ABA: Ten Law Schools Are Out Of Compliance With 75% Bar Passage Accreditation Requirement

At its May 15 virtual meeting, the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar found ten law schools out of compliance with accreditation standard 316, which requires a bar passage rate of at least 75% within two years:

1. John Marshall (Atlanta)
2. Charleston
3. District of Columbia
4. Florida A&M
5. Florida Coastal
6. Inter American University of Puerto Rico
7. Mississippi College
8. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
9. South Dakota
10. Western Michigan Thomas Cooley

ABA Journal, 10 Law Schools Are Out of Compliance With Bar Passage Standard, ABA Legal Ed Section Says:

In March, it appeared that 11 ABA-accredited law schools had bar passage rates below 75% for 2017 graduates. Out of those schools, only Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law did not receive public notice of significant noncompliance.

Prior TaxProf Blog posts:

• ABA To Vote Tomorrow On 75% Bar Passage Accreditation Standard (May 16, 2019)
• ABA Delays Decision On Tougher Bar Passage Accreditation Standard (Feb. 23, 2019)
• ABA House Of Delegates Again Rejects 75% Bar Passage Within 2 Years Accreditation Standard, 79% to 21% (Jan. 29, 2019)
• Should The ABA Tighten Bar Passage Standards For Law Schools? (Jan. 27, 2019)
• ABA To Again Consider 75% Within 2 Years Bar Passage Accreditation Standard Opposed By Diversity Advocates, Some California Law Schools (Jan. 24, 2019)
• Law Schools, Standards, And The Bar Passage Rate (Jan. 15, 2019)
• WSJ: Do Enough Law Graduates Pass The Bar Exam? (Jan. 14, 2019)
• California Bar Should Lower Cut Score To Benefit Students Of Color (Jan. 13, 2019)
• Bar Pass Rate Bonanza: The 'Ultimate' Law School Rankings (Mar. 30, 2018)