The 20 Law Schools With The Most Improved Bar Passage Rates

Bar Exam Results Improve as Law Schools Push Prep, preLaw (Spring 2020):

In 2019, first-time test-takers nationwide passed at a rate of nearly 80%, up 5% from the year before, according to recently released ABA figures. ...

For first-time test-takers in the Class of 2019, the nation’s top law schools peppered the top of the list, as usual. Harvard Law School had a 98.93% pass rate, followed by Duke University School of Law at 98%. But not all schools that excelled were ones that lead the nation in terms of prestige. Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tenn., came in sixth with a 96.2% pass rate. You know Stanford University Law School? Yes, Belmont topped Stanford, which had a 95.32% rate.