law School In Fort Wayne (May 18, 2012)
• Indiana Tech Hires Minority Dominated Faculty for New Fort Wayne Law School (Aug. 9, 2012)
• Dean Defends Decision to Open New Law School in Fort Wayne in August 2013 (June 20, 2013)
• Indiana Tech's Class of 24 1Ls Is 76% Below Target; On Plus Side, 2:1 Student/Faculty Ratio Will Be #1 in Country (July 29, 2013)
• Indiana Tech Law School Dean Resigns After Enrolling Inaugural Class of 28 Students (May 25, 2014)
• ABA Rejects Indy Tech's Accreditation; Law School Calls It A 'Temporary Setback' (May 2, 2015)
• Indiana Tech Law School Denied Provisional ABA Accreditation (June 10, 2015)
• After Provisional Accreditation Denial, Indiana Tech Law School To Reapply Despite Strong Headwinds (June 23, 2015)
• Indiana Tech Law School Gives 100% Scholarships To Every Student In Effort To Retain 57 2Ls/3Ls, Recruit 20 1Ls In Wake Of Accreditation Denial (July 23, 2015)
• Indiana Tech Law School Enrolls 1L Class Of 15 Students, Down 50% From Last Year (Aug. 31, 2015)
• ABA Committee Recommends Accreditation For Indiana Tech Law School (Jan. 27, 2016)
• ABA Grants Accreditation To Indiana Tech, La Verne Law Schools (Mar. 15, 2016)